I came across an old newspaper clip from 1987 when my clock shop had a full retail division. That’s me in the picture when I still had hair.
Those were the days!
Loved selling clocks and making customers happy.
Installing the hands to the tower clock
Tower Clock is power washed
Ratio gears are fixed and clock is back in operation
Hands and ratio gearing are back on after straightening the bent shaft.
Seems to be doing fine.
The view from the left side between the plates shows a large chrome cylinder or barrel that houses the mainspring. Above it is the more conical shaped cable drum that, together, comprise the “fusee” powertrain. The fusee was invented long ago to provide more consistent power from the mainspring throughout the winding cycle. Mainsprings tend to impart more power when they are fully wound, then lose power as they unwind. The fusee compensates for this. More consistent power results in more accurate timekeeping.
Office clock as control
Old movement versus new movement.
Challenging tower clock repair
Repairing a bent shaft on a clock
A Day at a Clock Shop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qowp53nijvE
Video production by Erica L. Lang ~ student at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism
