That one's pretty sweet!
Looks heavy!
Never needs a battery. LolololLooks heavy!
Solar powered!Never needs a battery. Lololol
This is my first watch. It was assembled by my grandfather at the old Hamilton factory in Lancaster, PA and given to me on Christmas Eve, 1971, age 6. I'm currently in need of a grandson to pass it too. I grew up a mile from the factory and Dad and Pop both worked there, Dad in MIL products designing ordnance fuses and Pop did watch and ship cronometer building. I'll have to get around to posting other old Hamilton's I have.
What an awesome family keepsake. My father had a cousin he was close to who worked at Elgin until the early 60s'. I remember him from family gatherings when I was really young but don't know what he did there. He was a tool and die maker by trade.This is my first watch. It was assembled by my grandfather at the old Hamilton factory in Lancaster, PA and given to me on Christmas Eve, 1971, age 6. I'm currently in need of a grandson to pass it too. I grew up a mile from the factory and Dad and Pop both worked there, Dad in MIL products designing ordnance fuses and Pop did watch and ship cronometer building. I'll have to get around to posting other old Hamilton's I have.
That's quite cool! Thanks for posting.A little morning maintenance on my other "watch". I didn't build this one, but I've been keeping it in running order for about thirty years.
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This is a Sessions Regulator No.4, circa 1917. This was originally a store advertising clock, though it's original owners never altered it (there is a second, simpler, paper dial face on the reverse side of the ledger board the owner could paint as they wished.) It was a gift from my ex-in-laws... err did that make them "out-laws"... when they disbanded the Rostraver, PA Grange an sold off the grange meeting hall.
Maintenance is pretty simple. About every decade or so, the ledger board needs removed, dust off the movement, clean the teeth of the escapement, and paint a little oil on the bearings with a 000 sable brush. No chimes or any other features, just a simple 14 day movement that has been running for over 100 years. Just keeps ticking away.
Time for the morning coffee
That's quite cool! Thanks for posting.
You've now reminded me of the two family clocks here that don't work. They're not too old and are from the 70s-80s.
I know nothing about clocks, but I've thought about taking a gander at these with a few sledge hammers and Snap-on pry bars.
I can fix a lot of things, but for some reason I do a cursory look at the mechanical side of these things by opening the back panel and don't tackle it. I should probably look for some tutorials or Youtube videos to give me a jump start.
Edit...what am I doing wrong that the pics have that annoying banner on the botton?
Check out this tutorial on posting photos:Edit...what am I doing wrong that the pics have that annoying banner on the botton?
Thanks!Check out this tutorial on posting photos:
Posting photos.