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Can someone help provide id for the clockworks shown in pic?
I have looked extensively for ST like this one but without success.

 
Posts: 5 | Location: Bloomington, Indiana in the USA | Registered: September 10, 2022
IHC Member 2030
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No idea mr curry
That looks very interesting
I understand there were many independent makers
Looks old
I do like the markings
Mike
 
Posts: 1114 | Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia in the USA | Registered: February 08, 2015
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Thanks Mike for your reply. Old wall clock that would run too fast no matter what I did with the pendulum which I think is too short. I have a new mainspring to install but trying to figure out what I’ve inherited from in-laws who were antique dealers.
 
Posts: 5 | Location: Bloomington, Indiana in the USA | Registered: September 10, 2022
IHC Member 43
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The movement shown is Seth Thomas model 41A. It should measure 6” high, 5 1/2” wide by 4” thick. Length of the suspension from center of movement to center of bob should be 13”.

There was another variation of the 41 movement, the 41M which is the same except that the suspension length was 7”.

Hope this information is helpful.

Curly
 
Posts: 251 | Location: Ashland, Wisconsin U.S.A. | Registered: November 22, 2002
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Thanks for the response. I’ll confirm measurements you gave by late November as I’m away from the clock. Any idea of the probable age and what the 4-7/8 mean in lower left of pic?
 
Posts: 5 | Location: Bloomington, Indiana in the USA | Registered: September 10, 2022
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I'm sure Curly can straighten this out, but I think the 41 movement has a 13" pendulum drop.
And I don't see any examples of 41's with 4 7/8"?


Dave Turner
 
Posts: 1979 | Location: Wilson, North Carolina in the USA | Registered: November 15, 2011
IHC Member 43
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Guys, I found the info on the movement in Tran’s Seth Thomas book volume one. it didn’t say anything about the 4 7/8. I have seen that before somewhere but can’t remember where. This old age thing is really fun. I will do some research to see what I can find this weekend.

Curly
 
Posts: 251 | Location: Ashland, Wisconsin U.S.A. | Registered: November 22, 2002
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Oh wow! That’s very kind of you.
 
Posts: 5 | Location: Bloomington, Indiana in the USA | Registered: September 10, 2022
IHC Member 43
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Guys, I did some more research on the #41 movement and found that the info I was looking at was from 1907.
Further info revealed that there were more then 21 variants of the #41 movement in later years.
I could not find enough photos that were clear enough to identify any numbers on the right rear leg of the movements that would indicate they were using them to ID pendulum length, but that is probably what it indicates

Hope this helps, Curly
 
Posts: 251 | Location: Ashland, Wisconsin U.S.A. | Registered: November 22, 2002
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Thank you for the info. Logic tells me the 4-7/8 stamp refers only to pendulum length.
 
Posts: 5 | Location: Bloomington, Indiana in the USA | Registered: September 10, 2022
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