Transcription of Anniversary Clock Identification
1 Anniversary Clock IdentificationbyMervyn PassmoreTo help you identify your Clock , Mervyn Passmorehas released some pre-publication pages from hisforthcoming book ' Anniversary ClockIdentification' due to be published at the end following pages should help you identifyyour Clock , but please remember that these pagesare draft pages and may contain errors andomissions, and that this document is you feel that the Clock described in the followingpages does not use the same movement as yourclock, please let us know how your Clock differs,so that we can make further the pages do match your Clock , and you need asuspension wire, a suspension unit or a key for thisclock, you can normally order these direct from Meadows & Passmore.
2 For your conveniencethe M&P part numbers of the parts have been added to the foot of each page. They will notbe in the final order online, simply go to M&P's online store at and paste the partnumbers into the search can also order by phone on +44 (0) 1273 you are having difficulty setting up your Clock , Mervyn Passmore's ' Anniversary ClockAdjusting' book is also available from the online store, part number 0412 Clock Identification by Mervyn PassmoreCopyright Mervyn Passmore 2009 The principle manufacturersThese were the principle manufacturers of Anniversary Clock movements andclocks.
3 It is common, especially in the USA, to find movements stamped withthe importer's name or trademark, but these firms were not manufacturers. Forexample, Henry Coehler Co. Inc of New York (HECO) can frequently befound on German movements. In the UK, BHA (B. H. Abrahams) can oftenbe found on Gustav Becker clocks. Neither firm manufactured 400 day nameTrademark or logoBadische UhrenfabrikBEdgar HennEHFF ranz Hermle & SohneFHSG rivolas**Pendules 400 joursGustav BeckerGBJahresuhrenfabrik August Schatz & SohneSchatzKern & SohneKSKieninger & ObergfellKundoKienzle Clock FactoriesKonrad MauchKomaNisshin Clock Industrial Co.
4 Ltd**MasterP HauckSigfried HallerHallerUhrenfabrik Herr*Uhrenfabrik Reiner** Uhrenfabrik Herr and Uhrenfabrik Reiner worked very closely together andin many respects the parts appear to have come from same tooling.** All the firms in this list were based in Germany with the exception of theNisshin Clock Industrial Co. Ltd. of Japan and Grivolas of Clock Identification by Mervyn PassmoreCopyright Mervyn Passmore 2009 Identification methodsAlphabetical listingsMovements are listed in the Identification section in alphabetical order of manufacturer, butthis is not the most efficient way to identify a Clock , partly because many plates have no nameor logo on them, and some bear misleading importer's names or logos.
5 The alphabeticallistings are for final verification of the exact model, and for further chartsBy far the quickest way to identify a Clock is by combination of any name or logo and the platesizes. Simply follow the flow charts until you find the correct page characteristicsAn expert will be able to recognize many small and simple characterists immediately, and thisknowledge can be of great help when making online auction purchases. The shape of a clickto the style of a locking device can be all it takes to identify a movement.
6 Many tips are shownon the Identification pages as Rapid Recognition assume that two identical cases will have the same movement put too much faith in a pendulum, dial or other item that may have been married up orreplaced in the of the early standard movements look extraordinarily similar to the inexperienced measurements are given to the nearest millimetre. Whilst later movements were massproduced and therefore consitent, early plates were hand finished. The height and width ofearly examples of the same movement can vary up to a Clock Identification by Mervyn PassmoreCopyright Mervyn Passmore 2009 Movement sizes and namesMovements in this book have been classified by generic names, rather than by manufacturers'names.
7 During the first 70 years of the 20th century, the movements in these clocks changedin size several times, resulting in four general movement was the size of plate that most movements were made to until around 1950. Most werein the region of 70mm wide and 90mm NarrowFrom the early 1950's manufacturers realised that by reducing the plate width to around45mm, the clocks could enter the USA as a watch as opposed to aclock, thereby attracting a lower rate to import duty. Most models useexactly the same gears in the standard and standard narrow Henn cunningly produced a narrow movement with twodetachable plate extensions.
8 The movement was imported by theEuramca Trading Corporation at the watch tariff. Prior to sale, theplate extensions were fitted, giving the appearance of a standard andtherefore more up-market next development was the miniature movement, a substantiallysmaller and more advanced Clock . The width generaly remainedsimilar to the standard narrow movement, but the height dropped toaround , the fourth group of movements emerged, to cater for the demand for much morecompact clocks under smaller width remained similar but the height dropped toaround , Kieninger & Obergfell modifiedtheir miniature movement and turned it into amidget without reducing the plate size.
9 They cutout a large rectangle from the bottom of thebackplate of the miniature movement, so that thependulum could be raised significantly. The cut-out allowed the pendulum hook to be above theplatform without fouling the plates. A squatpendulum and a different suspension turned itinto a Henn's movement withside extensions Clock Identification by Mervyn PassmoreCopyright Mervyn Passmore 2009 Not everyone kept to these generic names, and it is common to see references to models suchas Junior and avoid confusion.
10 All the movements in this book are classified usng the generic familynames wherever Clock Identification by Mervyn PassmoreCopyright Mervyn Passmore 2009On each Identification page a list of data is provided:Plate shapeRectangular, Round, Vest shape or TriangularPlate widthWidth of the backplate in millimetres, to the nearest heightHeight of the backplate in millimetres, to the nearest between platesThis is the internal gap between the plates in millimetres, to the nearest typeDead beat or Pin Pallet.
