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Allan | Report | 11 Feb 2015 21:49 |
We bought a pendulum clock in a garage sale last Saturday. |
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Berniethatwas | Report | 11 Feb 2015 21:53 |
Have you tried turning it upside-down? |
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Allan | Report | 11 Feb 2015 21:57 |
Yes, but the pendulum keeps falling off :-P :-D :-D |
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Allan | Report | 11 Feb 2015 22:02 |
Oh yes, another thing! |
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DIZZI | Report | 11 Feb 2015 22:18 |
MY FATHER IN LAW COLLECTED CLOCKS OLD HUGE WIND |
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Allan | Report | 11 Feb 2015 22:32 |
:-D :-D :-D |
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LadyScozz | Report | 11 Feb 2015 22:34 |
the previous owner probably removed the bell because it went BONG BING |
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Allan | Report | 11 Feb 2015 22:46 |
We'll never know, Scozz :-( :-D :-D |
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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond | Report | 12 Feb 2015 01:03 |
Lol why not ask someone who fixes clocks why it tocks then ticks. |
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Allan | Report | 12 Feb 2015 03:18 |
It's funny that you should say that PSD, as we once had a clock that only went tick tick tick |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 12 Feb 2015 04:22 |
OH's parents had 3 grandfather clocks ........ all inherited from different ancestors. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 12 Feb 2015 09:37 |
we have a battery operated one that goes |
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Bobtanian | Report | 12 Feb 2015 09:42 |
The grandfather clock we have has a peculiar function...... |
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GlasgowLass | Report | 12 Feb 2015 09:50 |
My youngest daughter loves everything to do with geography. ( hobby only) |
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LadyScozz | Report | 12 Feb 2015 11:13 |
We went into a clock shop in the Black Forest in Germany. |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 12 Feb 2015 11:55 |
I have a large chiming mantel clock made in Germany about 1930. It was liberated by a rellie in the 8th army 1945. Despite its origins it has what are called "Westminster chimes" for the quarters and a deep set of bongs before the hour. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 12 Feb 2015 14:00 |
There can be a lot of patience involved in setting up a clocks' pendulum.!! |
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Allan | Report | 12 Feb 2015 21:21 |
Bob, |
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Barry_ | Report | 12 Feb 2015 22:00 |
Allan, you had me hooked with your interesting thread as I love to repair clocks and pocket watches ... since the late 1960s. |
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Allan | Report | 12 Feb 2015 22:15 |
:-D :-D :-D |