Expert: Kenneth Saunders - 1/19/2010

Question
Hello: I bought a clock at a garage sale.  On the face it has "Howard Miller"  1 .......31 around the face and Roman numerals for the hours.
It is a Wall clock with the pendulum missing.
The case is dark brown wood and round and the glass is bubble on the face and the pendulum part - also round and bubble glass.
The Glass on the front lifts up from the top where it is hinged.
There is no number.  Only 1 place to wind the clock in the middle.
Also on the back the movement is brass colored (but it doesn't seem to be sold brass or anything" and is stamped and says
Howard Miller Clook Comp  UW 21/21  NO (0) Jewels Unadjusted
There is nothing else on the back or inside that I can find.
The stamped seems to say Clook "not Clock"
I am trying to figure out if it is Howard MIller clock and what size of pendulam that it should take.
I suspect that it is a Fake because it says Clook and not Clock.
What do you think?
Thanks for you expert help.
I appreciate it.
Julie

Answer
not fake-- Howard Miller does not make movements for clocks only the cases
the numbers indicate the movement was made in Germany by the Urgos Company and they stamped the word Clock into the brass but the die was bad and the second "c" looks like an "o"

the pendulum is a bit of a challenge - the length is critical to the time keeping on the clock - and from the number I do not know how long it should be --I think about 13" to 14" long
the top hook needs to match the mechanism and I do not know what was used on your clock.

generic pendulums are available but need to be fitted- see a pro or put it back in your next garage sale or convert it to a battery operated movement from your local crafts store(no pendulum problems)