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Tick Talk Tuesday #51 – My Arthur Pequegnat clock

Tick-Talk Tuesday is dedicated to addressing readers’ letters and comments related to clock issues, challenges, and recommendations for specific clocks. In cases where the comments and questions are particularly challenging, I seek advice from my fellow clock enthusiasts to provide the most accurate and helpful response.

SS writes

Hi Ron. My name is SS

I’m writing from Quebec, Canada 

My mother in law gave me this clock before she passed. A while ago. 

I’ve been doing some research to see who would appreciate this clock and what is the value. 

I’ve been looking on sites but I don’t see this original shape. I was wondering if it would be possible to give me an idea of the value and who to sell it too. 

Thanks SS

Arthur Pequegnat fan-top
Rear of clock showing partial label

My Reply:

Thanks for your email, SS. I am just back from vacation and catching up on email queries, so, I apologize for the delay.

What you have is a clock made by the Pequegnat Clock Company of Kitchener Ontario. It is a clock that is part of their Maple Leaf series of kitchen clocks. Here is an article I wrote earlier this year describing clocks in the Maple Leaf series.

The Pequegnat story & the Maple Leaf series of kitchen clocks

Your clock has value and most Pequegnat clocks are sought after by collectors. It would be valued in the $200-$300 range.

Here is another article I wrote that might give you some ideas on how to sell your clock.

Selling your antique clock – some simple and effective strategies

Hope this helps.

Ron

My collection of Arthur Pequegnat clocks

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There are a fair number of Canadian clock enthusiasts that have various sized collections of Pequegnat clocks. Skip Kerr‘s extensive collection immediately comes to mind.

Although my collection is modest by comparison with just eight Arthur Pequegnat Canadian-made clocks they cover a range of models from kitchen to wall clocks.

The Arthur Pequegnat Clock Company was in business in Berlin, later renamed, Kitchener, Ontario (Canada) from 1904 to about 1941. Pequegnat clocks are well known among Canadian Clock collectors. Many are still running today and they can be easily found on local and national online for-sale sites and you might even find them on the northern border states of the US.

Here they are; I will let the captioned photos speak for themselves.

Arthur Pequegnat Maple Leaf kitchen clock, otherwise known as the “Fan top”

Restored Athur Pequegnat Bedford mantel clock
Arthur Pequegnat Bedford mantel clock (variant with larger dial)

Arthur Pequegnat Simcoe mantel clock
Arthur Pequegnat Simcoe mantel clock, Berlin period

Arthur Pequegnat Canadian Time (time-only) wall clock

Arthur Pequegnat Brandon (second version)

Arthur Pequegnat Canuck kitchen clock (otherwise known as a gingerbread clock)

Arthur Pequegnat Kitchen clock, Maple Leaf, otherwise known among collectors as the “pointed top”

Arthur Pequegnat Moncton, double spring time-only 15-day clock, post-Berlin (after 1917)

My journey goes on as I continue to purchase Pequegnat clocks adding them to my collection. I have yet to secure a tambour style clock and a Regulator #1 is certainly on the top of my list.

Arthur Pequegnat clock stops after 4 days

Arthur Pequegnat kichen clock

One of the few clocks that I have had professionally serviced is an Arthur Pequegnat kitchen clock (Fan Top). In the early days of clock collecting and repair I had not acquired the necessary skills and experience to perform my own work and had some of my special clocks serviced by a skilled clock-maker. I consider this Arthur Pequegnat “fan-top” kitchen clock, a special clock.

The following comments are not a reflection of the work done by a professional clock repair shop. I consider the clock-maker who performed the service on this clock to be highly competent and I would recommend them to anyone but mechanical clocks can be very temperamental at times.

Arthur Pequegnat kitchen clock commonly known as a “Fan Top”

Two years after the clock was serviced, it stopped. It shouldn’t have! I considered all of the possibilities including weak mainsprings, bushing issues, bent, twisted or torn suspension spring and bent wheels to name a few.

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