16-07-2013, 01:28 PM
This one was a £0.99 purchase on eBay.
This clock is unusual because Seth Thomas is an American company that surely would not outsource manufacture to Westclox in Scotland without good reason. If anyone knows the reason, please post to this thread.
The clock dates from the late 1960s-early 1970s and uses the Westclox ATO LIC electronic movement (single transistor) run from a 1.5Volt 'C' cell.
This clock was in very good condition, but not working. A quick inspection showed the positive battery lead had become detached from the circuit board. The clock was dismantled and the movement cleaned and lubricated. The positive battery lead was soldered on to the pcb and the movement tested with a new 'C' cell.
It worked fine.
This movement is of reasonable quality because the gearwheels are metal. Plastic has made an appearance in the adjusting mechanism, but this has no moving parts.
All was fine so the rest of the clock was cleaned, chips touched in with black paint where needed. The worn green baize was replaced with new and the clock was reassembled and placed on test for time keeping.
Some pictures of the parts are here.
This clock is unusual because Seth Thomas is an American company that surely would not outsource manufacture to Westclox in Scotland without good reason. If anyone knows the reason, please post to this thread.
The clock dates from the late 1960s-early 1970s and uses the Westclox ATO LIC electronic movement (single transistor) run from a 1.5Volt 'C' cell.
This clock was in very good condition, but not working. A quick inspection showed the positive battery lead had become detached from the circuit board. The clock was dismantled and the movement cleaned and lubricated. The positive battery lead was soldered on to the pcb and the movement tested with a new 'C' cell.
It worked fine.
This movement is of reasonable quality because the gearwheels are metal. Plastic has made an appearance in the adjusting mechanism, but this has no moving parts.
All was fine so the rest of the clock was cleaned, chips touched in with black paint where needed. The worn green baize was replaced with new and the clock was reassembled and placed on test for time keeping.
Some pictures of the parts are here.
