I purchased this cottage clock in a lot of parts and pieces. The movement had so much rust that the pins let go and the movement fell apart when I was removing it. The case had suffered through 3 paint jobs; pink, beige and a spray of red to top it off. When I first looked at it I though it was due for the scrap heap, but I just couldn’t do it. I hate ending the life of a clock after it has survived so long. The movement is unmarked, so I have no idea who the maker is. 8 tea bags (to remove rust), Circa paint stripper, razor blades, new hands, 4 new bushings and lots of polishing, it came out alright. Unfortunately I the veneer didn’t make the cut, but the pine case looks great on its own with a light provincial pine stain topped off with a satin finish. After doing this one I have to believe that there is no clock can’t be saved! Thanks for listening, my wife didn’t really seemed impressed

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Very nice job Grant. You get a lot of personal satisfaction bringing something back. Is the lower glass original? The clock looks like an early Jerome to me, any opinions from any one else? Anyway, terrific job on the clock.

Great job on the cottage clock Grant.
Looks very good.I recently acquired a cottage clock too, a Waterbury.Not sure what yours is.
How many hours did you put into the clock to restore it.
Are cottage clocks kind of rare, i don,t see many of them.

Hi there Derek and Kevin:

Thank you for the reply. Yes, both the upper and lower glass are original.
I would say I invested about 10-15 hours..give or take

Cheers!

You are a fast worker Grant, would have taken me 10 to 15 weeks.
Nice clock i will post some before pictures, when i get around to it.
I wonder of the rarity of these cottage clocks, don,t see many on Ebay.

Very nice Grant!

Grant,
Nice job on the resto,I believe your cottage clock to be a Waterbury.I have this same clock with unmarked movement and no label.If you look in Ly's Waterbury book on page 407 you will find similar clocks with the same winding arbor position and glass designs.The Jeromes I have seen usually have the winding arbor at the 6 o'clock postion,some early ones have the arbor positioned at 11 o'clock but have a totally different design movement with a (unless replaced)brass spring.Hope this helps,Kent

Hi Kent.
Thank you for the tip. Waterbury it is
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Great rescue Grant!! Has anyone spotted that movement in a labeled clock?

My clock has most of the label intact and looks to be the same movement.Waterbury name can be seen on it.