I cannot help but wonder how London makers first got into this massive market, but massive it was, especially in lantern clocks, which continued to be sold there long after lantern clocks were out of fashion in England. A handful of London clockmakers specialised in clocks for this export market and William Kipling was one such, many of his clocks being of that type. More correctly this means the Ottoman Empire, which in the seventeenth century covered most of Eastern Europe, Asia Minor and all that territory surrounding the Mediterranean Sea to the east and south, including North Africa. This happened again recently when I came across a beautiful tiny travelling lantern clock made by William Kipling of London for what we usually call the 'Turkish Market'. You would think by now that most clockmakers were documented to some degree, but it is surprising how many times we look up a clockmaker only to find he is known by name only with a vague guess at dates and no real facts about him. Is there a pendulum adjustment that would correct this problem? The clock only goes for about 10 minutes before it stops.Valuations, appraisals & identification servicesД¬ollecting Antique Clocks William Kipling of London, clockmaker and gentleman I have made sure the clock itself is level, but to no avail. I have a Grandfather clock, but the pendulum seems to be off balance. Finally, if the uneven beat isn't so severe that it stops the clock, live with it. If you can't get it even this way, you could also set the clock at a slight angle sideways to even out the beat. On most clocks the verge can be adjusted (very carefully!!)to make the tick, or 'beat', even. The pendulum of your clock is attached at the very top to a thing called a 'verge.' This verge is the horizontal piece that moves back and forth over a gear, releasing one gear-tooth at a time, which is the ticking sound you hear. Can this be a verge problem or something more drastic with the gear teeth? The clock runs fast so that it advances 15 minutes during real time 5 minutes. I have an Urgos movement grandfather clock with pendulum and weights. And, I must have hit it just about right on the pendulum because the clock is very accurate. I screwed it about 20 quarter turns clockwise. The final fix for me was to use the adjustment nut at the bottom of the pendulum. The pendulum still stopped but it sounded correct. The first part of the fix was to push the clock to the right and then the left.backward and forwards until I found a spot where the tic toc sounded the same. I had the same problem.about 10 minutes just great and then it stops. How do I get the weights balanced again so that they fall at the same pace? I have been faithful all these years to pull the chains each week and keep it going until about 3 months ago I let it die down (Not on purpose) and every since then, the weight in the middle goes down much faster than the one on either side and that is most annoying. It has performed beautifully and I dearly love it and its beautiful chimes, on the hour, quarter hour, and half hour.

I have a 5 year old grandfather clock purchased from clearance at COSTCO'S, with no instructions. I cannot really give the exact sound it makes but it is not a chime.

Instead, it sounds like somthing may be stuck or slipping, I cannot wind it because it is at the most you can go. The chime on my grandfather clock does not chime. It seems like it hits against something and the ticking stops and it all becomes still. My Grandfather clock that I purchased from Costco has the minute had stuck on the six. Was it a large clock and was it beige? If so, can you give me the name of the maker and where it was made, and also the name of the clock.

I was wondering you said you had purchased the clock from costco.

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