French Clock Works ?

[boiss]

Back in the late 60sI found this clock without any case but with the works intact.
I stripped it and cleaned all the bits, lubed it and put it in a bag. Some years later in the 80s I found an old mirror frame, and using the wood I bodged together a case. It worked Ok until I noticed the dreaded worm in the case, whereupon I removed the works and they went back in a bag and the rest was chucked out. It's been in the bag now for 10 years or so and I have started looking around for a case at flea markets etc. What I would like to know is ;- who made it and roughly when.
Under the face on the front plate it says "modele depose" hence the French, meaning registered design etc. It bears two numbers 321 on the upper left and 72 at the bottom. There are only a couple of screws, everything is held together with tapered pins.
I would appreciate any info as I haven't found much at all on the net.
Mike

[singlepentode69]

It looks like a japy I think I have spelt it right they are usually found fitted in slate mantle clocks and other mantle clocks
Robin

[Refugee]

Does the chime still work?

[singlepentode69]

Some of these have a bell fitted for the chimes and a brocket suspension adjustable from the dial side using a key like a fob watch key
Robin

[boiss]

Thanks for the replies,
I don't think it was a mantle clock as the pendulum is about 10 inches (guess) long
I'll measure it tomorrow. The chimes consist of a a hammer and a spring attached to a thick cast plate which appears to have been hung off something, Ill post some pics of the chime bits and pendulum tomorrow. It chimes on the half hour (once) and multiples on the hour. It still worked very well about 10 years ago. It needs a good clean now after major house renovation and multiple moves it's picked up a lot of crud. The face is made of black marble with copper and brass surrounds and the glass is quite thick and flat. When I had it in pieces there were some signs of repair signatures etc under the face but I can't remember if there were dates. the construction is quite good and from file marks appears to be hand made
What was japy?
Mike

[singlepentode69]

Japy was a French maker that made quite good quality clock mechanisms and were bought by cabinet makers for there cabinets .By the sounds of it your clock may have been a regulator clock or sometimes fitted into cases made of china.
Robin

[boiss]

Thanks for the info, As I said I don't think that it was a mantle clock as the pendulum is rather long, also without front access, it would not be easy to restart.
these are the pics of the pendulum and chimes bits. The clock kept good time and if I remember correctly was wound about once a week. I would appreciate any info on Japy clocks with long pendulums. Certainly on what I have just seen on the net it seems that the Japy company made this.
Mike

[boiss]

A little update. looking carefully at the pendulum there is an area with less rust,moving the weight which is loose to this area conforms to the 7 2 stamp ie 7.2 inches. Also on the fine pendulum length adjustment, on top of the toothed wheel it says MODELE DEPOSE. This fine adjustment is available at the face of the clock.
Mike

[singlepentode69]

It is undead a long pendulum suited for a regulator clock or a similar clock used by the butler to set his fob watch to so that he could set the house clocks by.

[AlanBeckett]

It is undead ....

Not mysticism

Alan