Black Forest Three Train Automata Clock

I had a very good trip to  the National Trust's Snowshill Manor on Friday to deliver this rather nice three train automata clock. The clock is a black forest clock which  had not been working for a fair time. The striking is quarter striking  on four bells and the hour is also a struck on a bell.  The bell striking is a carried out  with nice carved figures sadly some have been a bit damaged but  after a bit of work I managed to free them up and get them to do what they should do. We managed to make a recording of the bell striking, and I hope it will be on the Snowshill's blog.  

Less that a week to go before I start the Winson Churchill Memorial Fund 2015 travelling fellowship.

Flying to Boston USA next week, to start a five week research trip of the USA.

I am both excited and nervous, most of the planning is done,   I have somewhere to sleep..... most nights.  I have some idea in which direction I should be travelling,....... if not on which side of the road I should be driving.

as they say,  bring it on.

Mike

Clock Conservation visit to National Trust Baddersley Clinton

It was very good to spend a day carrying out  the annual clock conservation visit to Baddersley Clinton a National Trust property near Solihull Birmingham  yesterday, apart from the weather which was dreadful the house and staff were welcoming.

We moved a couple of clocks  to better positions and carried out an inspection lubrication and gently internal vacuuming  of the others.  The lyre clock  (photograph) was moved to a room which is themed as a 'room in mourning' so we moved the clock to the room and promptly covered it with a black cloth, but it does look very atmospheric.

Only a month to go

It is one month less a day to my flying out to the USA to study the conservation of wooden clocks. Made possible by a Winston Churchill  Memorial Fund   2015 Travelling Fellowship. Much planning been done but much still to do.