This blog is to try and help people who phone us regarding their clock movement or case restoration repairs.
Firstly the clock in question has to have a value that is relevant to the cost of restoration.
That means there needs to be milage in the clock in terms of money that can be spent on the restoration work needed.
Therefore a 1920s hat clock which has no value attached to it whatsoever is not worth restoring neither of course is a modern made German clock.
Most clocks from the Georgian and Victorian period are worth restoring such as grandfather clocks, mantel clocks, Vienna regulators, and French movements and English dial clocks.
Below you can see a picture of a very fine English walnut longcase clock which has fallen over and broken apart
This clock as you can see will need intensive restoration work this work is undertaken using original glues, which is animal glue and rabbit skin glue for the gilding process the timber used will be contemporary to the period of manufacturer 1680.
Below you can see a picture of the restored clock.
This clock is now back in the clients house and has been restored in such a way, that no one will ever know it has been broken.
Even though we list on our website the restoration of antique clocks is our undertaking, we are still phoned on a regular basis regarding modern and 1920s clocks .Even though we do not restore modern clocks we can of course help with questions regarding simple problems that you might have regarding these clocks.