If getting it close to those numbers that is fine. The weight specs list it as 4.7 or 6.6, however this is really being too picky. Also this rule is not for all Grandfather clock weights but the vast majority of the post WW2 German units. These specifications do not apply if the clock has 5 or 9 big tubes on the back. This changes to and in 60mm diameter if the pendulum bob is 8 1/2 inches or wider. A movement that is rectangle in either chain or cable will use and LBS in 60mm diameter. If the pendulum bob is 8 1/2 inches or more, change that rule to lbs and in 47mm or 43mm. These are available in either 47mm or 43mm diameters. If the movement is square and chain driven, it will require lbs and lbs. If the movement was made in Germany, post WW2, we can safely make the following assumptions. There is also another way to go about this task, which may be easier. Once the manufacturer is known and the starting numbers of the movement, use the chart to see the weight specifications for the Grandfather clock weights. Use the movement identification page to find out who made it. The stamp with these numbers are right on the back plate. The numbers on the movement is what will lead to getting the correct manufacturer of the movement not the names on the movement. This can be deceiving because the movement can have any name on it, but it may not be the true maker.įor example, a Hermle unit may have the name Sligh, Ridgeway, Howard Miller and so on. The weight chartīefore using the chart, you need to know who made the clock movement. The bob is the round disk at the bottom of the pendulum. The diameter of the bob in another piece of information that needs to be known. Once the movement number is known, cross reference that with the weight chart. This information will not be on any of the paperwork or clock case. This requires getting the information off of the back plate of the brass movement itself. If needing a complete clock weight, we need to determine what the appropriate weight is for the clock. Any part of the weight is available on its own. Perhaps my only grandfather clock for now.The Grandfather Clock Weights Description on this web page will cover what is meant by weights and their parts. I will simply swap the movement out with an identical one since Hermle continues to make this movement to this day. When it fails it is more cost effective to replace the movement rather than bring someone in to repair it. The clock runs very well and to within a minute a week. Nonetheless, it is impossible to verify since very little information about the original company exists to this day. I have also seen the clock referred to as the Hamilton Country model.
The clock is very similar to the Sussex model as shown in this advertising brochure. In this case the ubiquitous 451-033, with 114 cm pendulum and 60 bps. In the 1990s the German clock company Hermle was the principle supplier.
Later ones did this has a Hermle movement. The seller advertised that it had a quality Keininger movement. Moon phase with constellationĪnd it came with the original cabinet key. Howard Miller continues to offer the Ridgeway line. The Pulaski company struggled financially in later years and was eventually bought out by the Howard Miller Clock Company in 2004. It was made by the Pulsaski Furniture Company. It stands 83 inches tall, has a scalloped bonnet crown, functional blue moon dial with constellation, 5-rod Westminster chime with shut-off, stately columns with brass base and caps, raised Arabic numerals, oak solids and veneers, brass lyre pendulum with 10 5/8 polished bob and access panels on each side. Clock face showing moon dial and raised Arabic numerals
The smaller homes that many folks prefer today simply means there there is no room for a clock this size. Unfortunately, this type of clock takes a real hit on the used market. The brass was bright and shiny and the only indication of its age (1996) is slight tarnishing of the column capitals. When I called the seller and asked what he meant by “excellent” he said, “You have to see it to believe it”. The ad said that the clock was in excellent condition. In 2012 I was perusing a local for-sale site and came upon this particular Ridgeway grandfather clock. Should every clock collector have a Grandfather (tall case or long case) clock? No, but it was something I had always wanted.
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