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Tower Clock Collection, Page One
| Below are pictures of most of the tower clocks I currently have. To see a
full page description and pictures of each just click on the picture. Many are unrestored,
but all are complete and functional. Since I only have the time to spend a few hours a
week upon restoration, it takes me about six to ten months for a typical clock. Over the
years I have found that when I divide the time it takes to do a movement by the number of
parts it comes out to an average of 20 minutes per piece. A tower clock can range
from just over 100 parts to over 500 with a typical movement in the range of 250. Do
you know of any interesting tower clock movements for sale? Email me! mfrank1@rcn.com. |
One has to marvel at the craftsmanship that many tower clock makers put into their
work. Into movements that would never see the light of day, and be viewed by very few
people. Of course the major reason for this was to make the initial sale. Tower clocks;
their associated towers and upkeep were and still are expensive propositions. The other is
the fact that these machines had to be accurate and reliable in adverse conditions of
climate and maintenance.
Click on the picture to go to a
page for more detail.
| Collin-Wagner, Paris, France, c. 1880s |
Jean Wagner, Paris, France, c. 1860 |
John Smith & Sons, Clerkenwell, England, 1874 |
| Two train, pinwheel escapement, count-wheel, half and hour,
strike. Has a 30 second Bernard-Henri Wagner gravity remontoire. 34"w x
24"h x 14"d |
Three train, miniature flat bed frame tower clock. Unique
Mudge-type gravity escapement, exhibition piece for Paris Fair of 1861. 15.5"w x
9"h x 7"d |
Three train, Graham deadbeat escapement, rack & snail,
quarter strike.
45.75"w x 30"h x 24"d |
| Gourdin, Mayat, France, later 1800's. |
Mathias Schwalbach, Star Tower Clock Co., Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, USA, c. 1890's |
Unknown, probably English, c. 1860-1890's |
| Three train, pinwheel escapement, count-wheel, quarter strike.
54"w x 34"h x 25"d |
Three train, pinwheel escapement, count-wheel, quarter strike.
Has 60 second spring style remontoire patented by Schwalbach. 47"w x 70"h
x40"d |
Three train, four legged gravity escapement, count-wheel
quarter /rack & snail hour strike. 27"w x 30"h x 11.25"d |
| George Seybold, Landau, Germany,
c. 1900 |
Johannes Ritzert & Son, Gr. Ulmstadt, Germany, c.
1893 |
Edward Korfhage & Son, Buer, Germany, c. 1950 |
| Three train, grasshopper / free-escapement design,
count-wheel, quarter strike. Has 30 second gravity remontoire. 30 hour duration.
47"w x28"h x 16"d |
Two train, Graham deadbeat escapement, count-wheel, half and
hour strike. 30 hour duration. 38"w x 22"h x 18"d |
Three train, Graham deadbeat escapement, count-wheel, quarter
strike. Has 60 second differential style gravity remontoire. 30 hour duration.
38"w x 55"h x 30"d |
  
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