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Old 07-15-2021, 08:12 AM
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In our kitchen we have an 1890's Waterbury drop octagon school house clock. It started out in a rural one room school house in Iowa where DW and I grew up. I can say this because on the back of the clock is written the name of the school house and then dates of subsequent cleaning about every five years starting in 1895.

Yes it still works and keeps surprisingly good time. It is quite loud and I hear it ticking away as I write this. It is supposed to be an 8 day clock but it needs wound about every 7 days. Maybe the main spring is has lost a bit over time. I can relate to that.
I had a friend, now departed that taught himself clock repair. His home was amazing.
At least 50-100 antique clocks running chiming etc.

To your clock, it is likely the main spring has broken and been replaced. Often they replaced the heavy eight day spring with a lighter one. Less power is less wear on the clock. You will find it is a little fast when you wind it and then slows down as the spring unwinds. The reason why a weight driven clock is or can be more accurate.