#clock collecting

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Got unbelievably lucky while looking through an antiques place!

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This is an excellent example of my OCD as I synchronize five of my babies. In case you ever wondered, it is massively difficult to do that with 5 totally different kinds of clocks. Everything from springs to gears to how much they are each wound to how level they are comes into play. Now once I had this done, I was able to put each one of these five clocks in each of the five rooms that i have my clock collection spread out in and slowly I have gotten most of my 40 plus clock somewhat in tune with each other. Needless to say, my wife is a saint.

I got this Sessions spin start (non-self starting) electric mini steeple clock for free when I bought a mechanical one very similar. I did not work but had the original works and Hammond synchronis motor. I determined the transformer had gone bad and after exhaustive research I was about to build my own replacement. On a whim, I took my daughter shopping this weekend and found quite by accident, the same motor and transformer that i needed. It had been cannibalize and was almost unrecognizable but I snatched it up for $8.00 and repaired what came in my free clock. I am happy to report that It now runs perfectly and has the appropriate “guts”. I have had a rough time finding these in the spin start configuration. If you have any input I am all ears.