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Interchangeable Cylinder In Junghans Wall Clock
By Gary Martin

Greetings all,  I am new to the MMD.  I have been working with vintage
and antique clocks for many years and have been fond of music box
movements starting with my sisters little box with the ballerina on
top.  I didn't realize that was barely the tip of the iceberg.

My interest in musical movements was rekindled when I received
a Junghans Vienna regulator wall clock for servicing with an 
interchangeable cylinder movement mounted in the bottom of the case.  
Up to that point all the wall clocks I had ever seen had a much 
smaller movement mounted behind the dial.  I find the same cylinder 
movement mounted in Junghans alarm clocks and music boxes but cannot 
find it in a wall clock.  So, I am coming to you folks for help.

The time movement in the clock is stamped the second half of 1911.
Did Junghans manufacture their own music movements?  I know this isn't 
the place to ask so much about a clock but I have run into a dead end 
on all the clock information sites and forums.

Thank you very much in advance.  I think my clock hobby will slow
down (not stop) and include music movements.  I bet it won't be hard 
to convince my wife.

Gary Martin


(Message sent Sat 18 Aug 2018, 16:05:21 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

Key Words in Subject:  Clock, Cylinder, Interchangeable, Junghans, Wall

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