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: I have a mantle clock from my grandparents. the stamp is FHS - germany and what appears to be a picture of a clock on the back. I assume it is a Franz Herme & Sons clock. Additionally, there is a black stamp on the door that says No. 295/W2 K. On the front facepiece is gold and says solar. I really just want to try and figure out the age of this clock as my daughter wants to take it to school for antique day and needs some information about it.
Thanks,
Susan
ANSWER: not of course an antique-it is less than 100 years old. but maybe they play loose with the definitions?
any other stamped markings on the back of the brass movement itself?
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QUESTION: She is only Grade 2 so probably OK! The only other stamping I can see is a - and + by where the circle thing turns back and forth - I will try sending a pic .
Answer go with May of 1929---the 295 number coded on the back.
FRANZ HERMLE & SOHN was founded in 1922 and has its headquarters in Gosheim, located in the
southern part of Germany between the Black Forest and the Lake of Constance. HERMLE is the largest producer of mechanical table clocks, hall clocks and wall clocks in the world, and market leader of mechanical clockworks.
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