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Antique Clock Glass Project Repair Gallery

Antique Clock Glass Project Repair Gallery

CARRIAGE CLOCK GLASS BEVELED CURVED BENT ANTIQUE

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020 Posted in Bent Glass, Beveled Glass, Clock Glass, Clocks | Comments Off on CARRIAGE CLOCK GLASS BEVELED CURVED BENT ANTIQUE

bent beveled glass

The antique carriage clock was damaged and need replacement curved beveled glass sides. Using the old chipped and broken glass we bent glass pieces to match the radius. The tolerance are very small so each piece is hand fitted.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

curved / bent glass blank

 

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Curved Glass Clock Face Antique Bent Glass Lens

Thursday, March 19th, 2020 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Curved Glass Clock Face Antique Bent Glass Lens

Curved Glass SEIKO clock glass

 

The old clock had a broken crystal.

The glass was very thin (only 1 mm) thick and it had a very large radius curve  with very tight radius corners.

The installation was the critical part.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Custom Beveled Glass Lens for antique clock

Saturday, January 12th, 2013 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Beveled Glass, Beveled Glass Lens, Clock Glass, Clocks | 1 Comment »

A  clock shop sent me the front and back bezels from an antique clock.  They needed the beveled glass replaced. I used vintage glass.  It is very important to use antique glass when restoring a clock.  Using new glass will greatly effect the value of an antique clock.

bezel from an antique clock

 

 

Checking the bezel for size and roundness

 

The bezels look round but very rarely are .  I have  and use old glass from the period the clock was made. The equipment I use to bevel the glass is all so period.  Most of my machines I use are as old if not older than the the clocks.   The machines are run by leather belts and use lead babit bearings.  The beveling and polishing equipment  are power by electric motors not steam engines as originally.

 

Replacement Clock Glass

Note the small pitts in the glass .

 

Antique beveled glass for clock

 

Beveled glass for the back of clock

The beveled glass lenses  are made to very tight tolerances and are install in the bezel .  They are not glued in.

 

 

 

 

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Antique Carriage Clock Beveled Glass Replacement

Sunday, October 23rd, 2011 Posted in All Repair Projects, Antique Glass Repair, Beveled Glass, Clock Glass | Comments Off on Antique Carriage Clock Beveled Glass Replacement

I have made “new “old glass for hundreds of carriage clocks.  The bevels are small and come to a very sharp point on the edges .  They need to be  thin on the edge because the grove in the brass were the glass fits is very small.  I use old glass when I make replacement panels for antique clocks.  You can tell the old glass by the wavy surface and seeds (small bubbles in the glass). This glass is 100 years plus in age .  I have a stock of old ( antique )  glass I use for clocks. It helps preserve the value of the clock.

 

 

 

wavy old glass

This glass is very old and perfect for making replacement beveled glass panels for antique carriage clocks and regulators.

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