furniture • frames • wooden objects • architectural woodwork


Installing tall case clocks with Senior Conservator of Furniture Behrooz Salimnejad.


Installation of Clocks
During the installation of PMA's Early American Art galleries, I assisted in moving and installing six tall case clocks, which involved:
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Removing finials and bonnets
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Removing weights and pendulum
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Winding weight strings
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Removing works and placing them on custom-made cradles
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Vacuuming case, bonnet, and works
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Reinstalling all elements in new location
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Attaching clock case to plywood gallery wall substrate using wood screws with leather washers through existing holes in the case
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Fabricating custom mounts from plywood to secure tall case clocks to gallery walls in corner installations
Peggy Olley
Mounts that I made to secure tall case clocks to gallery walls in corner installations.