overview - antique clock restoration
A member of the NAWCC since 1972, Don Leman began restoring clocks in Chicago, as an adjunct to his custom picture framing business ...
Several
framing customers asked him to restore their antique frames ... and eventually
their antique clock cases. And then one day, a gentleman from the "olde
country" walked into Don's shop. In his broken English, he said simply
that he could "fix
clocks" and "need
job." He was hired.
Don caught the bug. He became fascinated with the mechanisms, and his apprenticeship became a passion. Imagine working on a clock built at the time of Paul Revere ... taking it apart, figuring out how it works and how to fix it, and then putting it back together again — successfully! The man has the patience of Job.
So now he had the two pieces of the puzzle — both in his abilities to restore the cases and repair the mechanisms. Antique Clock Restoration was born.
Don is dedicated to olde world craftsmanship, taking the time (that's a pun) to "get it right." His restorations remain true to the original — Don takes the time to preserve each clock's originality and character.
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Olde world craftsmanship is apparent in each restoration, backed by more than 35 years of experience. Don carefully restores each clock as true to the original as possible, including polishing the screws and fashioning new parts when necessary—both for the mechanisms and for the cases.
He doesn't attempt to make old clocks look new—that would be out of character to the clock. Instead, he strives to preserve each clock's originality and character.
Our Services ...
- European & American Clocks
- Cleaning & Oiling
- Mechanism Repair
- Case Restoration
- Local Pick-up, Delivery, & Set-up
