Kyoto Clock Factory was established by Tsutsumi Yahei in October 1890 (Meiji23) in Kyoto City, and only for13 years it produced a lot of good clocks until 1903 (Meiji 36). The annual production at that time was 13,000 ~ 14,000. There are the features of Kyoto Clock Factory, the trade mark of “a pentagonal star” and floral letters “EIGHT DAY” on the clock face. The case with an eight inch clock face decorated with eight tacks around it is a little small, but it resembles Waterbury clocks closely. (Refer to Waterbury page)
The machine is an orthodox American type, except the gear that controls the chime is independent as Ingraham’s. (pointed) (Refer to E.Ingraham ・Seikosha [Early Yanagishima] page)
(左)五角形の星 (右)八日巻きの英語花文字
(left) The pentagonal star (right) Flowery letters of EIGHT DAY (roll) These are the features of Kyoto Clock. They can be found on almost all dials.
京都時計独特の、振り子室のラベル
The unique label of Kyoto Clock in the pendulum room
The number “25617” is stamped on the machine. It is said that the left two digits show year, and right two show the number concerning production. Therefore, it seems that “25” shows Meiji 25 (1892). The right two digits should be investigated more and the central “6”?, too. (The annual production at that time was as written above)
I have overhauled the machine, because it was pretty dirty. Mortise repair was not needed. All of the parts were washed and polished up one by one and oiled. The machine has become clean.