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Revere Telechron Dual-Chime Mantle Clock w/Westminster and Canterbury Chimes

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• published: 01 Aug 2014
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Bought this clock awhile ago, but I didn't really care for the tone of the chimes. The Canterbury chime is beautiful, when the rods are in tune. However, one of my bars is out of tune, and essentially sounds the same as its neighboring rod. So it sounds, to me, more like a 5-note version of the 6-note Canterbury chime. Anyhow, it sits in my parents living room now. This clock was sold in 1930 and sold for $103. $103.00 in 1930 had the same buying power as $1,395.58 in 2014. Amazingly, when electric clocks first came out, they were even more expensive than their mechanical equivalents of the time. Sadly, it hasn't held it's value. I got this one for more than I care to mention, and one recently sold on eBay for around $215. "Revere clocks were similar to Herschede clocks, except that there was no pendulum or balance wheel in the clock: the timekeeping was controlled by the electric motor, which was controlled by the frequency of the electricity. This meant that the time was incorrect in the event of an interruption of electric current. Whereas Herschede clocks would run for about 24 hours without electricity, Revere clocks would stop until the electric current was restored: this is why Revere clocks were not sold with the Herschede name. The designs of the mechanisms were based on the mechanical Herschede clocks and they shared some parts and design features. The cases, dials, hands, chime rods, and tubular bells were all of the same exquisite quality. Other Telechron clocks should not be compared with Revere and Herschede electric clocks, even though they have Telechron motors. It would not be fair to compare a Telechron model 711 with a Revere 104, since this Telechron originally cost $10, whereas this Revere cost $74. The quality of this Telechron simply does not compare. The craftsmanship in the Revere is so much more substantial, the materials used, the dial, the hands, the mechanism, the gears, (though both have similar Telechron B motors). In short, the Telechrons are very good, but the Reveres and Herschedes are fantastic!" Quote from Abbeyclock.com