Old Dominion NAWCC Chapter 34

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Sunday, August 10, 2008

11:00 AM Exhibit Opens
  Mart Opens
12:00 Noon Program Part I
12:45 Luncheon
Following Lunch Annual Business Meeting
  Program Part II


Crowne Plaza Williamsburg at Fort Magruder
6945 Pocahontas Trail - Williamsburg, Virginia

Program – 12:00 noon

An Interview with Dr. Ted Crom, Horological Tool Expert Stewart Lesemann from the American Watchmakers Institute visited the late Dr. Ted Crom at his Florida home in 2002. In this program, he interviews Dr. Crom, who at the time was about 80 years old. Dr. Crom was a very successful engineer and contractor, who caught the Horological “virus” at an early age.

During his lifetime, he wrote six massive books and numerous articles on Horological tools. Over a period of 50 to 60 years, he accumulated a collection of orological watch and clock tools from the 1700s and 1800s that he kept in a workshop museum in his home. Dr. Crom was very well known internationally and undoubtedly had one of the best collections of Horological tools in the world.

Unfortunately, Dr. Crom died recently at the age of 87. His entire collection was donated to the Smithsonian Institution. Bring your old Horological watch or clock tools to the Exhibit. See if you can stump our “experts”. Whether you know what it does or not, perhaps another member does!!!

Program – Following Business Meeting

Dr. Crom’s Collection Stewart Lesemann demonstrates many of the rare and unusual horological tools that were assimilated by Dr. Ted Crom in this video tape. It is totally amazing to see the depth and quality of the horological tools that Dr. Crom assembled during his world-wide travels from the end of WWII until his recent death. Dr. Crom also used these tools in his shop/museum to repair early watches for his own amusement. He also was generous and allowed horological craftsmen to borrow tools for specific tasks.

Previous Programs 

Edward F. LaFond, Jr. and Virginia LaFond

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

The Old Dominion Chapter No. 34 welcomes Ed and Virginia LaFond of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, as speakers for the June 8 Chapter Meeting.

Question and Answer Session with Ed LaFond

An opportunity to bring pieces from your collection to have Ed evaluate and give his opinion on authenticity, originality, age – whatever your questions may be. Ed is expert in American, English and Continental tall case clocks, as well as American shelf clocks to the mid-19th century.

Mourning Jewelry and Horological Affiliations

Presented by Virginia LaFond

Virginia will present a program discussing mourning jewelry and the affiliations shown with horology.

Making a Stem for a 14 size Waltham Watch

Presented by Old Dominion Chapter Members Dick Arnold, Lowell Fast and Tuck Tompkins

Chapter members Dick Arnold, Lowell Fast and Tuck Tompkins will present a video presentation showing the step-by-step process to making a stem for a 14-size Waltham Watch.

Buying Clocks at Auction

Presented by Old Dominion Chapter Member Lowell Fast Chapter Member Lowell Fast will give pointers on things to look for when buying clocks at auction.

Lowell works part-time for Motley’s Auctions in the Richmond area.

French Carriage Clock Escapement Movements

Presented by Old Dominion Chapter Members Dick Arnold, Lowell Fast and Tuck Tompkins

Chapter members Dick Arnold, Lowell Fast and Tuck Tompkins will present a video presentation explaining the French carriage clock escapement movement and hints on servicing this type of movement.

Restoring a Carriage Clock

Presented by Old Dominion Chapter Members Dick Arnold, Lowell Fast and Tuck Tompkins

Chapter members Dick Arnold, Lowell Fast and Tuck Tompkins presented a video presentation on the restoration of a badly abused carriage clock. The presentation was the first half of a large project to fix this clock. The problems solved in this part were replacing two broken pivots. The balance this program will be presented in February 2008.

The New Bern Tower Clock

By Kenneth J. Johnston Ken is a member of the Old Dominion Chapter No. 34 and resides in New Bern, North Carolina.

The Conventry Watch

Coventry is rated as the third largest watch center in England, after London and Liverpool. Yet, in the mid-1800s, it made the majority of the pocket watches and had the largest factories. It’s probably true to say that Coventry made the watch a commodity rather than a prestigious item for the more affluent. The presentation briefly examines the history of the city and the reasons for its demise and concludes with a case study of two watchmakers in the Earlsdon area.

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The Dead Beat Escapement

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The Recoil Escapement

Presented by Old Dominion Chapter Members Dick Arnold, Lowell Fast and Tuck Tompkins

Chapter members Dick Arnold, Lowell Fast and Tuck Tompkins presented a video presentation offering helpful hints for making adjustments at the bench on recoil escapement movements in June and dead beat escapements in August. They offered alternates to simplifying the complicated book formulas describing to these tasks.

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At the April meeting Computer expert and chapter member Stan Palen presented the programs. The first was on the MicroSet Timer and the second was on Computers in Horology.

William R. (Bill) Shirah , President
Edwin L. (Ed) Fasanella, Vice President
Judy Draucker, Secretary
Janet L. Tyler- Treasurer

Future Meeting Dates

August 10, 2008 October 12, 2008
December 14, 2008 February 8, 2009
April 5, 2009 June 12, 2009

CHAPTER 34 LIBRARY

CHAPTER 34 HISTORY 1954 - 1984

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