ANTIQUE CLOCK & BAROMETER RESTORATION
by

MIKE NEWCOMBE
Specialist in the repair and restoration of Antique Clocks and Barometers.
(Member of the British Horological Institute)


Here are a few examples of the many restorations we have carried out.
Please contact us for any information or quotes for restoration work you would like us to carry out for you.
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William Dorrell 1784-1810.
Ebony case revived and polished, all brass mounts have been gilded.
The movement has been stripped and cleaned, repeat lever made and post fitted to style, the dial has been restored.

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Eardley Norton 1770.
Case repaired and polished, all mounts gilded. The dial and the hands have been restored.
The movement stripped and cleaned, pivot holes bushed as required, quarter strike wheel and repeat lever repaired, new front mount for bells made and fitted.

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Carriage Clocks.
Two have been gilded, the other polished, all movements have been stripped and cleaned, enamel dials repaired.

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Charles Gretton Ebony Bracket Clock circa 1695.
The case was dismantled and repaired, locks repaired and keys fitted, new bun feet made, all brass mounts gilded.
Movement stripped and cleaned, dial resorted.

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James Rigby 1806-1832.
The case has been cleaned and polished, all brass parts lacquered.
Movement cleaned and restored.

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French Cloisonné Clock.
Movement and dial restored only.

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French Bull Clock.
This was a complete restoration, all bronze parts gilded, the bull repatinated as the original finish had been polished away.
The enamel dial repaired and restored, and the movement cleaned and polished..

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French Boulle Clock.
This case had been painted black. All paint removed and case parts gilded. The movement stripped and cleaned, the dial was missing the numbers five and eight, these have been made and replaced.

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Dwerrihouse, Ogstone & Bell 1828-1835, 27 Davies Street, London.
This clock had been on the wall of a Clerkenwell Workshop for well over forty years with parts of the movement in a box but no hands, pendulum or weight.
The wood dial was restored and new hands made. The movement rebuilt with the necessary parts being made.
The case only needed the polish revived.

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Here are a few examples of barometers we have restored. We will undertake repair and restoration of all types of barometer, mercury and aneroid.

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