Correct and well spotted!! It's a wholly mechanical affair withg a big brass bell pull knob at the front door, wires and bell cranks terminating in a big bronze bell. Some visitors unfamiliar with the

Hi Graham, You will no doubt get many opinion and some facts about your clock, but just to set the ball rolling it looks to me as if it MAY be a home made job. What is fairly certain is that it is of

As you will see, such clocks are appreciated by all...... Ian R Macclesfield, UK (sorry, strictly speaking this is "off-topoic" because neither the clock nor the cat are either electric or Synchronome

On the subject of advancing clocks, I also adopt the approach suggested by Richard, but with a piece of soft rag only at the left hand side of the case which I find absorbs the impact of the pendulum

Hi John, Sorry I can't help you with accurate dimensions, but I believe that there are some myths surrounding the "ideal profile" for the Synchronome impulse pallet. I have what is reckoned to be one

Jim, Do I take it that you got a good deal then? Ian

Hi All, Looking through other records, I find that an "Electric Watchman's Clock" is illustrated in the Gent catalogue of 1886. It uses a horizontal disc which carries a paper disc which is pricked by

Hi Bob, I have used ruby pallets for Brocot escapements, available from Meadows & Passmore in 2 sizes. The smaller size is virtually identical to the original. Failing that, make a half-round piece of

Oops, sorry - seem to have sent that twice!! Ian

Jim et al, According to one of Colin Renold's books, "J T Gent & Co" traded from 1872 to 1892 (or thereabouts) when the name changed to "Gent & Company". I bought my clock in the same condition as you

Jim et al, According to one of Colin Renold's books, "J T Gent & Co" traded from 1872 to 1892 (or thereabouts) when the name changed to "Gent & Company". I bought my clock in the same condition as you

Jim, I'm certain that it IS a watchman's clock, and I have a very similar one (mine still has the terminals at the front - see attached). I will rummage through my archives as I have a copy of an earl

That gives me an idea - I have a clockwork version of the same clock, maybe I could saw that in half, put a quartz movement in each half and sell it on ebay? Oh no, it's not April 1st is it? Happy New

Hi Jim and other fellow clockists, The link on the invitation didn't work - but I found you anyway. The link address mis-spells the synchronome bit - it's missing the "1". Any rode up, it now seems to