Archive for the 'Antiques' Category

Supply and demand

Monday, July 14th, 2008

I’m always interested in the application of “supply and demand” when it comes to collectibles, antiques, etc. Anyone who has followed this blog or done any digging through its archives will notice the tower clock project I completed 18 months ago. Shortly after finishing it, I thought I’d really like “just one more”. I […]

Once again, keeping time

Saturday, August 18th, 2007

Well, my brother’s clock (from my paternal grandmother) is once again keeping time. When I first received the clock, it was obviously not working. I removed the pendulum and the clock immediately started to click away at a fast pace. Anyone hearing it would think I had a time bomb from one of the ”Pink Panther” […]

Unexpected Clock Project

Friday, August 17th, 2007

It turns out there are a few old clocks rummaging around my family. I have my maternal grandmother’s clock and my brother has my paternal grandmother’s clock. The latter is not working and so I’ve been asked to “fix it”.
I don’t know too much about this clock other than it was manufactured by E. […]