Replacement Clock Glass Project Repair Gallery

Replacement Glass for Antique Clock beveled convex with polished dimple

The old glass was repaired so it could be use to cast a high temperature mold .  The mold and an old piece of glass went into a kiln to form a glass blank.

old broken lens beveled and convex glass

The blank was cut to size , beveled and the dimple was ground and polished.  The dimple is use to add additional clearance for the center stem.

I hope to update the post with a picture of the restored clock. I have made many lens for old clocks but this is the first one with a additional polished bent and  dimple.

Tags: Antique Glass Repair, Beveled Glass for Clock, Convex Clock Glass, Replacement Clock Glass

Custom Beveled Glass Lens for antique clock

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.

Tags: Antique Clock Glass, Antique Glass Repair, Beveled Glass for Clock, Beveled Glass Lens, Custom Glass Lenses, Customed Beveld Glass, Replacement Clock Glass

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.

Tags: Antique Clock Glass, Beveled Glass for Clocks, Carriage Clock Glass, Replacement Clock Glass, Replacement Glass for Clock

Antique clock glass repair beveled glass in bezel

The antique  clock sat on  the mantel since the beginning of time . One of the kids went to wind the clock and broke the glass .   I save old glass for clocks like this.  New glass is a different color green and is very flat.  The antique glass has a yellow hue and a distorted finish.  Sometimes the antique glass  has bubbles and blisters .  This is important when it comes to the value of the clock.  An antique  clock with new glass doesn’t retain its resale price.

antique beveled glass clock bezel

I have antique beveling machines that run on leather belts.  The same type used to make this antique beveled glass lens originally.  The fitting of the antique replacement beveled glass in the bezel  is very tricky.  The tolerances are with in thousands of an inch.  I make replacement beveled  clock glass for clock shops all over the the country  most of them in New York and LA.

Tags: Antique Beveled Glass, Antique Glass Repair, Beveled Glass for Clock, Broken Crystal Repair, Crystal Repair, Glass For Clock Bezel, Replacement Clock Glass, Replacement Glass for Clock