CLOCK MOVEMENT HAMBURG AMERIKANISCHE UHRENFABRIK

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HAC (Hamburg American Company) IS AN OLD MOVEMENT TIME ONLY. IT WAS REMOVED FROM A VERY DAMAGED CLOCK CASE. IT HAS THE COMPLETE MOVEMENT, HANDS AND PENDULUM ,AND KEY. THE MAIN SPRING IS GOOD AND IT ALSO HAS THE SUSPENSION SPRING WITH ATTACHED PENDULUM HANGER .***THE DISTANCE FROM THE WINDING ARBOR AND THE MINUTE SHAFT IS 1 INCH. ***IT HAS THE CROSSED ARROWS ON THE MOVEMENT AND LOOKS LIKE IT SAYS ***HAMBURG AMERIKANISCHE UHRENFABRIK, THEN SOMETHING UNDER IT I CAN NOT READ.*** IS SOME HISTORY OF THE COMPANY.***Also known as HAU in Germany from the german company name Hamberg Amerikanische Uhrenfabrik. When Erhard Junghans, founder of the Junghans factory, died in 1876, his widow's son in law, Paul Landenburger, who had acted as business manager for Junghans, left to start his own factory Named Landenburger and Lang. In 1883 the name was changed to the "Hamburg Amerikanische Uhrenfabrik", HAC became a very well known German clock company. Kochmann has numerous references. The company used many different trademarks but the best known is the "crossed arrows" symbol. They eventually merged with Junghans in 1930 *** THE MOVEMENT ESCAPEWHEEL ADVANCES WHEN THE VERG IS MOVED BACK AND FORTH , SO I THINK IT IS GOOD CONDITION, BUSHINGS LOOK GOOD.**CLEAN AND OR REPAIR AND USE THIS MOVEMENT OR USE FOR PARTS. ***THIS MOVEMENT WILL MEET YOUR NEEDS. read more