Posted 6 years ago
rlwindle
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No, this is not an anniversary clock. This is a never wind Tiffany clock, even though it has Cloister on its face. These clocks were made from 1900 - 1924. You never had to wind it, but you had to change the batteries in it. This is a later model from 1920 - 24, because it states on the bottom it was made by the National Magnetic Clock Corp in Buffalo New York.
After playing with it for about 4 or 5 days, it is up and running again.
These electro-magnetic clock ground real easily and can be a pill to figure out where they are grounding. This one wasn't grounding, I grounded it to the pendulum pin, replaced the battery compartment, and replaced some of the insulation on the wires, and off it took.
When the clock is running it makes clamping noise. A pin suspended on a thin wire rotates with the balls, when it touches a sensor, clamp, then as it rotates the other way the clamp opens. There is no way I could have slept in the same room with it.
George Steel Tiffany was the inventor, no relation to Louis Comfort. He sought to capitalize on his Tiffany name, until Tiffany and Co. filed a lawsuit which George lost, thus the Cloister name change. These clocks enjoyed popularity until the late 20's when electric clocks took over the market.
Although not my clock, the one in this video is the same as mine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZLQvwRj4BQ
