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10/30/2026

69th Brown Tool Auction
B69-219 ORNAMENTAL TURNING LATHE. Holtzapffel & Co. No. 1741. Mahogany bench with treadle powering a 33" cast iron bar and 27" wheel, the front rail fitted with unusually long 47" steel bed, equipped with 3" riser blocks for headstock, compound slide, and tailstock; the headstock signed and marked "1741" equipped with 5" center lathe, for a total of 8" (16" swing) on the riser. No overhead. Lot includes the original two-part mahogany accessory cabinet, containing five shelves carved with custom cutouts mostly populated with lathe accessories and tools (some cutouts missing), two fold-out cabinet doors stocking seventy-two predominantly Holtzapffel turning chisels, and twelve drawers that contain additional cutting tools and accessories. Originally sold in 1840 to a Mr. Thomas Villery. The lathe is 53" x 26" and 41" high; the cabinet is 18-1/2" x 43-1/2" x 88". The lot is extremely heavy so be sure you make appropriate shipping arrangements before bidding. We may be able to deliver it, depending on location, but ask first.

October 30-31, 2026
Wyndham Garden, York, PA

Details: Friday October 30
Dealer Tailgating: 8am-11am
Auction Preview: 8am-10:30am
Indoor Dealer Sale: 11:00am - 4:00pm
Auction Preview: 1:00pm-6:00pm

Saturday, October 31
Auction Preview: 7:30am-9:00am
69th Brown Tool Auction: 9:00am sharp

10/29/2026

Al gave a talk on 3 Horological Subjects, his 3rd part was about Charles Alvah Smith, a clockmaker who made a very unique style timepiece.
Al brought one from his collection to examine. Thanks Al for another interesting talk.

10/28/2026

Meeting Tonight - Wed - Oct 28 - Update
THE MEETING IS STILL ON FOR TONIGHT

Note, our speaker has been exposed to RSV and does not feel comfortable being in a group of people and transmitting this virus, thank you Marc for your consideration. So Al Dodson stepped in and will give a talk.
THE MEETING IS STILL ON FOR TONIGHT, SEE YOU THERE

10/26/2026

Meeting Notice
Date: Wednesday, October 28th, 2026
Time: 6:00pm Dinner (Optional) 7:30pm Meeting

Place: American Legion Post 34, 1388 Arcadia Road, Lancaster, PA, 17601 - ENTER IN REAR - Exit off Route 30 onto Route 72, Manheim Pike, right pass Park City Mall of you're going east.

Program: “3D Technology in Horology” 3D Printing and CNC Routing have entered the repair and making of Horological Timepieces, from the smallest watch to the largest tower clock.

Speaker: Marc Roberts and his two sons Tom and Sam will give a presentation an how all this equipment assist in the making and repairs of timepieces, Their presentation is titled 3D Technology for the Hobbyest Marc has always appreciated anything old and mechanical. Things in need of repair have followed him home, leading to projects involving building renovations, vintage cars and airplanes, tall case clocks and American pocket watches. His sons Tom and Sam grew up making and restoring things, always looking for ways to replicate unusual or hard to find items. Tom has made furniture, exact replicas of favorite movie props, original electric guitars and clock cases. Sam focuses on plastic filament and resin 3D printing and markets 3D printed model kits on Etsy. The family has acquired various 3D printing, scanning and CNC routing capabilities. Their talk foresees the application of these tools to clock restoration and clockmaking.
Featured will be Tom’s first wooden clock movement, made entirely with CNC routing.
Note: I’ve seen this presentation, this is a fascinating presentation on the capabilities of what is available to the horologist.

10/20/2026

One Tower Clock that probably didn’t make it.
Significant parts of the 143-year-old Limoges Town Hall in France have been destroyed in an arson attack, as protests broke out across the country over the weekend.
On 17th October, Limoges Town Hall was set on fire. Videos taken by people on the ground show its slate roofs ablaze and its central bell tower collapsing.
Designed by French architect Charles-Alfred Leclerc, the neo-Renaissance Limoges Town Hall was built in 1883, it survived two World Wars.

10/14/2026

“OPEN TO THE PUBLIC” - The National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors (NAWCC) organization dedicated to horology—the art and science of timekeeping, watches, and clocks. Join America's largest watch & clock community this Friday & Saturday, for the Mid-Eastern Regional Show, at the York Expo Center.
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10/12/2026

Hampton Pocket Watch from 1906. Private Label which means it was sold through “Ballenger Jewelry Store, which I thought someone from Maysville, Kentucky would find interesting . Dial is marked “Jno Ballenger, Maysville, Ky”, and movement is marked “John Ballenger, Maysville, Ky”. Any information on this jewelry store would be greatly appreciated.

10/08/2026

Some unusual clocks for sale at the Hershey Region of AACA (Antique Automobile Club of American.

10/01/2026

Thank you Wayne for giving an excellent presentation on “Is it a Watch or Clock”.
A vote was taken, “It’s A Watch”?

09/29/2026

GUILD - Meeting Notice
Date: Wednesday, September 30th, 2026
Time: 6:00pm Dinner (Optional) 7:30pm Meeting
Place: American Legion Post 34, 1388 Arcadia Road, Lancaster, PA, 17601 - ENTER IN REAR - Exit off Route 30 onto Route 72, Manheim Pike, right pass Park City Mall of you're going east.

Program: “Is This a Clock or a Watch”. This talk will explore a very fine timepiece with complications that the presenter recently acquired and is unsure of whichterm to use to describe it. All opinions would be appreciated and he is bringing the subject piece to the meeting.

Speaker: Wayne Laning, Wayne’s involvement in clock collecting has spanned 50 years and he was the National Chair of the NAWCC Craft Committee and the Vice President and then President of Chapter 158 for 14 years and counting. He has also been the mart and AV Chair of many NAWCC regionals and the national convention. With a special horological focus on York, PA tall clocks, Wayne has spent the last 25 years researching York clocks and their makers. He has provided presentations on Joseph Ives and PA tall clocks at many NAWCC events. He learned clock repair at a clock shop in Bucks County, PA and has a small repair shop in his basement and enjoys repairing clocks and maintaining the clocks in his collection.

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