Yesterday we collected my clock, the one that dad saved from the rubbish skip when he was working at a junior school on the edge of Bristol. The headmaster wanted a Nice New Electric clock....
The clock had never been overhauled...ever..and it is pre-1905. The cost was £175, but money well spent.
Last time it ran was 15 years ago, and it stopped on 19 July 2005. The same day that dad died.
I was so glad that he had given it to me a couple of years previous to then.
Today it ticks again, the heartbeat of the house. Dad would have been 90 today.
Pirate got a short ride in on his way home.
And we arrived to find no internet..and apparently whatever it was had also knocked out most of the UK banking systems...so despite not having hand storms, we were affected. So no engaging until this afternoon!
And so to another colourful sunset..still a bit pinker than I can show it, but I am getting closer.
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8 comments:
Beautiful clock, well worth getting in working order, especially since it holds his heartbeat.
What a lovely old clock, and I imagine it keeps time just fine. Thanks for your support over on my blog!
What a wonderful story about the clock.
Wonderful clock story. I have rather too many clocks in my house, but they all have a story to tell, and only two of them tell the right time.
'The Repair Shop' is my all-time favourite television programme.
It's a lovely clock and a family treasure. I can't believe the Very Nice New clock was any finer!
That is a good old clock, I bet it was made far better than the stuff we buy nowadays. Very interesting to read about the clock stopping when your father passed away.
So glad your clock is running again -- and on your dad's birthday! I hadn't heard about the internet or banking outage. Yikes!
A real clock is a treasure. A real, old clock...priceless.
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