I’ve got this old school clock that my mother bought in the 70s. It’s electric, and the style of the plug suggests it’s from the late 40s or early 50s. The cord was replaced at some point-- probably right after my mother bought it-- but the plug was retained, I’m not sure why.
It was in the kitchen nook my whole childhood, and as far as I know, worked when my mother packed it up and moved a lot of the things from the house to storage after my father died. That was in 1999.
So, now I have it, but the glass is cracked it, and it isn’t running. It’s not the plug, because I checked it with a multimeter, and current is running through it (albeit, I don’t know if maybe it’s not enough current, but I’m getting “continuity,” which means the meter pegs). The ends are clean and not rusted. The motor doesn’t look as good, and probably needs to be replaced.
The glass measures 16" exactly in diameter. The closest glass I can find is on eBay, and it is 15 & 5/16". The rim of the clock that retains the glass is 15", so I don’t know whether it can hold this glass in place or not.
Has anyone ever replaced glass like this? is it at all forgiving? can it be rigged, like with foam or cardboard, to fit in place?
A for the motor, can I buy a clock motor at a hobby store, and just swap them, or will it not be strong enough? the hand are big, and may be steel.
Any advice, even just tangentially related, is appreciated.
Oh, and I already sprayed the motor with Liquid Wrench, and let it sit overnight.
The hands turn, but then stay in place, so the gears move fine, and the hands are connected; there’s something else wrong.