How old is my Seth Thomas Clock?

WD40 is not clock oil and should never be used on any fine instrument. Larger stuff like a car door is fine.

These clocks are valued in the $75 to $150 range, so you're not going to kill its value by sprucing it up. It is safe to say that this movement is just gummed up from age. I had two such clocks over the years, the works simply unscrew from the case. I bathed it in ammonia (lightly agitating the gears from side to side on its pinions) to dissolve the old grease. Then a rinse in hot water and dried completely with a hair drier. Apply a tiny dot of clock oil on each pinion. Place it back in the case and test it out.

 

We all know that. At the time my 92 year old father did not. He died a few years after.
I gotta give the old guy credit for actually being able to try to "FIX" things at that age.
I'm right now at the age of wood screws and duct tape - LOL!!!!!!

 

Not everyone knows that.
It needs to be stated and re-stated.
No disrespect towards gramps.

 

Stand on your own soap box son - You are not allowed to make fun of my deceased father!

 

No fighting you two! lol

 

OMG! What a funny typo "loins instead of dolphins", I don't even want to tell you what I thought when I read that

 

*tee hee hee* I didn't even notice it when I read it before. Too funny

 

I have the exact clock, and my clock guy told me 1909 on mine. Local clock repair guy who still prices like its the 1950's.

 

haha. That's awesome. Thank you a ton for the info!