The basement is looking better already! We have put in some shelving units to get things off the floor, and have found some really beautiful old electrical equipment in the process. Vintage voltmeters in wood carrying cases by General Electric and other companies with original documentation - porcelain lighting fixtures - antique laboratory lighting - [...]
Tag: Clockmaking
Day No.70 – Starting the Basement
This time around, I've decided to post some before pictures of the basement. These photos are comparable to the state of the upstairs area when I arrived here - although the downstairs served as a storage for extra machinery and supplies. So far I've discovered Schaublin 70 lathes & accessories, 102 lathes & accessories, watchmakers [...]
The Oakville Pinshop – an update
Dear readers - Some of you may remember the post I did about the Oakville Pin Shop shortly after my arrival here in Connecticut. You can revisit this part of the Harmon story here. The three trailers that were kept at the shop have now been unloaded and the contents relocated to a separate site [...]
Day No.54 – A Demagnetizer to End All Demagnetizers
We've been a bit swamped here with requests for information, opening the new ETSY shop and filling orders! BUT! there have been many new discoveries. Such as another amazing demagnetizer, a beautiful antique bench vise by Bleckmann, and a very peculiar escapement drawing.
Day No.48 – SNOW
We were hit with quite the snow storm yesterday. Today's venture to the shop found the mailbox buried in 3 feet! Nevertheless, some progress was made in the back room. The soldering stations, blacksmithing tools, casting & welding tools, and kilns are finally sorted out. Another interesting find today: 2 incredibly heavy unopened bottles of [...]