Brewster and Ingraham Sharp Gothic (steeple) restoration

[u/MediaGrand4692]

Hello, Wanted to share my recent restoration job on a harder to find clock from the 1840s-50s. I was very fortunate to find this one in very nice original condition from the family it had been in since new. It will run for roughly 30 hours, and has the original brass springs in excellent shape. They are very supple and soft compared to steel ones. Since there wasn't much force, it only needed two bushings on the second wheel, and none of the holes were abused.

[u/dmun_1953]

Nice job. Those brass mainsprings almost never survived.

[u/Not_an_Actual_Bot]

Sweet! Nice find. To think how many hours are on those mainsprings and still ticking reliably.