VIDEOS Click on an image to view the video French Picture Clock Behind the scenes look at what makes it "tick". Wait for the picture to come alive. (Video) Ray Bates, MBHI, Pres., The British Clockmaker, Inc. Interview and film of The British Clockmaker, Inc., Pres., Ray Bates, MBHI in Newfane, Vermont, December 2007 by WGBY TV, Springfield MA. Permission granted by WGBY. (Video) Gear Cutting Using the Mumford/Sherline CNC Indexer Part of a WGBY "Making It Here" series from December, 2008. Ray Bates, MBHI, Pres. The British Clockmaker, Newfane, Vermont. (Video) Birds Of a Feather Mechanical birds and what makes them sing. Background music from The Birds, by Respighi. Neville Mariner. (Video) Antique Cuckoo Clock Black Forest cuckoo clock with quail sounding the quarter hours. (Video) A Flock of Big Birds A cacophony of mechanical birds singing together while showing off their new finery. Recently restored and re-feathered by Ray Bates in Newfane Vermont. (Video) Six Bird Cages in Unison Six Mechanical Birds sing together in their cages after being brought back to "life" by Automaton Restorer, Ray Bates, The British Clockmaker, Inc. Vermont USA. (Video) German Singing Bird Box A singing mechanical bird following restoration in the clock and automata shop of Ray Bates, MBHI, The British Clockmaker, Inc., Newfane VT. (Video) Chronometer Escapement Detail, Dent Domestic Clock Chronometer Escapement, close up detail of detent in a domestic clock by E.Dent,London. Larger than in a marine chronometer and showing the action of the detent and roller jewel. Describing the action of the detent escapement has always been difficult and this is one more inadequate attempt to illustrate the action. (Video) Chronometer Escapement Film by Ray Bates, MBHI Herschel skeleton clock with large marine chronometer escapement, showing action of detent and escape wheel, and balance with helical balance spring. Not exact scale. (Video) Rising Sun Dial Pennsylvania clock dial in motion. (Video) Congreve Clock Shows the motion of the ball and the track action and adjusting points. This started out as an instructional video for those poor souls who have bought Congreve reproductions on EBay, but who have no manual. If there are requests, I'll add voice over later. (Video) Magician by Houdin French clock in gilded case with Magician performing a Shell Game. Attributed to Houdin (aka Houdini). (Video) German soldier clock, with Animated Soldiers. 19th century German soldier clock with animated figures accompanied by 36 flute organ. Synthesized music first, then its own, a bit wheezy, flute organ music! (Video) MusicBoxMovement Small music box movement from animated wall clock. (Video) Ray Bates,The British Clockmaker, TV Film, MtnLake PublicTV Interview in the clock shop of The British Clockmaker, Inc. with Ray and Richard Bates. (Video) By Permission of Mountain Lake PBS. Derek Muirden, Producer. Home About Ray Bates Services Offered Clocks and Barometers for Sale Automata In The Press Links The British Clockmaker®, Inc., Newfane, Vermont Ray Bates, CMBHI Antiquarian Horologist P.O. Box 102 49 West St. Newfane, VT 05345 info@thebritishclockmaker.com Telephone 802 365 7770 Mobile 802 254 0529   Important notice: All photographs on this page are © copyright by Ray Bates unless otherwise noted. This page is licensed for private, noncommercial viewing by individuals on the World Wide Web. It may not be reproduced in any form without the permission of Ray Bates. Items which are available for purchase are all shown on the Clocks and Barometers For Sale page.

Site by Webwerk