Expert: John Newman - 12/23/2011

Question
I recently restored a much neglected Anvil Mantle Clock. It is marked British Anvil Perivale London 51525.
It has a westminster chime that sounds on the quarter hour and is now in reasonable working order. The clock did not have the original pendulum when I found it and although I have jerry rigged a temporary pendulum, I would appreciate your help in trying to either locate a facsimile or at least the correct dimensions and weight. I asked the same question in early November but did not receive an answer. Your help is greatly appreciated
regards
giovanni

Answer
Giovanni, I seem to remember your name, but I can find no record of a question to me concerning the clock in the Allexperts archives.  If I had received a question and did not answer it, Allexperts would have reminded me and it would have been monitored until it was answered.  I apologize if there was a glitch in the system.  If you had sent an email to my personal email address, I was hit by a virus and all my emails for mid-Oct through mid-Dec were erased.

I did have a Perivale Anvil that I sold a couple of months ago.  I do not remember the configuration of the pendulum.  If you can send me a clear photo of the back of the clock movement, I might be able to determine the type of pendulum you need.  My shop email address is below.  I will be on vacation until the first of the year, and will still answer questions, but I will not have all my research and reference material.


John Newman
THE VILLAGE CLOCKSMITH
Old Prattvilliage
Prattville, Alabama

klokdok@juno.com

Note concerning questions not related to Allexperts:  Because of my commitment to answering Allexperts questions within a prescribed time limit and the large backlog of clock work at my shop, I regret that I cannot answer personal email questions on a timely basis, other than Allexperts follow up questions.  I will try to answer these emails as soon as I can. Thank you for your patience.