The Dr. W. Barclay Stephens Memorial SF Chapter 5 meets on the 2nd Sunday of every odd month. To join (or renew your membership with) SF Chapter 5, please fill out the SF Chapter 5 Membership Form (.pdf) and mail or bring it to the next meeting; dues are $25.00 for a member ($26.00 with spouse),… [more]
Dr. W. Barclay Stephens
Price Russ has compiled a highly extensive collection of writing and information regarding the great horologist and philanthropist, Dr. W. Barclay Stephens, in the form of three .pdf files: Information About W(illiam) Barclay Stephens, M. D. The William Barclay Stephens Horological Collection Misc. Media Mentions
Clock-Related Wood Repairs by Jerry Konicek
Today’s presentation is given by Jerry Konicek on the most common clock-related wood repairs. Jerry is a master woodworker who has taught woodworking for many years. Jerry demonstrates the use of wood plugs to properly repair common faults in wooden clock cases. Jerry starts the presentation with a common clock case repair: the broken hinge.… [more]
Tom Kochmann on Lathe Work
This presentation and the previous one on "Choosing your first lathe" presented by Chapter Vice President, Ron Bechler, demonstrate an active interest in this most important watch and clock making tool. – ed Tom credits his lathe mentor, Archie Perkins, for demonstrating the tools and techniques required for successful lathe work. Perkins is the author… [more]
‘Watch World’ Excerpts from the Elgin Company Newsletter
Our January 14th meeting was well attended. Mart opened at 10:30AM and by 11:00 we had a full house. The Boy’s and Girl’s Club had a banquet the night before so the 50 MART tables and 10 silent auction tables were arranged a little different than usual. President Frank Keillor opened the Membership meeting with… [more]
Before My Clock Stops, What Can/Should I Do With My Collection? (Estate Planning)
Our January 9, 2005 started the new year with a better than average MART turnout. Table holders seemed to be happy. When the silent auction whistle blew, there was little left that had not been bid on. The MART is what this Chapter is known for. Our membership meeting followed the Mart with a poor… [more]
Repairing Music Boxes
Approximately 175 members and guest were present at our Sunday, November 14, 2004 meeting and mart. Our 50 mart tables were almost full of sellers, but our 9 silent auction tables were full. With Christmas that close , the occupancy of the mart tables was disappointing, although sales were good. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA President Frank Keillor conducted… [more]
Specialized and Antique Horology Tools
Approximately 150 members showed up for the September 12th Meeting and MART. Fifty tables were manned in the MART area and Eleven tables held silient auction items. As usual, watches were the big Mart item, with clocks and tools following. We were pleased to have former National Secretary Nancy Ankrum as a visitor, having recently moved to… [more]
American Watch Making – 1809 to the Civil War
Our regular second Sunday meeting at the San Leandro Boys and Girls Club began with the usual lively and well attended Mart, with nearly 60 tables packed with a profusion of horological treasures. The extensive Silent Auction, ably hosted (for the past twenty years) by Seth Finkelstein, ended with a whistle, signaling the beginning of the… [more]
Four Generations of Watch Case Making… A Profile of Martin Matthews
Our May 9, 2004 meeting was held as usual at the Boys & Girls Club. Turnout was poor as that Sunday was Mother’s Day. We even had open MART tables. In the past we’ve rescheduled for the first Sunday in May, also with poor attendance. So, we decided to stay on schedule, the second Sunday,… [more]
Clockwork Automatons, Old and New
by Don Day and Walter Loeliger Our March 14th meeting was held as usual at the Boys & Girls Club. Under clear skies and a warm day, approximately 250 members and quests made for a very large MART. All 65 tables were occupied with sellers or silent auction items. The Chapter is offering a new… [more]
The History of Chelsea Clocks
Our January 11th meeting was held as usual at the Boys & Girls Club. The Club held a fund raiser crab feed the night before requiring a number of Chapter members to show up early Sunday morning to help clean-up the gym, stack chairs, and rearrange the tables for our MART. Such a landloard. We… [more]
The San Francisco Historical Clock Tower and Related Items
presented by Dorian Clair Our September 14th Meeting was held as usual at the San Leandro Boy’s and Girl’s Club. Even with a Oakland Raider’s game scheduled in near-by Oakland, and a San Francisco 49ers game on TV, we estimate that the MART had over 200 members buying and selling. After a short Chapter Business… [more]
Gremlins in Watch Repair
Our May 11th Meeting was held on Mothers Day with a moderate turnout. In the past years the Chapter has met on the first Sunday of May instead of the second Sunday. A very popular “Flea Market” recently got it’s start in old Alameda Naval Air Station and has become the place to buy and… [more]