Is it lefthanded or righthanded ?
The clock is home and I’m in a research and planning phase. It’s clear my clock has gone through some modifications. It’s not clear when they were done but signs indicate it was during the manufacturing process. I would not be surprised to learn the clock was under construction for the client when obstacles in the installation forced changes in the clock.
Here is my clock on the left, and another clock by Arnold & Lewis from the same time period.
The “handed-ness” is determined by the location of the drum - my drum is on the left and while the other clock has it on the right. There are a number of obvious changes and a few less obvious changes that resulted. In my clock the “minute pilot face” (the brass round dial) is centered and lower than its counterpart. To keep all of the gears in the proper distribution, this means the “seconds pilot face” is raised up (it just at the bottom of the cross piece of the “A” frame) and subsequently the 6-legged escapement is also raised up. the use of the cross brace on the “A” frame resulted in the seconds pilot face being cut off and subsequently the actual clock hand removed all together.
In the companion clock, the “minute pilot face” is fully above the frame. this allows for the maker’s name plate to fit in the center of the frame. It also means the “seconds pilot face” is lower and the 6-legged escapement is supported by a short vertical stand rather than the cross brace.
For the full restoration, I will secure the assistance of a machinist to fabricate a vertical stand to support the escapement. this will eliminate the cross brace and allow a new full-circle “seconds pilot face” to be fabricated to replace the cut one. I will also need the actually clock hand to be machined. The “minute pilot face” needs some work to fill a detent that was cut in near the “6-o’clock” position. Finally, if possible, I will have a plat cast with the manufacture’s information. It will need to be mounted below the winding drum rather than centered on the frame.
