It's certainly unusual to see a Gilbert clock in this style of case. I haven't seen that many Gilberts but most of those that I've seen were Gingerbread clocks/Kitchen clocks (idk), so it's interesting to see one in this design. I'm happy that even in the 20th century they kept what I like to call their "signature", which is the way the wheels are cut (those empty spaces between the arbor and the teeth are rounded, just like on german clocks) :) The gong has a very interesting sound indeed. Those are called Cathedral Gongs as far as I'm aware, so I think they tried to replicate the sound of a bell with it( bells emit 5 sounds if I remember correctly, including a lower octave and an upper octave). They didn't really get it though :/ The german gongs sound a little better. It's a great clock nonetheless and I'm happy that you were able to repair the case and movement :)
Wow, that's a lovely Gilbert! I can't say that I've seen one quite this nice in the United States. The Gilbert clocks I usually find seem to be a bit lower end compared to others such as New Haven, Seth Thomas, Waterbury and such. That's amazing you only paid £6! I wonder how that gong's tones would look on a frequency spectrum, it'd be interesting to pick apart exactly what tones it makes.
Actually Gilbert clocks with nice inlaid cases and brushed silvered dials turn up quite often here in the UK, so I'm wondering if they were cased in the UK. The amazing gong sound is how I identified my late uncle's black Parthenon clock from the 1970s as a Gilbert. That clock had such an unusual sound compared to all the Smiths and Perivale clocks etc, that I actually made an audio recording of it on cassette.
Interesting movement and the number 22 signifies 1922
I haven't seen a Gilbert movement like that, that doesn't have lantern pinions. Very nice clock!
It's certainly unusual to see a Gilbert clock in this style of case. I haven't seen that many Gilberts but most of those that I've seen were Gingerbread clocks/Kitchen clocks (idk), so it's interesting to see one in this design.
I'm happy that even in the 20th century they kept what I like to call their "signature", which is the way the wheels are cut (those empty spaces between the arbor and the teeth are rounded, just like on german clocks) :)
The gong has a very interesting sound indeed. Those are called Cathedral Gongs as far as I'm aware, so I think they tried to replicate the sound of a bell with it( bells emit 5 sounds if I remember correctly, including a lower octave and an upper octave). They didn't really get it though :/ The german gongs sound a little better.
It's a great clock nonetheless and I'm happy that you were able to repair the case and movement :)
Wow, that's a lovely Gilbert! I can't say that I've seen one quite this nice in the United States. The Gilbert clocks I usually find seem to be a bit lower end compared to others such as New Haven, Seth Thomas, Waterbury and such. That's amazing you only paid £6! I wonder how that gong's tones would look on a frequency spectrum, it'd be interesting to pick apart exactly what tones it makes.
Actually Gilbert clocks with nice inlaid cases and brushed silvered dials turn up quite often here in the UK, so I'm wondering if they were cased in the UK. The amazing gong sound is how I identified my late uncle's black Parthenon clock from the 1970s as a Gilbert. That clock had such an unusual sound compared to all the Smiths and Perivale clocks etc, that I actually made an audio recording of it on cassette.
Wow very rare
This is really nice