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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SeaGoat, post: 84175, member: 1136&quot;]I bought (more like rescued) a antique clock from a couple about a month ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is a Waterbury Voltaire.</p><p>The original ad can be seen here on ebay - if you click the picture the image becomes legible.</p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/151739839926?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/151739839926?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&amp;ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/151739839926?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Voltaire is gone and has been replaced with Alfred Louis Habert&#039;s Muse of Music statue.</p><p>She actually looks a lot better on there and fits perfectly.</p><p><br /></p><p>The thing about her...</p><p>She has been through the ringer, the poor girl. She&#039;s been broken and professionally repaired before. The couple rebroke her arm hauling her to me.</p><p>She&#039;s missing her lyre completely.</p><p>She was broken completely around the waist (which I couldn&#039;t even tell until close inspection) and solder was added underneath to stabilize a bolt so she could be added to the clock.</p><p><br /></p><p>As of now Id like to keep the clock in my collection but may sell it down the road.</p><p><br /></p><p>My question(s)..</p><p>How much should it cost to repair her arm?</p><p>Should I consider buying a new statue (possibly trying to find the Voltaire) vs the value of the clock?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve seen ads for less quality casts of the Muse for $100.</p><p><br /></p><p>What are yalls thoughts on what I should do?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk13/Faircloth9945/Mobile%20Uploads/20151004_091803_zpsf3uuynnq.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Broken arm</p><p><img src="http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk13/Faircloth9945/Mobile%20Uploads/20151004_091624_zps7twamlis.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Previous arm repair </p><p><img src="http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk13/Faircloth9945/Mobile%20Uploads/20151004_091708_zpslwwzpanw.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Waist repair </p><p><img src="http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk13/Faircloth9945/Mobile%20Uploads/20151004_091739_zpsd5nmrhjs.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Solder </p><p><img src="http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk13/Faircloth9945/Mobile%20Uploads/20151004_091638_zpsm1ghvpv6.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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