http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com en-gb clockrepairrochdale.com 2011-9-14T00:00:00Z clockrepairrochdale.com http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#102515 Having now lived with my clock for 2 weeks since you returned it I just thought Id update you. It is great to hear the steady measured tick and with a tiny adjustment from your workshop settings re different ambient temperature time keeping is spot on. Apart from your excellent renovation of the mechanics you have breathed new life into the woodwork and your replacement of the missing bit of fretwork is unbelievably good. Family and friends are also amazed and delighted with your transformation. I have entered a heartfelt commendation on Touch Local and confirm that I am very happy to be used as a reference for any potential customers. Mr Bullock Frodsham 2011-9-14 16:28:48 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#99772 Sir Ferrers Vyvyan said the mechanism was recognised instantly A 250yearold clock mechanism has been returned to its home in Cornwall after being found by chance nearly 40 years after it was stolen. The mechanism which was built in Truro in 1757 disappeared in 1972 from the tower on the stable block on the Trelowarren Estate on the Lizard. It was found after a relative of the estates present owners spotted it in a shop in Belgium. The mechanism has been put on display on the estate.Handle recognised Estate owner Sir Ferrers Vyvyan said his sister recognised the mechanism immediately when she saw it in Brussels. He said As soon as she saw the finials decorative points at the top of the mechanism and she saw the handle she knew it was the real clock. After some detective work Sir Ferrers aunt Virginia Redrupp talked to the shop owner and showed him some photographs she had found to show where the timepiece the value of which has not been revealed had come from. Ms Redrupp s... 2011-8-4 09:12:37 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#98004 Seth Thomas Seth Thomas was born in Wolcott Connecticut in 1785. He became an expert carpenter. At 22 years old he went to work for clockmaker Eli Terry in Northbury Connecticut. He took to the art of clockmaking and prospered so much so that in 1810 he bought out Terrys factory with a partner. Three years later he bought out another clockmaking business in Plymouth Hollow and relocated. He began making clocks under the Seth Thomas name priding himself on the quality of his work. Seth Thomas clocks soon became known all over the country for their quality and high level of craftsmanship. Initially Thomas continued to make tall wall clocks with wooden movements and swinging pendulums but in 1817 he shifted focus to wooden movement shelf clocks housed in pillar and scroll cases. In 1842 brass movements were introduced and by 1845 wooden movements were phased out completely. The Seth Thomas Clock Company In 1853 Seth Thomas incorporated the Seth Thomas Clock Company so that the bus... 2011-7-9 14:29:20 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#93237 A Oak Stick Barometer by John Cail Newcastle Circa 1840 A ivory scale with vernier and signed Cail Newcastle the case with arched top and glazed scale exposed tube mercury thermometer with ivory scale the halfturned cistern cover with ivory float in exemplory condition. It is exceptionally rare to find pieces by John Cail. They are of very high quality but quite scarce. He worked in NewcastleuponTyne from 1825 until 1865 from four different locations during that period. For Sale A fine example of a John Cail of Newcastle stick barometer circa 1840 1631195 2011-5-5 23:38:04 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#86487 1706 London 1772 he was an eminent English clock and watchmaker of the 18th century. His father a Cornishman John Ellicott 1733 was also a clockmaker John Ellicott jnr conducted business first from Austin Friars Street EC2 and later from Swithins Alley London. 2011-2-8 10:44:53 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#85978 Giovanni Battista Ronchetti Baptist Baptist Ronchetti emigrated from the village of Tavernerio near Lake Como in Italy and came to Manchester in about 1790. He set up a business as a weather glass or barometer manufacturer at 15 High Street. In the first few years of the nineteenth century he moved to 51 Spear Street an address which appears on barometers signed by other Italian migrants. This communal location may have reduced the makers costs and so made it easier for them to work in Manchester during the difficult depression years. In about 1805 Ronchetti sent to Italy for his son Charles Joshua then aged about 15 and his relative Luigi Antonio Casartelli Louis. Little is known of the three mens movements for the next 10 years. However Charles Joshua left Manchester probably because of the lack of business. In about 1811 he married Frances Whitworth the daughter of an excise officer of Bury and their first son John Baptist was born a year later. The couple then moved to ... 2011-2-2 08:29:17 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#84504 The Perigals were a family of celebrated horologists from which three firms originated. Francis Perigal the founder was established from 1740 at the Royal Exchange where he was succeeded by his son and grandson. Another Francis 177094 who was watchmaker to the king settled in New Bond Street and was succeeded by Perigal amp Duterran Watchmakers to His Majesty from 1810 to 1840. Another branch of the family established itself in Coventry Street as John Perigal 17701800 and Perigal amp Browne 17941800. We are very pleased to have seen our first Francis Perigal of Bond Street yesterday it was a privilege to see indeed 2011-1-13 09:04:05 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#83215 We have a working knowlage of over 600 Manchester watch and clockmakers that opperated over the years listed below. Abbott Francis of Derby Manchester and Hobart Tasmania. Abel amp Katz of Manchester. Abrahams Isaac of Manchester. Abrahams Phineas of Manchester. Abyssinian Gold Jewellery Co. Ltd. of Manchester. Acton Benjamin of Manchester. Adamson James of Manchester. Ainsworth William of Manchester. Aitchison William of Manchester. Albiez Robert of Manchester. Alderson William H. of Manchester. AngloAmerican Watch Co. of Manchester. Armstrong Robert of Manchester. Armstrong Thomas amp Brother of Manchester. Armstrong Thomas of Manchester. Arnold amp Lewis of Manchester. Ashcroft Francis of Manchester. Ashworth John amp Co. of Manchester. Ashworth Peter of Manchester. Ashworth Richard of Manchester. Astbury William Henry of Manchester. Bailey Charles of ... 2010-12-22 14:36:06 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#79285 Samuel Whittaker Middleton Both Samuel and James his elder brother came from a family of blacksmiths and were working at the turn of the eighteenth century. Certain aspects of their work is unusual and their clocks are scarce rarely coming to light so i was delighted to find this example. The clock would seem to date from around 1710 and is in very original condition throughout retaining its original sound fret lenticle glass turnbucklebutterfly hinges and iron seatboard screws.Even the pendulum is original with its distinctive tulip shaped slide. The caddy topped hood is typical of the period and region but distinctive are the hood pillars which appear on all the Whittakers early clocks as well as a small number of other clocks by makers from the Manchester area at this time.The trunk is quite broad again typical of Northern cases with a half round door top just introduced at this time surrounded by a D mould The lenticle surround is large and identical to the early clock illustr... 2010-11-1 23:53:32 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#78669 The longitude problemWhereas in order to the finding out of the longtitude of places for perfecting navigation and astronomy we have resolved to build a small observatory within Our Park at Greenwich...Charles IIThe Royal Observatory Greenwich by John Varley circa 1800 For every 15176 that one travels eastward the local time moves one hour ahead. Similarly travelling West the local time moves back one hour for every 15176 of longitude.Therefore if we know the local times at two points on Earth we can use the difference between them to calculate how far apart those places are in longitude east or west.This idea was very important to sailors and navigators in the 17th century. They could measure the local time wherever they were by observing the Sun but navigation required that they also know the time at some reference point e.g. Greenwich in order to calculate their longitude. Although accurate pendulum clocks existed in the 17th century the motions of a ship and changes in humidity an... 2010-10-24 23:22:42 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#75908 Peter Clare a local clockmaker made a clock for Manchester Corporation. From 1848 this was the official clock for Manchester showing the current time as measured at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. At first astronomy was used to regulate the clock to Greenwich Time. After 1852 the Royal Observatory transmitted the time hourly by telegraph. The clock stood in the Town Hall on King Street where people could use it to set the time on their own watches and clocks. Greenwich Mean Time was not adopted as the national standard time until 1880. The clock was moved to the Manchester City Art Gallery in 1912. 2010-9-20 11:46:02 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#75527 Edward East one the most noted of English makers was at work by 1620 and became watchmaker to Charles I. Henry Jones was at the height of his fame about 1673 and Samuel Betts about 1640. Thomas Tompion known as the Father of English watchmaking had by 1658 attained much renown. He was succeeded by Daniel Quare who had a shop at St. Martins le Grand London in 1676. 2010-9-15 10:24:01 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#73052 We are incredibly honored to have just completed restoration of a Thomas Tompion bracket clock for a private collector photo gallery coming soon Thomas Tompion 16391713 was an English master clockmaker and watchmaker known today as the father of English clockmaking as stated on the plaque that commemorates the house he shared on Fleet Street with also renowned clockmaker George Graham. His work includes some of the most important clocks and watches in the world and his work commands huge prices whenever it appears at auction. His apprentices included George Allett Edward Banger Henry Carlowe Daniel Delander Ricard Ems Ambrose Gardner Obadiah Gardner William Graham nephew of George Graham George Harrison Whitestone Littlemore Jerimiah Martin Charles Molins William Mourlay Charles Murray Robert Pattison William Sherwood Richard Street Charles Sypson William Thompson James Tunn and Thomas White many of whom became important clockmakers in their own right. 2010-8-17 10:05:58 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#72510 Benjamin Barlow Although the clockmaking industry of the 17th and 18th centuries was centred around the City of London under the auspices of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers many of the finest pieces were made further afield in the provinces. Lancashire and Yorkshire were particularly well blessed with fine and innovative makers indeed John Harrison of Longitude fame was a Yorkshireman. In the North families tended to work together in business and often the number of clockmakers in one family would run to double figures. Such a family were the Barlows of Lancashire. They had a tradition of fine clockmaking producing wonderful clocks none more so than Benjamin Barlow of both Oldham and AshtonunderLyne. The family were descended from the famous clockmaker Edward Barlow who for some reason changed his name from Booth and who wouldve been the great grandfather of Benjamin. Edward was the inventor in 1676 of amongst other things the rack used to count off the hours when striking and... 2010-8-10 16:10:31 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#70831 The Prague Astronomical ClockThe timepiece is also called Prague Orloj and it represents a medieval astronomical clock. Visitors can enjoy the wonderful look of the clock on the southern wall of Old Town City Hall which is in the Old Town Square.Three main components make up the whole Prague Orloj. These are the astronomical dial which shows the position of the Sun and Moon The Walk of the Apostles which is a clockwork hourly show of several moving sculptures and finally a calendar dial having twelve medallions each one of them representing one month.The clock has golden Roman numbers located at the outer edge of blue circle. These numerals represent the timescale of a 24 hour day. The curved golden lines that divide into 12 parts the blue part of dial represent marks for unequal hours which can be defined as 112 of the time between sunrise and sunset. As the days get longer or shorter the markers vary during the year.Withing a large black outer circle there is another movable cir... 2010-7-20 12:11:16 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#70719 The History of the Legendary Atmos Clock In the late 1920s JeanLeon Reutter a young Paris engineer experimented with a clock that needed no direct mechanical or electrical intervention to keep it wound in short a clock powered only by Perpetual Motion. For centuries many scientist including Leonardo Da Vinci had experimented with the idea of Perpetual Motion however only J.L. Reutter eventually succeeded at incorporating that novel idea into an actual working clock. Through out his life J.L. Reutters dream of a Perpetual Motion timepiece led him to produce a clock with a timekeeping mechanism designed specifically to consume the smallest possible amount of power to keep the clock running satisfactorily. After studying the design of the 400Day Anniversary Clock which was very popular during that era Reutter made significant changes to that concept to meet the small input power requirement he was looking for in his new clock design. Reutters modifications of t... 2010-7-19 08:21:51 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#70508 History Of The Grandfather Clock In 1656 a Dutchman named Christian Huygens was the first person to use a pendulum as a driving device in clocks. This was the birth of the Grandfather clock or to use the correct terminology Long Case clock. The first Long Case Clocks were produced in Britain after the London clock maker Ahasuerus Fromenteel sent his son to Holland to learn about the use of a pendulum. For the first 15 years clock makers struggled to develop a pendulum device capable of keep accurate time. By 1670 an anchor escapement had been developed that when used in conjunction with a pendulum great accuracy could be achieved. This development ensured that history would remember Britain as the dominating producer in the world of clock making. Names such as Joseph Knibb Thomas Tompian George Graham and Daniel Quare all come to mind when discussing the history of Long Case Clocks. The earliest cases were made from oak and were architectural in appearance. Higher quality clock... 2010-7-16 08:26:10 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#70438 Water clocks were among the earliest timekeepers that didnt depend on the observation of celestial bodies. One of the oldest was found in the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep I buried around 1500 BCE. Later named clepsydras water thieves by the Greeks who began using them about 325 BCE these were stone vessels with sloping sides that allowed water to drip at a nearly constant rate from a small hole near the bottom. Other clepsydras were cylindrical or bowlshaped containers designed to slowly fill with water coming in at a constant rate. Markings on the inside surfaces measured the passage of hours as the water level reached them. These clocks were used to determine hours at night but may have been used in daylight as well. Another version consisted of a metal bowl with a hole in the bottom when placed in a container of water the bowl would fill and sink in a certain time. These were still in use in North Africa in the 20th century. 2010-7-15 10:11:21 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#69919 Minute HandIn 1577 Jost Burgi invented the minute hand. Burgis invention was part of a clock made for Tycho Brahe an astronomer who needed an accurate clock for his stargazing. 2010-7-9 08:23:32 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#69844 Sun ClocksThe Sumerian culture was lost without passing on its knowledge but the Egyptians were apparently the next to formally divide their day into parts something like our hours. Obelisks slender tapering foursided monuments were built as early as 3500 BCE. Their moving shadows formed a kind of sundial enabling people to partition the day into morning and afternoon. Obelisks also showed the years longest and shortest days when the shadow at noon was the shortest or longest of the year. Later additional markers around the base of the monument would indicate further subdivisions of time. 2010-7-8 12:12:25 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#69724 Alarm ClocksAn early prototype of the alarm clock was invented by the Greeks around 250 BC. The Greeks built a water clock where the raising waters would both keep time and eventually hit a mechanical bird that triggered an alarming whistle. The first mechanical alarm clock was invented by Levi Hutchins of Concord New Hampshire in 1787. However the ringing bell alarm on his clock could ring only at 4 am. On October 24 1876 a mechanical windup alarm clock that could be set for any time was patented 183725 by Seth E Thomas. 2010-7-7 09:14:03 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#69596 Some Famous Clocks One of the most famous clocks is in the cathedral of Strasbourg the clock was first placed in the cathedral in 1352 and in the 16th cent. it was reconstructed. In the 19th cent. a new astronomical clock so called because it shows the current positions of the sun moon and other heavenly bodies in addition to the time of day similar to the original clock was constructed its elaborate mechanical devices include the Twelve Apostles a crowing cock a revolving celestial globe and an automatic calendar dial. Among other wellknown clocks of the world are the clock known as Big Ben in the tower next to Westminster Bridge in the British Houses of Parliament and the tower clock in the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company building New York City. 2010-7-5 15:53:54 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#69568 Origins of ClockThe word clock comes from the French word cloche meaning bell. The Latin for bell is glocio the Saxon is clugga and the German is glocke. 2010-7-5 11:13:48 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#69393 The first watch appeared in about 1500. Not very accurate but a toy for the wealthy. Over the centuries with the invention of the hairspring and other improvements it became more accurate and smaller until it evolved into the small jewel you wear on your wrist today. 2010-7-2 12:31:07 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#69368 What on earth is horology Briefly its the science or art of measuring time. Its a science that started back in the days of the Babylonians who came up with the idea for the 60second minutes and 60minute hours we use now. 2010-7-2 09:30:14 http://www.clockrepairrochdale.com/page12.htm#69061 Antique Clock Repair And Restoration launch our new blog page regular posts from 1st July........ 2010-6-28 17:24:19