Topic # 216 : Which items in your house will command top dollar at an antique store in a century? Hey, your great-grandchildren have got to pay for Space College somehow. Item. Explain why it will be valuable.
Clock
It’s an `EIGHT DAY SPRING WOUND PENDULUM CLOCK © COPYRIGHT` by `THE NEW ENGLAND CLOCK COMPANY` in FARMINTON, CONNECTICUT, USA. It is No. NE212C.
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DIRECTIONS
First be sure that the clock case is perfectly level. A rigid and level position of the clock is of utmost importance for the proper and satisfactory time keeping of any pendulum controlled movement. To make the clock run faster, lift the pendulum by turning the knurled nut to the right. To make make the clock run slower, turn the knurled nut to the left.
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It appears to be hand painted and has roman numerals. There are two keyholes (located between the 4 and 5 position and the 7 and 8 position). A key is used to wind the clock – one for the double-hammered chimes and the other for the swinging pendulum, respectively.
It was repaired by some old Polish dude with eyeglasses. He was working in Willow Glen area (California). He wouldn’t stop talking and kept us hostage for a couple of hours as we listened to his stories and watched the various clocks ticking behind him.
Sewing machine
It’s an old Singer sewing machine. It is black in color and has gold swirling designs. It is attached permanently to its wooden table and can be hidden inside through a triple-hinged opening on top. It has been outfitted with an electric motor and for whatever reason the `right` hinge which attaches the machine to its table has come undone. I’ve brought up the machine through its hidden recess and was able to obtain the number of AC585420, located on the front right portion of the main piece.
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