Buying Antique Clock in Horncastle
Where I live is renowned for its antique shops and today we were ostensibly browsing around but in reality being inexorably drawn (oh so innocently) back to a ceramic Edwardian Clock that had been nagging away at us.
It’s a pretty grand looking thing, rather French looking. It wasn’t working as a timepiece but I like fixingthis sort of thing so we were allowed to take a look inside and I reckoned it could be a go-er. We bought it.
I swiftly removed the ‘works’ which were all coated in what looked like treacle, no wonder it wasn’t working!
And I thought you would like to see this thing.
I will post progress as I go along.
Hope you like the tick of a real piece of clockwork made over 100 years ago and still working (now)
You can see it working by clicking on the ‘Clockwork’ Link which will take you to my YouTube Channel.
A couple of days later now and I have rescued the clock face somewhat. I simply photocopied it onto plain paper. I then coloured in the blemishes using art crayons, photocopied that to fix it. Then inked in the obliterated numbers, finally copying onto glossy paper. Voila, one antique clockface but legible. I may order a replacement as it is a bit dark.
Finished item has found its way to the top of the page! Do you like it?
