Congratulations on your new acquisition. What a beautiful clock! Thank you for posting the photos and history. I anticipate seeing it set up and running.
Fascinating, the size of movement and parts,what a gorgeous clock and in great condition i love it i can't wait to see it up and running I also love the history behind the clocks thanks for the video.
Wow! I can’t wait to watch this series. I have wanted a street clock movement for a while, and you were able to get the WHOLE clock! That’s amazing. I can’t wait to see it put back together and get to hear it ticking.
Very nice! I have a street clock manufactured by Brown Street Clock Co. My clock is approximately manufactured around 1910. Its been restored and erected at my home in Ohio. Its amazing and I love it!
That is truly amazing. We had a much loved town clock that was replaced with an awful modern thingy and no one knows what happened to it. Scrapped probably. I'd love to have been able to save it.
Not likely scrapped. Most of the time these beautiful old pieces of machinery are taken by the company placing the new clock as per the purchase agreement. Rarely do the cities or municipalities understand the value and history they just want new and modern without the hassle.
It's hard to know what happened. There is a city near me that 80 years ago the mayor had a thing against street clocks - he believed they were 'old fashioned', and actively campaigned to get rid of them. It was tragic. Happily, a number survive.
Wow, great! I maintain an E. Howard tower clock in upstate NY. I had to make new pivots, if you want I can give you the dimensions and Rockwell hardness as I still have the worn original pivots. I did make some bushings too and a new pinion but I had to make my own tooth form. The clock has and hour strike and quarter hour chime. Because the chime runs four times as often as the hour strike the teeth on the wheels are worn considerably. The problem is that Howard must have used their own tooth profile so I had to duplicate it with a single tooth cutter which was okay for the wheels but tough for pinion work. Good luck, I'll watch part two to see how it goes.
Thank you for your note and your offer. If you want to provide the hardness information here, that may be helpful for someone else. If you continue on in the series, I had to put in a few bushings, but the pivots are in very good condition. I'm not surprised that your chime and strike trains are more worn. Maintenance frequency makes a big difference, too.
Congratulations on your new acquisition. What a beautiful clock! Thank you for posting the photos and history. I anticipate seeing it set up and running.
Fascinating, the size of movement and parts,what a gorgeous clock and in great condition i love it i can't wait to see it up and running I also love the history behind the clocks thanks for the video.
Wow! I can’t wait to watch this series. I have wanted a street clock movement for a while, and you were able to get the WHOLE clock! That’s amazing. I can’t wait to see it put back together and get to hear it ticking.
Thanks - it is a bucket list clock, for sure. Lots more to come as it gets restored to its full glory. Stay tuned!
Very nice! I have a street clock manufactured by Brown Street Clock Co. My clock is approximately manufactured around 1910. Its been restored and erected at my home in Ohio. Its amazing and I love it!
Glad to hear it! Street clocks are fun and unique. They are worth the effort to keep them running and looking great.
That is truly amazing. We had a much loved town clock that was replaced with an awful modern thingy and no one knows what happened to it. Scrapped probably. I'd love to have been able to save it.
Not likely scrapped. Most of the time these beautiful old pieces of machinery are taken by the company placing the new clock as per the purchase agreement. Rarely do the cities or municipalities understand the value and history they just want new and modern without the hassle.
It's hard to know what happened. There is a city near me that 80 years ago the mayor had a thing against street clocks - he believed they were 'old fashioned', and actively campaigned to get rid of them. It was tragic. Happily, a number survive.
Wow, great!
I maintain an E. Howard tower clock in upstate NY. I had to make new pivots, if you want I can give you the dimensions and Rockwell hardness as I still have the worn original pivots. I did make some bushings too and a new pinion but I had to make my own tooth form. The clock has and hour strike and quarter hour chime. Because the chime runs four times as often as the hour strike the teeth on the wheels are worn considerably. The problem is that Howard must have used their own tooth profile so I had to duplicate it with a single tooth cutter which was okay for the wheels but tough for pinion work.
Good luck, I'll watch part two to see how it goes.
Thank you for your note and your offer. If you want to provide the hardness information here, that may be helpful for someone else. If you continue on in the series, I had to put in a few bushings, but the pivots are in very good condition.
I'm not surprised that your chime and strike trains are more worn. Maintenance frequency makes a big difference, too.
What a great clock!