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“Welcome to Maine, where friends are
strange, the moose are good-looking, and foreigners from New Hampshire and
elsewhere are always welcome.” Thirty-four
members and guests arrived at the Brunswick Atrium in downtown Brunswick,
Maine beneath “I think wintah is coming” skies. There’s a chill in the air, and old man winter was breathing
down our necks. The Cummings
traveled the longest distance, having come from New Brunswick, Canada.
Newcomers aren’t strangers for
long, for Chapter 89 is known for good hospitality. Everyone had an opportunity to ponder
over the growing display of auction, and we all enjoyed a whiff of “what’s
cookin” from the buffet.
The 170th meeting and 37th
year of Maine Chapter 89 got underway at 11:00 a.m. with some NEW faces in
the crowd. During the Welcome Hour,
we caught up on the latest news.
The Business Meeting started around
1:00 PM, led by President Nan Vance.
She welcomed members and guests during her opening introduction and
asked for folks to make a “self introduction”.
OLD BUSINESS: President Vance
rendered a reading of the Minutes of the Meeting for our September 2006
meeting. Treasurer Tom Vance
rendered the Treasurer’s report.
The membership accepted both reports.
NEW BUSINESS:
Volunteers
Needed:
Assistant
Secretary - see Nan
Newsletter Committee - see Ern or provide an article of
interest
Upcoming
Events
Saturday,
December 16 - Clock Repair Workshop F101-4 at Jim Lea's shop in Rockport
Lantern Pinion
Repair: Drill out collar holes to remove & replace worn wires, Hand
Bushing, Broaching & End-shake, Bushing with Bushing Tool and then
Broaching to size.
Saturday,
January 13, 2007 – Clock Repair Workshop F101-5 at Thornton Oaks
Lathe
tutorial, Re-pivoting an arbor, Repair/Replacement of wheel teeth. Discussion of heat treatment of
materials commonly used in clocks.
No
cost. RSVP Ern Grover
324-8994. All members welcome regardless
of level of experience. Tutorial
training is available. Call Ern
Grover to arrange remedial for missed classes.
Saturday,
January 20, 2007 – Regular Meeting at Winner’s Sport Grill
Our
featured speaker will be Cal Morgan, Fellow, NAWCC. Cal’s subject will be “James Cary the
Brunswick Maker”. Cal’s
presentations are always lively and interesting, so please make your
reservations early.
For more info about upcoming events, visit the web site, refer
to your newsletter or see one of the Officers.
President Vance
announced Annual chapter dues would be $5.00 through December 31 and $10
after January 1st. Treasurer Vance announced that all attendees
at the meeting had paid their dues.
(Thems
from New Hampsha must convert turnips and pumpkins first)
ELECTION OF OFFICERS:
Cal Morgan, as Acting Nominating
Committee Chairman, presided over our Nominations and Elections. He eloquently presented the slate of
Officers, as there were no Directors terms ending. By unanimous vote, the following
officers were elected:
2007
Officers for Chapter 89 are as follows:
President: Nan Vance
1st
Vice President: Paul Fournier
2nd
Vice President: Mark Beever
Secretary: Ern Grover
Assistant
Secretary: Open
Treasurer: Tom Vance
Assistant
Treasurer: Bob Laird
Directors: Ben Crosby, Creighton Gogos, Carl McCabe
Non-Voting
Advisors to the Council: Cal Morgan
and James Bryant
Cal suggested members give
thoughtful consideration about volunteering to be Assistant Secretary and
that it could be an enjoyable experience.
show
& tell: Jim Lea
brought in a gong he had made for an English circa 1770 double fusee
movement. He made the gong using
heavy music wire using
#25 or #26 (thereabouts), the largest he could order. He found
instructions to make it in the NAWCC archives that referred him to a 1972
article. Jim Lea showed a
lathe-mounted jig in aluminum for winding a new gong, based on an article
in the NAWCC bulletin. The index of articles is now searchable online
at the NAWCC website, and Jim encouraged its use.
Alex Cummings showed us a stylish
Tiffany Art Deco (square case) clock that had a 8-day 15-jewel Concorde watch
movement and was curious about the value of it. Tiffany desk clock in a
square case.
Tom Vance brought in an unusual
antique German Painting Clock that also had a cuckoo.
Raffle
drawing: 1st
Winner was Chris Wilkie and 2nd Winner was Charlie
Fairbrother. Congratulations!
auction: Clocks
and watches and parts and literature and tools, oh my! What an auction! Chapter 89 members enjoyed a fast, paced
and fun filled auction thanks to Auctioneer Jim Lea’s able leadership and
helpers Warner Vaughan and Sam Ogilvie.
Items up for bid included a
beautiful key wind circa 1834 gold cased English fusee pocket watch,
several kitchen clocks in working order, a variety of tools, a lovely
Chelsea shelf clock, wood and brass movements, parts, parts, parts, boxes of
dials, several carriage clocks, including one from Biddle, Bailey &
Banks of Philadelphia, a variety of watch straps, and several lots of NAWCC
Bulletins.
Thanks to all for bringing such a
variety of great items and for the robust bidding! Special thanks to John Vickery and Gene
Sagerman, who donated all or part of their proceeds to our Chapter.
Invitation: Come join us at a future
meeting. We’d love to show you some
Maine hospitality.
Ern Grover, Chapter 89 Secretary
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President
Vance brings the meeting to order
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Jim
Lea leads off the auction with assistants
Warner
Vaughan and Sam Ogilvie
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