Suppliers of British Manufactured Materials, Components & Chemicals for the Professional Horologist John Wardle Horological Manufacturer Unit 6 Albany Court Blenheim Road Airfield Industrial Estate Ashbourne Derbyshire DE6 1HA Tel: 01335 347154 Email: [email protected] Buy on line at www.johnwardle.co.uk 13th Edition Catalogue January 2020 Who are Wardles? Ashbourne works 2008 John Wardle followed his father Ralph into the trade and trained at an established clock making firm in Ashbourne in the 1930’s. After finishing his apprenticeship he volunteered for the army and fought in North Africa and Italy. In 1946 he was de-mobbed and founded the firm ‘John Wardles’, repairing clocks, manufacturing materials and high quality movements until his death in 1994. The company was taken over by his Grandson, Steve Bevan, who had worked for him for several years. John Wardles’ is now one of the largest manufacturers of Clock Materials in the world. 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Postage, Packing & Insurance Minimum charge £3.95 CONTENTS Longcase Materials 1, 2, 3, 4 French Clock Ratchet Wheels 16 Longcase Escapement Parts & Pinions 5 Vienna Materials 16 Longcase Date Wheels & Longcase 30hr Materials 6 Clock Keys 17, 18 Chain, Rope & Cord 7 Winding Hole Grommets 19 Line 8 Clock Suspensions 19 Engraving Wax 8 Metal End Suspensions 20 Bushings for Antique Clocks 9 Materials 21 Longcase Weights & Components 10 Screws 22 Longcase & Fusee Cast Bells 11 Clock Pins 23 Case Fittings 11, 12, 13 Cleaners & Polishers 24 Dial Fittings 13 Chemicals & Finishers 25 Fusee, English Dial & Bracket Clock Materials 14 Metal Treatments & Finishers 26, 27 French Clock Materials 15 Oils 27 Forged Longcase Bell Stand Longcase Single End A very high quality bell stand Suspension forged in one piece with a drilled One brass suspension with foot. Supplied with square brass riveted brass top. Spring steel locking nut to secure the bell. strip 0.15mm x 6.27mm x Item no LCBS 117mm total length. Item no LC1 £15.02 £3.10 Longcase Bell Hammer Longcase Double Ended Spring Suspension Composite bell hammer spring Two brass suspension. Spring which is drilled, tapped and steel strip 0.15mm x 6.27mm x supplied with a 4BA screw. 98mm and fitted with a drilled, Item no LCBHS tapped and slotted bottom (5BA). Item no LC2 £13.66 £4.75 Longcase Round Shank Longcase Double Ended Crutch Suspension, 3" Block Composite crutch for longcase Suspension designed to clocks. Built from three pieces prevent twist of the pendulum with a 2mm pliable shank and a during the swing. Threaded 4.40mm wide slot for the 5BA. suspension block. Requires little Item no LC2/3 finishing. Item no LCCBR £11.07 £8.28 Longcase Pressed Crutch 1 mtr of suspension Strip Blank 0.15mm x 6.27mm spring steel One piece pressing manufactured strip for producing custom from 2.00mm bright steel. This suspensions and other crutch can be made to look very horological uses. convincing with some work. Item no LCSUS6 Item no LCCBF £6.61 £4.08 Longcase Bell Hammer Longcase Suspension High quality longcase bell Bottom Block 5BA hammer. Manufactured from 3/8” x 3/16” suspension block, bright mild steel. Distance from drilled, tapped and slotted. mounting hole to the centre of Threaded 5BA. hammer head is 90.80mm. Item no LCSB Item no LCBH £2.92 £14.65 Longcase Pendulum Rods Rods are 1/8” Diameter Longcase Rack Spring threaded 5BA at both ends. Brass longcase rack spring with a Supplied in 3 lengths. drilled comma foot head. 30” long Item no 30LCPR Item no LCRS 31” long Item no 31LCPR 32“ long Item no 32LCPR 33“ long Item no 33LCPR 34“ long Item no 34LCPR £6.33 Price per rod is £3.34 Tel: 01335 347154 BUY ON LINE AT www.johnwardle.co.uk 1 Longcase Steel Pendulum Longcase 1¾” Gut Pulley Flat (45mm) Steel pendulum flat and adjusting A very high quality gut pulley. nut. 3/8” x 3/16” drilled and Unlike most pulleys this is threaded 5BA. manufactured with a forged one Item no LCSPF piece stirrup which is perfect for a quality 8 day Longcase. Item no LCGP13/4 £8.80 £14.38 Longcase 3 ½” Pendulum Longcase 1½” Gut Pulley Bob (38mm) High quality 3 ½” cast lead bob A well engineered budget gut with polished brass face with 3/8” pulley with a decoratively x 3/16” slot. machined profile and pressed Item no LCPB3 stirrup. Item no LCGP11/2 £10.35 £31.84 Longcase 1½” Chain Longcase 4” Brass Faced Pulley (38mm) Bob Very high quality chain pulley High quality 4” cast lead bob with with ornate profile and one polished brass face with 3/8” x piece forged stirrup. 3/16” slot. Item no LCCP Item no LCPB4 £13.78 Longcase 1½” Rope Pulley (38mm) £36.77 Very high quality rope pulley with ornate profile and one Longcase Plain 4” piece forged stirrup. Pendulum Bob Item no LCRP Manufactured for basic country clocks. Diameter 100mm, weight £13.78 1.2kg. This bob will fit our longcase steel and brass pendulum flats and rods. Longcase Date Wheel Collet Item no LCPBP Manufactured from CZ131 yellow brass. Collet seat is 3/16”, bore is 3.00mm and the long bearing part is 19.00mm long. Item no LCDWC £4.47 £31.27 Longcase Undrilled Date Longcase Cast Iron Bob & Wheel Collet Flat As above but undrilled for final High quality cast iron bob, 4” fitting to the existing stud. diameter with decoratively cast Item no LCDWUD front and completely enclosed £4.03 slot on the rear. This price includes steel flat with rating nut. Item no LCCIB Longcase Date Wheel Collet & Stud Paired date wheel collet and stud ready for final assembly with the date wheel and front plate. £37.71 Item no LCDWCS £7.36 Tel: 01335 347154 BUY ON LINE AT www.johnwardle.co.uk 2 Longcase Minute Wheel Longcase Fly Blank 42mm Stud x 29mm Stud manufactured to carry the High quality composite fly blank minute wheel pinion. Relatively manufactured from 0.75mm light construction, 2.40mm dia brass sheet with centres pilot shaft, 22mm long with a 2.4mm drilled. Requires very little thick shoulder. Fixing thread finishing. 3BA. Item no LCFB42 Item no LCSM £4.82 £14.64 Longcase Rack Stud Longcase Single Arm Stud manufactured for carrying Back Cock the rack assembly. It has a High quality lost wax cast back 3.1mm diameter shaft, 22mm cock with single arm to suit long with a 4.8mm shoulder. earlier movements. Fixing plate Fixing thread 3BA. manufactured from 3.2mm Item no LCSR brass plate. Very little finishing required. Item no LCSABC £4.82 £26.97 Longcase Rack Hook & Longcase Twin Arm Back Lifting Piece Stud Cock Stud manufactured to carry both High quality back cock with the rack hook and lifting piece. It twin arms. Manufactured from has a 3.1mm diameter shaft, 3.2mm brass, pre-machined 22mm long with a 4mm shoulder. and slotted. Fixing thread 3BA. Item no LCTABC Item no LCRHS £4.82 £26.97 Longcase Rack Blank Longcase Cannon Pinion Steel pressed blank ready to Bridge finish, 84mm long. Cannon pinion bridge machined Item no LCRB from 12mm x 12mm solid brass section and fitted with a 9mm outer diameter pipe extension for hour wheel. Centre distance for mounting holes 56.75mm. Item no LCCPB £4.53 £22.71 Longcase Cut Rack Longcase 1/8” Seat Board Steel rack blank for Long Case Hook (3.20mm) clocks ready for fitting. Supplied with nut. Item no LCRBC Item no LCSH1/8 £18.87 £1.50 Longcase Fly Blank 38mm x Longcase 5/32” Seat 26mm Board Hook (4.00mm) High quality composite fly blank Supplied with nut. manufactured from 0.75mm brass Item no LCSH5/32 sheet with centres pilot drilled. Requires very little finishing. Item no LCFB38 £12.54 £1.53 Tel: 01335 347154 BUY ON LINE AT www.johnwardle.co.uk 3 Longcase S Hook (Weight Longcase Great Wheel Hook) Click Longcase S hook. Steel great wheel click bent and Item no LCSH threaded. Item no LCGWC £0.98 £4.72 Wheel Collets (Pack of 5) Bi-Pin Click Spring Manufactured from CZ131 yellow Click spring manufactured from riveting brass to allow the wheel hard brass with bi-pin fixing. to be riveted easily to the pinion. Item no LCCSB Drilled with a pilot hole. Wheel seating 8mm Diameter. Item no LCC £4.20 £1.75 Longcase Brass Friction Longcase Comma Foot Springs Click Spring Standard click spring with Square hole. comma foot fixing. Item no LCFSS Item no LCCSCF Friction Spring Round hole. Item no LCFSR with a square hole £1.84 £1.75 Longcase Gathering Pallet Longcase Nut Blank Blank, Rear Locking 1/2” x 1/2” x 1/8” brass nut A pre drilled, mild steel blank for blank. producing rear locking gathering Item no LCNB pallets. Item no LCGP/R £9.40 £1.55 Longcase Gathering Pallet Longcase Seconds Pipe Blank, Front Locking Seconds pipe blank for A pre drilled, mild steel blank for Longcase clocks 1/8” (3.20mm) producing rear locking gathering diam x 2” (52mm) long with a pallets.