| Domestic Clock Restoration by
Edmund Czajkowski & Son Ltd.
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Michael Czajkowski, of Edmund Czajkowski & Son
Ltd., the present owner of the firm, assembling a long case
clock movement, after rebushing worn bearings.
Clock restoration has always been an important part of our
business.
Situated in Woodhall Spa, near Lincoln, in Lincolnshire within
the East Midlands, England, we conserve and restore clocks
(cases and movements, see illustrations below). We also restore
painted clock dials and brass dials for all kinds of longcase
and bracket clocks and timepieces (this is the correct name
for clocks which do not strike).
We restore either the movements, the cases, or both, as our
customers require.
We overhaul Longcase clocks (commonly called grandfather clocks),
wall, bracket and mantle clocks of all types. We have restored
a variety of English and continental clocks, including French,
German and Dutch clocks either with pendulums or with a variety
of platform escapements.
We can supply both cast iron and lead weights for weight driven
pendulum clocks.
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| Examples of our can be found in museums, collections
and private houses throughout Lincolnshire, the East Midlands
of England, and in other countries in Europe. |
Howden movement after assembly
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Completed clock
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Working on a bracket clock movement, Howden of Edinburgh
c1785
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Clock movement by Robert Lawson of Leigth, with
unusual lunar dial with rotating ball. The movement also has
a centre seconds deadbeat escapement. c.1780
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lunar dial work.
Right: The completed clock |
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George II Bracket clock movement
after restoration |
George II bracket clock. Case and movement restored. |
Early 19th century Italian Altar Clock. Case and movement
restored.
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Assembly of a French 8 day repeater carriage clock |
Above: Completed movement
Right: Following re-assembly
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Three train (chiming) bracket clock,
by Benson, London.
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Completed restoration of case and movement.
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French bracket clock.
Bought damaged at the sale of
Mentmore Towers. Boulle case of brass and tortoiseshell of
deep blue ground.
Case and movement restored |
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Unsigned, Bracket clock on bracket,
possibly made in the Alsace area. The late 18th century
Movement
and case restored.
Above: Close up of restored bracket.
Right: Back of clock after restoration. |
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German Black Forest wall clock. Case and movement restored.
Above: Components before assembly.
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Lantern Clock, c.1650, after restoration. |
Alarm Longcase movement by John Morse of Malmsbury. c1815 |
Case,
dial and movement restored. |
Water wheel clock. Bought in China
but was not in going
order.
After being rejected by another restorer, we got it working. |
Robert Bunyan of Lincoln.
Clock case during restoration |
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Clock by Robert Bunyan of Lincoln, c. 1790.
After restoration
of dial, movement and case |
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Walnut cased L.C. Clock by John Buffet, Colchester.
Case,
dial and movement restored |
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John Bullock, Melksham, c. 1860. |
Case and movement restored. |
Henrie Marque, Paris c.1840. |
Case and movement restored. |
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Oak cased LC clock by Val Downes of Louth after restoration. |
movement and dial after restoration |
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Thomas Eayre, Kettering. Restoration of the case and
movement.
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Before staining and polishing of the timber used to replace
that which was missing. |
“Birdcage” movement during restoration. This is
an early form of clock work where the wheels are held together
by vertical bars. |
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Spring driven Swiss cuckoo clock |
Movement after restoration, under test. |
Movement during assembly |
Movement and bellows installed
back into the case |
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English dial clock with a metal dial. |
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Spring driven movement of the above clock
during assembly
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Long case clock by Agar of York after restoration.
The missing
feet were not replaced due to the height of the case.
Above and Right: dial and movement
(clock work) detail. |
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French Third Empire clock c.1870
after restoration |
Dial detail
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Movement of Empire Clock.
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Dial and movement detail
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French Ormolu Clock
after restoration of the movement.
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Red Boulle cased clock
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Viennese Regulator, c. 1880. Case and movement restored.
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Early 19th century Maltese clock . Case and movement restored. |
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Alarm bracket clock. the alarm is operated by turning a
small disc on the dial.
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During assembly after cleaning and replacing worn bushes.
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Victorian mahogany cased regulator, a precision timekeeper. Case
and movement restored
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Clock movement prior to re-assembly
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Clock movement restored and
re-assembled
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8 day movement with locking wheel strike c. 1720. After restoration.
(case about 20 years later). |
Movement before restoration |
Dial before restoration |
Movement after cleaning, replacing worn bearings and re-assembly.. |
Watch Restoration
Edmund Czajkowski & Son also restore
fob watches. |
Swiss cylinder watch
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watch with lever platform.
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Silver cased watch with verge escapement c.1830 |
Door detail of blue lacquer clock case
before restoration.
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Same clock case after restoration
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Completed clock case
after re-lacquering.
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Green lacquer case c. 1740. Missing
base
and incorrect woodwork
replaced
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Restoration of oak clock case of clock by Thomas Scott of
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.
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As it was brought into our workshop. |
During rebuilding of the case.
Right: Finished case after restoration of Dial and movement
(clock work).
New feet based on designs of similar clocks
for the date (c.1790) have been made to replace those missing
and the missing mahogany banding replaced.
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Edmund Czajkowski & Son Ltd. 96 Tor
O' Moor Road, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. LN10 6SB
Tel. 01526 352895 ~ Email: enquiries@czajkowski-furniture.co.uk
Company Registration Number NL18225747
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