TimesVol. 26, No.2, Mar. 26, 2006 ISSN 1712 - 2799

The Bytown Times is published five times a year by the Ottawa Chapter 111, National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors.President: Maynard Dokken, 16 Brian Cres. Nepean, Ontario. K2H 6X3. Telephone (613) 829-1565.Vice President and Treasurer: Bill Pullen.Secretary: Ben Roberts.Membership Secretary: Charles Beddoe.Recording Secretary: Erin FoxImmediate Past President: Dan Hudon.Program Director: Allan Symons.Education and Workshop Chairman: Dan HudonLibrarian: Wally Clemens. Telephone (613) 832-3085. E-Mail Address. wally@cyberus.ca. Bytown Times Editor: Ben Roberts. Telephone (613) 828-9271 Email Address: benrobe@sympatico.ca The Chapter meets five times a year on the fourth Sunday of the months of Jan., March, May, Sept., and Nov., at 1:00 pm. Annual dues $16.Membership in the NAWCC is obligatory.

BytownNext MeetingThe next meeting will be held on Sunday March 26 at the Qualicum and Graham Park Community Centre on Esquimault Avenue in Graham Park, commencing at 1:30 pm. (Doors open at 1:00 pm)The scheduled program item will be a presentation by Ben Roberts on Smiths Industries in the UK. It will make things more interesting if members who have Smiths or Enfield clocks bring them along to the meeting for display, discussion, and possible dating and identification.The remainder of the program will consist of infor-mal Show and Tell items by members, so please bring along any horological items you have - we really would like to see and hear about them.There will of course be Mart and Display tables, so if you have anything to sell, or just to show, please bring them along also.

Last MeetingThe last meeting was held on Sunday January 22 at the Qualicum and Graham Park Community Centre in Graham Park. 40 members were present.President Maynard Dokken opened the meeting by introducing visitor Jakob Bourdeau. Jakobʼs main interest is mechanical watches.Several administration items were dealt with, and this was followed by Show and Tell items by individual members. John Ruhland spoke about warping problems with wooden dials. He discussed several methods aimed at avoiding this, starting from the way the wood was originally cut, to various sealing and painting methods aimed at avoiding unequal drying out of the wood.Allan Symons showed a jewelry box in the form of a grand piano. This was one of the early items sold by the Harry Snider Company before he established his clock company in 1950.The scheduled and final item on the program was the annual Chapter auction which was very successful. It resulted in a large number of horological items chang-ing hands, ranging from individual parts and tools to complete clocks and watches.

Workshop & Course Updatesby Dan Hudon1. The course on “Care and Maintenance of Wood Clock Cases” is now full. Participants are asked to make arrangements to pay Allan Sobieralski the $25 for supplies as soon as possible. He can be reached at 841-8428. Additional applicants for this course will be placed on a waiting list.2. There are still vacancies for the course on re-pivot-ing. Remember that either a watchmakers or micro lathe with a steady rest are mandatory for this course, and participants are expected to be familiar with their use.3. There are still plenty of spaces available for the fall course ʻIntroduction to Clock Repairʼ.NOTE: Please see Dan at the March meeting regard-ing details and tools needed for both 2 and 3.4. The NAWCC Clock Repair course to be held in Toronto is now full.5. A sign up sheet will be provided at the March meeting to determine the extent of interest in a basic pocket watch workshop.

Adminstration ItemsCharles Beddoe is stepping down as Chapter Treas-urer. The Chapter thanks Charles for his more than ten years of valuable and dedicated service as Treas-urer. Charles has agreed to remain on the executive as Membership Secretary.By a show of hands, Bill Pullen was voted to the posi-tion of Chapter Treasurer.As requested at the January meeting, Dan Hudon had investigated the horological school in Trois Rivieres, Quebec. He spoke in great detail about the school and its curriculum, and provided a hand-out for interested members. Dan also gave updates about the courses and work-shops being held this year, and in addition, Al Sobi-eralski gave more detail about the course he will be presenting on “The Care and Maintenance of Wood Clock Cases”.The NAWCC Field workshop on Clock repair will be held in Toronto. Eight people have already registered, and there may possibly be room for up to 12. There will be a cost of $500 for space rental for this course, and President Maynard Dokken proposed that the Chapter contribute $280 towards this. This motion was seconded and carried at the meeting.Chapter Librarian Wally Clemens handed out a de-tailed list of the books and magazines presently held in our library. The listing of these publications and their authors appears on page 5.Peter Kushnir announced that Montreal Chapter 187 will be holding its annual Montreal Horological Show this year on Sunday October 1. See page 6.

Page 2 VOL. 26, No.2, Mar. 26, 2006Seen at the Last Meeting

Allan Symons showed a grand-piano-shaped musical jewellery box sold by Harry Snider & Co. in the late 1940s, prior to the establishment of the Snider Clock Corporation. The jewellery compartment is lined with red felt, and a Swiss music box mechanism is located under the platform beside it.Above is shown the damaged rubber- stamped label on the bottom of the piano bearing the words: manufactured by HARRY SNIDER & CO. TORONTO, CANADA

The meeting is about to formally open.

Left: Charles Beddoe collects members dues. Also seen are Tim Bryans, Peter Kushnir, Dan Hudon and visitor Jakob Bourdeau.

Auctioneer Maynard Dokken was ably assisted by Georges Royer

Left: Gary Fox, Bill Pullen, Ben Roberts and Tim Bryans.

Bill Pullen, Robert Lamothe and Peter Kushnir

Wally Clemens ponders an item to be auctioned.

Previewing the Auction items.

Vol. 26, No.2. Mar. 26, 2006 Page 3Holiday Antique Auction Sale Held by Tim Potter Auction Services at the Napanee Lions Club Hall, Napanee, on Wednesday December 28, 2005. Auctioneers: Tim Potter and Cec Knight.

By Maynard Dokken

NOTE: In the listing of these clocks on page 4. * indicates clocks sold at a previous Potter auction on October 15, 2005 (No picture) ** indicates clock details only (No picture) Numbers omitted from the list indicate clocks for which there was no information.

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1 $130 GILBERT ROUND TOP SHELF2* $120 FAIRBANKS PILLAR3 $10 FRENCH IVORY Small Beehive4 $6 CUCKOO 2 WEIGHT5 $35 ITALIAN MINIATURE WALL7* $75 ANSONIA KITCHEN9 $45 INGRAHAM BLACK10* $65 SETH THOMAS 12 $60 JUNGHANS REGULATOR TYPE13 $35 FORESTVILLE MANTEL14 $15 WESTCLOX BABY BEN Old style15 $30 GILBERT TAMBOUR16 $10 WESTCLOX BIG BEN Magic touch17 $10 CERAMIC SCHOOL MADE SHELF18 $35 ANSONIA COTTAGE Mvmnt Rep.19 $35 INGRAHAM BLACK21 $18 GERMAN MANTEL22 $225 GILBERT SHELF23 $25 INGRAHAM TAMBOUR24** $20 NEW HAVEN GOTHIC Case Only26 $40 GB 400 DAY28 $35 WATERBURY OG30 $80 GERMAN POSTMAN ALARM31 $10 ENGLISH MANTEL32 $80 NEW HAVEN KITCHEN35 $155 NEW HAVEN MIN. BANJO36 $110 HAMBURG AMERICAN SHELF37* $60 FRENCH MARBLE SHELF38 $55 LUX RIBBON/TAPE MEASURE39 $500 WOODRUFF Tall case replcd dial40 $5 NEW HAVEN TAMBOUR Case only41 $18 GERMAN MANTEL42 $400 ENGLISH FUSEE GALLERY43 $25 FRENCH MARBLE SHELF44 $5 BENTIMA SMALL MANTEL46* $50 WATERBURY BLACK48** $1100 WALTHAM BANJO49 $25 WATERBURY IRON ORNATE50 $80 KOREN VIENNA STYLE51 $35 GERMAN TAMBOUR52 $140 SETH THOMAS COLUMN53 $825 SETH THOMAS Calendar shelf 54* $225 JEROME OCTAGONAL Short drop55** $5 KERN MINATURE 400 DAY57 $35 UNKN OG CASE & DIAL58 $550 JEROME & DARROW Transitional59 $300 JOHN BIRGE TRIPLE DECKER60 $350 ATMOS RUNNING61 $80 ANSONIA TAMBOUR62 $40 BOARDMAN FLAT OG63** $20 SCHMECHENBECHER64 $100 IBM TIME RECORDER

65 $275 INGRAHAM GALLERY66 $20 JUHRGENS TIN CAN MVMT68 $50 SETH THOMAS TIME RECORDER69 $125 MISSION TALL CASE Cheap Mvnt70 $100 WELCH BEEHIVE SHELF72 $75 INGRAHAM DORIC SHELF73 $40 NEW HAVEN KITCHEN -No Top74 $35 WELCH OG75* $500 CANADA CLOCK CO LTD REG76* $75 GERMAN SHORT DROP77 $130 MORBIER MADE-UP WALL78 $90 MUNDERLOH & CO MONTREAL 80 $100 NEW HAVEN REGULATOR TYPE81* $100 SEIKO WALL SHORT DROP82 $10 WANNAMAKER 400 DAY84 $35 ANSONIA PART CASE & MVMT86 $18 QUARTZ RETIREMENT CLOCK87* $100 HAMILTON 4 SIDED TOP - poor cond.88** $25 GERMAN METAL SHELF89 $25 SESSIONS MISSION WALL90 $55 ANSONIA KITCHEN91 $55 INGRAHAM KITCHEN93 $90 TERRY PILLAR & SPLAT94* $80 B & W PILLAR & SPLAT95 $45 INGRAHAM SHELF96 $700 SETH THOMAS REGULATOR97** $5 KIENZLE CAR98 $25 SEIKO MARBLE ELECTRIC99* $70 WESTMINSTER PICTURE CLOCK100 $70 NEW HAVEN METAL SHELF102 $140 INGRAHAM NYANZA BANJO103 $65 PEQUEGNAT TORONTO CASE105 $40 JEFFERSON GOLDEN MYSTERY106 $25 WHITE MOUNTAIN WALL107 $65 ANSONIA KITCHEN108 $40 SETH THOMAS SHELF BEEHIVE109 $10 COTTAGE CASE ONLY110** $20 KITCHEN CASE ONLY111 $18 JUNGHANS ALARM113 $50 UNKNOWN PILLAR SHELF114 $17 MINATURE ALARM115 $15 CUCKOO 2 WEIGHT117 $5 MANTEL SOLAR CASE ONLY118 $45 UNKN METAL ART DECO121 $90 SMITHS ASTRAL SHIPS CLOCK122 $55 ELLIOTT SESTRAL SHIPS CLOCK123 $55 SHIPʼS CLOCK124 $35 “GOD BLESS OUR HOUSE” TABLET & CASE125 $30 BLACK MANTEL126** $20 DELFT DISH CLOCK FACE127** $8 CANADA DRY

Auction Cont.

Vol. 26, No.2, Mar. 26, 2006 Page 5Chapter 111 Library List

Title AuthorPractical Watch Repair Donald DeCarlePrice Guide to American Pocket Watches George TownsendPrice Guide American Railroad Watches George TownsendWatchmakers Handy Manual C&E Marshell Co.A. Army Watch Clock Course TM 9-1575Quick Fit (Material Manual) Quick FitThe Watch Escapement Henry FriedWatch Collectors Handbook M. CutmoreComplicated Watches & Their Repair Donald DeCarleModern Watch Repairing and Adjusting John BowmanPrice Guide Clocks in Canada Peter UnittWarner Collectors Guide American Clocks Anita SchorschWatch Repairerʼs Manual Henry FriedWatch & Clock Making & Repairing W.J. GazeleyAdvanced Watch & Clock Repair H.G. HarrisCollecting & Identifying Old Watches H.G. HarrisBench Practices Henry FriedHand Book of Watch & Clock Repairs H.G. HarrisWatchmakers Lathe Ward GoodrichWatch & Clock Encyclopaedic Dictionary Donald DeCarleScience of Watch Repairing Simplified ThisellJoseph Bulova School of Watchmaking Joseph BulovaThe Modern Watchmakers Lathe & How To Use It Archie B. PerkinsClock Case Refinishing & Restoration Craig BurgressQuestions & Answers for the Watchmaking Profession AWIBestfit 111 Encyclopedia of Watch Material Part 1 Best FitBestfit 111A Encyclopedia of Watch Material Part 2 Best FitHistory of Clocks & Watches Eric BrutonClocks & Watches E.J. TylerThe Watchmaker & His Lathe H. JendritzkiAmerican Pocket Watch Identification & Price Guide Book 2 Roy EhrhardtElgin Watch Company Grade & Serial #s Roy EhrhardtForeign & American Pocket Watch Identification & Price Guide Book 3 Roy EhrhardtSerial numbers with Description of Waltham Watch Movements Waltham Watch Co.Rockford Watch Company Grade & Serial #s ` Roy EhrhardtWaltham Pocket Watch Identification, Grade & Price Guide Roy EhrhardtAmerican Pocket Watches Encyclopedia & Price Guide Roy EhrhardtIllinois Watches Identification & Price Guide Roy EhrhardtRolex Oyster RolexPatek Philippe Martin Huber & Alan BanberyPocket Watch Course 6 VCR Tapes by TacioneNAWCC Watch & Clock Museum VCR Tape by NAWCCHair Springing Watch RepairerMaster Retrieval Index of NAWCC Bulletins to end of 1988 NAWCCComplete Price Guide To Watches #16 Cooksey Shugart & R. E. GilbertClocks (Billings) 1 VCR TapeLongitude 1 VCR TapeNAWCC Master Bulletin Index 1 CD Disk

BORROWING Books may be borrowed and returned at our meetings by contacting Wally at 613-832-3085 or E-mail: wally@cyberus.ca (Please include NAWCC in subject). If you have an immediate need, material can be mailed or delivered. We also have an almost complete set of all Bulletins and a Master Index (CD) for researching their contents.

LENDINGIf you have books relating to Horology and would like to lend them for use in our library, or be willing to make them available for direct personal loan to other members, please contact Wally.

By Wally Clemens - Chapter Librarian

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Coming EventsToronto Invitational 2006 The 2006 Toronto Invitational will be held at the Neilson Park Creative Centre, 56 Neilson Drive, Etobicoke, Ontario, on Sunday May 7th. Seminars will include: John Hubby - Anton Harder- Father of the 400 day clock; Allan Symons - Unique Quebec wooden works clock;John Hubby - Dating your Jahresuhren-Fabrik 400 Day Clock 1902-1939. The program also includes Displays, Mart and an Auction. Mart Tables are available at a cost of $15 per table. It is suggested that you book early.Ben Roberts has program details, reservation forms and directions available should you need them immedi-ately. Otherwise they will be available at the March meeting.

Montreal Horological Show.At the January meeting, Peter Kushnir announced that Montreal chapter 187 will be holding its annual Horo-logical Show on Sunday 1 October. Mart Tables are renting quickly, and Peter suggested that potential sellers reserve now.

By Maynard DokkenClock Auction