AboutKenneth Saunders Expertise any mechanical clock question -no watches- no battery clock questions and no appraisals-ie: "how much is my clock worth?" type questions please! Attach a photo if possible and note all markings on the rear of the mechanism- thanks
36 years as a professional clock repair person- still a full time clock repair service owner
Experience 36 years as a professional clock repair person- still a full time clock repair service owner.
Question 1. The inscription on the brass works of the clock state: E. Schmeckenbecher, Made in West Germany H-65
What does the H-65 mean?
2. There are some other numbers: A37 and 5-70
What do these numbers mean?
3. What is the average cost to clean and oil a clock like this? The person I took it to the price seems awfully expensive. Is this clock considered very "old" and would I be wasting my money to invest in putting it into running order.
This is a minature Pillar and Scroll clock. It is driven by 2 brass weights and you wind it by pulling the chains. I have searched for more info regarding this clock but all I can find are cuckoo clocks made by Emil Schmeckenbecher. Please give me some info or where I can find more information.
Thank you - Dottie
Answer a photo or some dimensions would help. the pillar and scroll was not a wall clock - so that is a mystery - and how a miniature one runs on weights for any longer than one day is a mystery
I suspect 5-70 is May of 1970 the A37 is a model number and the H65 is the pendulum length in cm.
$200 or less would seem right for me
Schmeckenbecher did not make their own movements they only made the cases. SBS FEINTECHNIK in Germany made many of the movements they are located in Schonach in the Black Forest.
