Question QUESTION: I have a oak wall clock bought in the late 1970's, it has west minster chimes, an ivory face, roman numerals, key wound. I can not figure who the maker is. It has no makers mark that I can find. It only has in tiny letters at the bottom of the face "made in West Germany" How can I identify the maker so I can get instructions for winding it properly?
ANSWER: Hi Helen,
Here are your instructions,
The clock has 3 winding holes. The hole on the left is for the hour strike, the center hole is for the time, and the 3rd and last hole is for the quarter chime. Wind all 3 once a week. It does not matter in which order you wind them. Make sure that you wind each of them fully.
Set the time with the minute hand stopping each quarter hour to allow the clock to chime.
If you need further guidance please ask.
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QUESTION: After further examination of the clock I found what appears to be initials FHS and perhaps the model number 341-020... and on another part I found H44 stamped and an s that was circled... is there any way to find out who is the maker????
Answer Hello again Helen,
Clocks produced in the United States from the early 60's on up to the present time used German movements. Factories such as Howard Miller, Ridgeway and even Seth Thomas built the wooden cases and imported the movements.
FHS is Franz Hermle and sons.The company started making clock movements and clocks in the early 20th century.Hermle movements are widely used today.
The model number 341-020 identifies the type of movement. It is a Westminster chime pendulum unit with the hammers situated on the bottom of the movement.
If you have further questions do not hesitate to ask.
