Comtoise
Basic
Hello and good afternoon,
I am from germany and I hope to get some information about my old grandfather-clock (see photos). I bought it from an old man in Germany who didn't know anything about it's history. Since then I repaired the movement (i.e. new anchor, see the experimental model in plastic last photo) and refurbished the case and it looks and works fine. The case is made from oak with some inlays of mahogany and maple wood, the back and some interior planks are made from pinewood, the material thicknesses and the weight are slight. I am sure that the case was produced in England, probably around 1750. But the movement doen't correspond to the origin of the case. It is not designed like the english movements of that time. The dial plate is signed „Johan Almgren“ (see Photos) opus number 81. I have found in the internet a clockmaker named Johan Almgren who lived from 1733 to 1778 in Örebro, Sweden. In my view the dial plate and the movement belong together, all holes, screws, bolts fit at best. My questions now are: Is it possible that the movement and the dial plate are swedish? And is it possible that it is from 1766, as the round medallion indicates? And that it was „married“ in Sweden with an imported english case at that time? And is it possible that the mentioned person Olof Olofson in Aby was the first owner of the Clock and that he bought it or it was given to him in 1766? I would be very happy if you could give me your estimation about my old clock an it's supposable history.
Kind regards from Germany – Thomas Mehner
I am from germany and I hope to get some information about my old grandfather-clock (see photos). I bought it from an old man in Germany who didn't know anything about it's history. Since then I repaired the movement (i.e. new anchor, see the experimental model in plastic last photo) and refurbished the case and it looks and works fine. The case is made from oak with some inlays of mahogany and maple wood, the back and some interior planks are made from pinewood, the material thicknesses and the weight are slight. I am sure that the case was produced in England, probably around 1750. But the movement doen't correspond to the origin of the case. It is not designed like the english movements of that time. The dial plate is signed „Johan Almgren“ (see Photos) opus number 81. I have found in the internet a clockmaker named Johan Almgren who lived from 1733 to 1778 in Örebro, Sweden. In my view the dial plate and the movement belong together, all holes, screws, bolts fit at best. My questions now are: Is it possible that the movement and the dial plate are swedish? And is it possible that it is from 1766, as the round medallion indicates? And that it was „married“ in Sweden with an imported english case at that time? And is it possible that the mentioned person Olof Olofson in Aby was the first owner of the Clock and that he bought it or it was given to him in 1766? I would be very happy if you could give me your estimation about my old clock an it's supposable history.
Kind regards from Germany – Thomas Mehner
