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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 191814, member: 360&quot;]It&#039;s been a dream of mine to own a beautiful antique carriage clock for...decades...now that I come to think of it...and today, it finally happened. I purchased the following clock, professionally serviced and carefully restored, from a watchmaker friend of mine. He gave me a decent discount on it, and I got to pick my own key for it out of a box of keys he had, as well as my own carrying-case!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/b2/9e/b4/b29eb416356a2934afeeee5291a8495b.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The case as you might be able to see, is in pretty horrible condition. He tore off all the original paper-wrapping (it was coming off anyway) and said I had two options:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/03/b2/fb/03b2fba3731848c57ef516502b48c5d5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>1). Stain the wood to match the inside of the box (the inside is red).</p><p>2). Re-cover the box in red leather, or a red textured paper.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/bb/3a/4c/bb3a4c6b7771cf9df2bc12ed50213c03.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I haven&#039;t decided which one I want to do. Trying to find out which would look better...</p><p><br /></p><p>I also need to find a piece of glass or clear plastic to replace the front sliding glass panel on the box (the original one was badly scratched and scuffed and of no use).</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/2b/a6/de/2ba6de4a515c593957d9885d16027761.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>What do you folks think? What should I do with the box?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/40/76/a3/4076a32468849b1239e5a65ada9925d4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, and here&#039;s the maker&#039;s mark:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/08/55/bc/0855bc7d50b43429faffe766205bfbd7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;MADE IN FRANCE&quot;</p><p>&quot;Couaillet Freres&quot; (&quot;Couaillet Brothers&quot;)</p><p>11 [ELEVEN] Jewels.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to research, Couaillet Freres operated from 1892-1930.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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