Posted 7 years ago
Stev64rey
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This was my dads mantle clock that was last known to run in the 70's. My mother gave it to me a couple months ago and thought I was going to put a battery operated works inside but I decided to try to fix it first, it just needed a good cleaning and lubrication and now runs and keeps time well. This model does not match the others I have seen here, there is no chime feature and looks more updated than the 1930's versions I see here. Can anyone tell me the possible year this clock could be made?
Hello Sev64rey,
Welcome to CW. I looks like you may have one of Sessions' Miniature Tambour models called the "Dart" from circa 1923. The Dart measures on 9 1/2" Long by 4 1/4 inches High. It's hard to get a sense of scale, but judging from the movement on top of your coffee cup it looks like your heirloom may have those dimensions. Please check. If it measures up, that's what you have. Please indicate "Mystery Solved" in your Posting. If not, please give us the dimensions and we'll continue to look. Thanks for sharing your Heirloom with us.
P.S., glad you decided to keep the clock in its original condition. If an original movement is missing or destroyed, a quartz insert may be a good option, but it would be a last resort. Usually much better to keep the clock as original as possible otherwise what do you really have?
Still there?
Yes Bruce, the clock is about those dimensions. My dad once took it to a clock shop sometime in the 70's and got it back claimed that couldn't be repaired so it sat as a decorative piece, when it was given to me I decided to try lubricating all the moving parts with light oil and give it a shot. Lo and behold it started and has been running since, I'm now adjusting the speed to get it to stay on time, on the middle of the scale it's going about 5 minutes too fast in a 24 hour period. All the way to S gives about ;5 minutes too slow, so last night I went between those two ranges.
Thank you for the info, how does this clock fare in the rarity sense?
Not sure how common this model is. I've not seen it before your posting but there are *many* clocks that I haven't seen. :)
Thank you Bruce, for all the info you were able to provide.