Herschede Antique 5 tube grandfather clock with two train three function movement circa 1909 

There really isn’t anything you can do without resilvering it completely. The dial is made of brass and a process using a silvering powder is used to make it appear silver. Unfortunately, any attempts at cleaning will only make it worse.

Due to the fact that the chime and strike train are combined, it takes more weight to drive it. The weight for my 7 tube colonial with this same movement is 38 pounds.

This one pre- dates when they started giving them model names. This one is from 1909, the Virginian was introduced in the 1940’s.

@@clockdude1500I also noticed how the strike train did not turn off right after the strike ended, why is that?

@@V.G.F. that is because the music roll returns to its home position before the train stops. This clock has a very unusual movement that Herschede developed in 1909 that only uses one gear train for both chime and strike operation through a series of cams and levers.

@@clockdude1500I have another question, did Herschede continue making these movements until their closure in 1984? Or did they discontinue them sometime?

@@V.G.F. the two train three function movement was discontinued in 1919 because it can be troublesome and many failed prematurely. Not to mention it takes a lot of strength to wind the weight for the chime and strike train, especially in the 7 and 9 tube models where it weighs nearly 40 pounds.