I repaired the 2002 version up top not so long ago. We don't often see such new ones.. but it is a great line-up, a feast for meVery cool theme and wonderful examples.
Timeline of keys...
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2017 (loaner), 2015, 1995. Even though the newer ones are "keyfobs", they still have physical valet keys built into them.
What a great idea. Never thought of thatGrandmother clock key.
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Very nice shots. I love those old clocks. My mom has one, but it uses weights, and not a key, to wind. It's over 50 years old, and unfortunately this year, has stopped worked. We suspect a broken spring.Grandmother clock key.
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I'll keep looking for more. Somewhere in this house I have some large, old keys, like big versions of those you showed in your samples. So far I haven't been able to turn them up. Nice subject.What a great idea. Never thought of that![]()
Thanks Paul. Me too. This one was, literally as well as nominally, my wife's grandmother's clock. We rescued it after it was damaged in a fire at her granny's house and was going to be thrown into a skip. It took a bit of cleaning and repairing and we have had to get it looked at and adjusted a couple of times following house moves but it is soldiering on nicely. Lovely Westminster chime to this one.Very nice shots. I love those old clocks. My mom has one, but it uses weights, and not a key, to wind. It's over 50 years old, and unfortunately this year, has stopped worked. We suspect a broken spring.
Cool shots. I have a mantle clock that uses a key, but we hardly ever remember to wind it. What is a grandmother clock?Grandmother clock key.
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Thanks Nick. Yes, as mentioned in my reply to Paul's post, the clock was fire damaged 40-50 years ago and a couple of areas on the face could not be resuscitated. I chose to get in close to eliminate them.Very clever Paul.
Up close and personal Ron!
Thank you for the comment. A grandmother clock is a smaller version of a grandfather clock. Ours is very similar to this: Late 19th C. Small Grandfather Or Grandmother Longcase Clock With Mellow Westminster Chimes | 546936 | Sellingantiques.co.ukCool shots. I have a mantle clock that uses a key, but we hardly ever remember to wind it. What is a grandmother clock?
Great that you can rescue it. I think my mom's clock is toast. Too expensive to repair, even if parts could be found. Her's too, had the same chime.Thanks Paul. Me too. This one was, literally as well as nominally, my wife's grandmother's clock. We rescued it after it was damaged in a fire at her granny's house and was going to be thrown into a skip. It took a bit of cleaning and repairing and we have had to get it looked at and adjusted a couple of times following house moves but it is soldiering on nicely. Lovely Westminster chime to this one.
Annette - Thank you for stepping up to host a CS at such an early stage of your Nikon Café "career".Keys are used everywhere. Here in the garage we have woodruff keys.
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Paul - That is an impressive contribution to Annette's CS. Even more impressive to me are what those keys would fire up!Very cool theme and wonderful examples.
Timeline of keys...
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2017 (loaner), 2015, 1995. Even though the newer ones are "keyfobs", they still have physical valet keys built into them.
Beautiful interpretations and shooting, Ron. And thanks for the follow-up description.Grandmother clock key.
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BMW... X1, M235i, and 325iS. The X1 is a loaner, while my M235i is having some warranty work done (small oil leak that has gotten onto coolant hoses, which now need to be replaced too).Paul - That is an impressive contribution to Annette's CS. Even more impressive to me are what those keys would fire up!