Welcome to Our Clock & Timepiece Collection!

We collect and restore clocks and timepieces only as a hobby (an all consuming one at times). We are providing this information on the web in an effort to promote interest in preserving these important pieces of American history, as well as to provide reference material to folks who may be interested. The historical data included within is as accurate as I can provide at this time. If there is additional information, or corrections you can provide, please email your ideas to me. I am constantly updating the data sheets, as more information is acquired. Please note, that our interests are in preserving and restoring horological items, we do not sell pieces from our collection or provide online appraisals.  Any emails requesting values will be discarded.  Sorry, but I am not an appraiser nor do I have time to provide this service.  If your questions are of a historical nature, I will be happy to respond, but due to the volume of emails we get, it may take awhile.  An alternative for horological questions is the NAWCC Message Board, discussion of values is prohibited on this board.

Below you will find the links to our clock & timepiece collection. There are currently over 190 clocks and timepieces in our collection, so grab a drink and plan on staying awhile! Regardless of whether you choose the pictorial indexes, or the text index, you will end up at the description sheets for the clock or timepiece you wish to view. Included is information about the clock or timepiece, it's maker, history, and images of each item.

Also, check out the sections on reverse glass paintings and dials KL has created, and the miscellaneous horological items we have collected.

	Wooden Movement Shelf Clocks (19) Click image to enter, this page contains thumbnail images and links to our wooden movement shelf clocks.  Case styles represented include Pillar & Scroll, Transition, Bronze Looking Glass, Triple Decker and others.  The examples in our collection date from the period 1822-1849.		Brass Movement Shelf Clocks (27) Click image to enter, this page contains thumbnail images and links to our brass movement shelf clocks.  Case styles represented include Triple Decker, Transition Triple Decker, Column & Cornice, Ogee and others.  The examples in our collection date from the period 1831-1904.
	Wall Clocks & Timepieces (13) Click image to enter, this page contains thumbnail images and links to our wall clocks & timepieces.  The examples in our collection date from the period 1850-1940.		Floor Standing Clocks (6) Click image to enter, this page contains thumbnail images and links to our Grandfather, Grandmother, and Furniture Clocks.  The examples in our collection date from the period 1760-1940.
	Mantel Clocks, Small Shelf Clocks, & Kitchen Clocks (30) Click image to enter, this page contains thumbnail images and links to our Mantel, small Shelf, and Kitchen clocks.  The examples in our collection date from the period 1854-1955.		Novelty, Alarm, Musical Clocks & Timepieces (71) Click image to enter, this page contains thumbnail images and links to our Novelty, Alarm, and Musical clocks & timepieces.  The examples in our collection date from the period 1898-1993.
	Pocket Watches & Wristwatches (27) Click image to enter, this page contains thumbnail images and links to our Pocket and Wrist Watches.  The examples in our collection date from the period 1886-1992.		Miscellaneous Horological Items & Ephemera (52) Click image to enter, these pages contain non-timepiece horological items we have collected over the years. Items such as invoices, tools, postcards, shelves, prints, etc. are listed in this section.
	Samples of KL's Artistic Horological Handiwork Click image to enter, this page contains some of the reverse glass paintings, splats, columns, and dials KL and I have done. Each item  has a brief description of how it was painted and what type of clock it is for.		Horological Books and Reference Library (110) Click image to enter, this page contains the horology related books and reference material we have collected over the years.  The books can not be accessed online, it is just an index of what is in our library.
	Text Index to Our Clock & Timepiece Collection (195) Click image to enter, this page is a text index of all of the clocks & timepieces in our collection.. They are listed in chronological order (date acquired). You can still get to the individual data sheets and images from this index.		Clock Reference Stuff & Horological Links Click image to enter, currently these pages include a list of U.S. Patent Dates, My adaptation of Snowden Taylor's Terry Type 30-Hour Wooden Movement Identification spreadsheet, and other Horological links on the web.  More will be added as time permits.

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Latest Page Updates

06/09 Added 188-C-0609 John Birge 8 Day Carved Column & Splat 8 Day Triple Decker Shelf Clock

06/09 Added 189-C-0609 John Birge 8 Day Empire Shelf Clock

06/09 Added 190-C-0609 Marshal & Adams (E.W. Adams) Empire Shelf Clock

06/09 Added 191-C-0609 R. & I. Atkins Carved Column & Splat Shelf Clock

06/09 Added 192-C-0609 Birge, Peck & Co. 8 Day Triple Decker Shelf Clock

06/09 Added 193-C-0609 M.W. Atkins Column & Cornice Shelf Clock

06/09 Added 194-C-0609 Hamilton 8 Day "Retirement" Mantel Clock

06/09 Added 195-C-0609 Japy Frères Mantel Clock

06/09 Updated the Wooden Movement ID Spreadsheet to include available movement images

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About Us

We have been collecting and restoring clocks & timepieces for about 18 years. Our main interest is in early American clocks, however we also have collected a few watches and pocket watches. We are members of the NAWCC (National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors), and also Texas NAWCC Chapter 124. If you are interested in horology, clocks, or watches, I would suggest you consider joining this fine organization (link provided in Clock Reference Stuff & Horological Links). Chapter 124 has an extensive list of horological classes that they present, at a very reasonable price. I have attended classes on clock repair, wooden movement repair, veneer restoration, metal clock case restoration, and dial painting. These classes are a great bargain to the aspiring restoration nut in all of us.

Although all of these clocks and timepieces are not antiques, they are still equally as important to us, as some of them have been passed down from family members. My hopes are that some day, this collection and the information contained within will be passed down in my family, and the data provided will at least give some background as to what the items are, and how they were acquired .

If you have any questions or comments, be sure to drop us an Email by clicking one of the Email buttons below (note: due to the amount of spam mail we have been receiving, you will have to remove the "_at_" in our email addresses and replace with "@").  Please note, that it may take me awhile to respond due to the volume of emails we get each week.

"I don't own these pieces of history, I am humbly restoring and preserving them for the next generation of horologist's to study and enjoy"

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Last Updated: November 19th, 2009

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