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<p>[QUOTE="Drew, post: 4370931, member: 3235"]Mauthe made perfectly good clocks - this one looks to be 1920's-30's, but is a smaller balance wheel escapement type seen in alarm clocks, not a pendulum type which is easier for a novice to work on. Getting old clocks to work is generally not super hard, but there are things that must be done correctly (this comes with experience) - in short, movements needs to be cleaned, oiled with clock oil, put 'in beat' (pendulum type). At the end of the day, everything could have been done right, but the darn clock just doesn't want to run right - this is why folks who may be very handy with mechanical things end up taking their clocks to a clock repairman who has that ever important thing . . . experience. Good luck with your gem ![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Drew, post: 4370931, member: 3235"]Mauthe made perfectly good clocks - this one looks to be 1920's-30's, but is a smaller balance wheel escapement type seen in alarm clocks, not a pendulum type which is easier for a novice to work on. Getting old clocks to work is generally not super hard, but there are things that must be done correctly (this comes with experience) - in short, movements needs to be cleaned, oiled with clock oil, put 'in beat' (pendulum type). At the end of the day, everything could have been done right, but the darn clock just doesn't want to run right - this is why folks who may be very handy with mechanical things end up taking their clocks to a clock repairman who has that ever important thing . . . experience. Good luck with your gem ![/QUOTE]
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