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Ridgeway Model 188 grandfather clock

Ridgeway Model 188 Grandfather Clock

A thrift-shop find. It's an 8-day weight driven movement, strike and chime, with moon dial, in an oak cabinet. Not the nicest Ridgeway I've seen (my parents have a better model) but getting there. Keeps good time, but has a problem with the rods so the chime doesn't sound right—or at least it used to not sound quite right. Maybe I'm used to it after owning it for several years, but it sounds okay to me now.

It's missing a finial. I've got a possible replacement but it needs to be sanded, sealed and stained before I can put it on, and I just never think about doing it.

If the photo looks particularly strange—it's because the clock is in front of a marble-patterned mirror and there was no way I was going to move the clock just to get this photo.

Acquired: Spring 2012 from a thrift shop ($200)

Current condition: runs well.