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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 191817, member: 360&quot;]Hi AF. I&#039;m not sure WHAT this box was covered in. I am familiar with morocco leather (I collect writing boxes), but this stuff was REALLY thin and crumbly. It may well have been leather which was just completely past-it. I dunno. </p><p><br /></p><p>I agree about the picture glass. I&#039;m just trying to figure out how I can do this. My clockmaker friend said he could get his wife to do it for me. I&#039;m thinking of restoring the box first, and then going back to get the glass cut. I don&#039;t think it&#039;d cost very much. </p><p><br /></p><p>According to the research I conducted, this clock would&#039;ve been made between 1903-1925 (the four dots on the arrow apparently ceased then). </p><p><br /></p><p>How do you tell the difference between a lever &amp; cylinder escapement? My friend said it had a cylinder escapement, and he was the guy who pulled it apart to restore it. And he does this as a profession. He has done for 30 years. </p><p><br /></p><p>The box has a couple of structural weaknesses. I&#039;ve fixed the base, with glue and a few small nails. Now I need to sort out some of the other areas on the box. Then I gotta figure out what to do with the wood...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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