Nothing can't be fixed .

Having seen so many Llanrwst clocks over the years from John Owen through Watkin Owen to William David and even Griffith Owen ( The last guy wasn't really part of the family he was just a great opportunist) we came to the conclusion that no clock was beyond repair .
Some people look at poor restoration with furrowed brows and lots of tutting we see it as part of the rich history that goes to make the piece an individual Take for instance .

Listed in the book as clock fig 55 : number 217 , C1805  this face is described as "Clumsily Restored " And to some it is but to us it shows the clock was well loved , you see the first thing that wears on a white dial face if its loved is the Name and Numerals these clocks where the center of any household and a prize possession and would have been cleaned and maintained regularly and with 200 years of cleaning I would expect nothing less than to see this extremely rare face needing some TLC  .

So along comes the owner or someone who isn't an artist and fairplay to them they try there very best with the materials at hand to keep this wonderful clocks identity .

There's no mention in the book of it being an Osbourne of Birmingham or Ann Osbourne taking over the business in the late 1770's after the death of her husband and making a success of it up until the early 1800's when her son came into the business or the fact that the 5th pillar had been removed from the works at one time . But even with all the work that needs doing there are some wonderful people who know how important it is for these pieces of our history to be preserved for the generations to come and trust us and our skilled craftsmen to put back these piece to the way they once where .

Hopefully if Mrs Osbourne where to see this now after we have restored it with care and such attention to detail she may be as pleased as we know the owners will be .

There are more restoration before and afters on our website .

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