The Clock Repair Shop

15/03/2026

Not a clock LOL but something I restored, rebuilt Perkins 4018 marine engine.

15/03/2026

I get asked to repair or restore some strange things.

31/01/2026

31/01/2026

A repair and restoration of a Protector miners lamp from Eccles Manchester

30/01/2026

I do get asked to repair, restore some interesting things.

25/01/2026

Harvey's grandfather clock suddenly stops working right one day.
He loads it into his van and takes it to a clock repair shop. In the shop is a little old man who insists he is Swiss but has a heavy German accent asks Harvey, "Vat sims to be ze problem?"

Harvey says, "I'm not sure, but it doesn't go 'tick- tock-tick-tock' anymore. Now it just goes 'tick...tick...tick.'"

The old man says, "Mmm-Hm!" and steps behind the counter, where he rummages around a bit. He emerges with a huge flashlight and walks over to the grandfather clock. He turns the flashlight on, and shines it directly into the clocks face. Then he says in a menacing voice, "Ve haf vays of making you tock!"

25/01/2026

I'm back

It was 1940.....in war time Berlin. An SS Officer had a side line going as an amateur clock maker and repairer. One day a customer walked into his clock repair shop with a mantel clock. The SS Officer said "Vhat can I do for you?" The customer replied. "It's my mantel clock. It's not working properly... if you put your ear to it, you will know what I mean. All it does is Tic-Tic-Tic-Tic-Tic all of the time Tic-Tic-Tic. It doesn't Toc".

"Okay, leave it viz me, I'll sort it out. Come back on Thursday when it will be ready for you".

The customer returned to the clock repair shop on the Thursday; went inside where he saw the SS Officer, and the mantel clock on the counter which had been repaired and was awaiting collection.

The customer said to the SS Officer "Oh, so you got it working then, how much do I owe you?" "Ten Deutsche Marks" said the SS Officer. The customer paid him, picked up the clock and started to walk out when he stopped and turned to the SS Officer and said "Out of curiosity, just how did you manage to get it going properly again?" To which the SS Officer replied "Vee had ways of making it TOC!"

25/01/2026

Not posted for a long while :-( had sooo much going on. Still repairing alive and kicking.

21/04/2024

Had a moment of weakness :-(

21/04/2024

A present for me, from me
Congreve rolling ball clock.

21/04/2024

Hello all I'm still here. A new year FFS started of with dad having a laparotomy for a bowel obstruction aged 87 years. 4 weeks in hospital unable to visit as we had covid again 4th time for me. 6 weeks at home to recover with us both supporting him. And the list goes on . Some things have been neglected BUT family first, ALWAYS . Rob

31/12/2023

Happy new year to you all, we won't be seeing it in as Tracey Jones is working tomorrow. Be sensible and be safe xx Rob and Tracey