Westinghouse WR-8 "Columnaire" scored

[jeyurkon]

Any chance that "pin" is the remnants of a second hand?

John

[jr_tech]

"I hooked up the clock and it works "

What does the little "3 2 1 0" slider do? Is it for starting the clock? ..."sleep" timer?

Does that little shaft in the center rotate ?

jr

[bandersen]

Originally Posted by jeyurkon

Any chance that "pin" is the remnants of a second hand?

John

Bingo. Now I just need to find an intact one

Originally Posted by jr_tech

"I hooked up the clock and it works "

What does the little "3 2 1 0" slider do? Is it for starting the clock? ..."sleep" timer?

Does that little shaft in the center rotate ?

jr

It's seems to be a timer of some sort, but doesn't do much as it winds down. If you watch this video, you can seem me trying to use it.

Yes, I just discovered that shaft is for a second hand. It works with an escapement to rotate in 'ticks' rather than a smooth rotation.

[jr_tech]

Nice video

Found this description of the Westinghouse "Automatic Control":

http://clockhistory.com/newhavenwestinghouse/index.html



jr

[bandersen]

Wow, thanks! Mystery solved

I suppose it's up to the owner to notice that the lights have come back on, but the clock isn't running and they'll need to reset the slider and correct the time.

Originally Posted by jr_tech

Nice video

Found this description of the Westinghouse "Automatic Control":

http://clockhistory.com/newhavenwestinghouse/index.html



jr

[Sam Cogley]

Originally Posted by bandersen

Bingo. Now I just need to find an intact one

Your cleanup plan seems to be a good one. Some light machine oil, applied very lightly, should be all you need for lubrication.

A suitable second hand should be available from any supplier of clock parts. There are several big companies that sell new and restoration parts for clocks, they all have online catalogs.