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July 31, 2008
Clock repair; place to buy lampshades
I am doing a few things around my place and wondered if I could get any brownstoners to recommend a place for clock repair. I have two mantle top clocks that I bought at a flea market and would like to get working. Also, I wonder if anyone nas experience buying lampshades. I need a place that has a pretty good selection and good prices. Thanks for your help as always.
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Donatella, where ya been?
For lampshades, try Broome Lampshade at 325 Broome, right off the Bowery. Their phone is 212.431.9666. They carry a huge selection of shades, and can also do custom. If you can, bring the lamp with you, as it helps immensely to try different sizes and shapes right there.
Prices are more expensive than Target or such, but certainly less than fancier places uptown. Shades are also of high quality, in many, many, different fabrications and styles.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at August 1, 2008 1:10 AM
I'll second the above comment.
Posted by: kidbklyn at August 1, 2008 8:31 AM
Thank you!!! How nice of you to miss me! I have been working very hard at my day job these days which has cut into my Brownstoner obsession but I am taking a week off from work and guess what I am doing? Working on the brownstone.... Thanks very much for the recommendation.
Posted by: donatella at August 1, 2008 10:36 AM
Good to see you back, D, albeit briefly (I was a site guest back when you were active, but we "conversed" a few times). Thought you'd drifted off due to the increasing venom.
A block or so from Broome lampshade is "Just Shades" on Spring around Mott or Elizabeth. More of the same as on Broome. Of course there would be a "shade district" next to the lighting district.
Posted by: slopefarm at August 1, 2008 11:01 AM
Hello Slopefarm, actually I was upset by the way it gets sometimes, but when I ask for help I always get it so there is a core of solid brownstoners still coming. I got a lot of help with some recommendations (chairs, upholstery) recently and I am going to post the results when I get to taking a few pictures. Thanks and I hope it's going well.
Posted by: donatella at August 1, 2008 11:24 AM
For antique clock repair - John Metcalfe.
He's not cheap, but he's REALLY good.
(from NY Magazine):
Clocks
Antiquarian Horologist
1 Beekman Street, Room 507
212-587-3715
John Metcalfe will work on any non-battery-operated clock, be it "an early Woolworth or a late Faberge," or even a complicated grande sonnerie, which he describes as "a clock that simply won't shut up." Metcalfe recently overhauled a Renaissance table clock ("All the parts were there, but it hadn't run in centuries") that he got working for $1,000. Prices start at $200 for general repairs and $600 for long-case (grandfather) clocks and escalate based on complexity. He makes housecalls and guarantees his work for a year.
Posted by: walester at August 1, 2008 4:50 PM
Nice to see you again, d. I was Bx2bklyn until trolled to death. Broome is a great place and I was shocked at how reasonable they are- even for custom work. It's nice to see another reference though. walester, that was great information about John Metcalfe. I have a beautiful old wall clock I'd love to get repaired one day.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 1, 2008 8:11 PM
You may also check on www.mycalypsohome.com
Posted by: meli_84 at August 1, 2008 9:28 PM
Thank you!!
Posted by: donatella at August 3, 2008 4:45 AM
Clinton Hill Clocks
St. James Place
Brooklyn, NY
www.clintonhillclocks.com
917 656 5513
David Sokosh has a Clinton Hill Brooklyn based antique clock repair shop and showroom. Prices start at $65 for basic servicing and full restoration starts at $175. He specializes in American 19th and 20th Century timekeepers with a special fondness for Brooklyn made Ansonia clocks. He also works on French, German and English mechanical clocks. Hours at the shop are by appointment. Check the website for his schedule, he's often at the DUMBO Antique Market and the Brooklyn Flea in Fort Greene. He sells clocks and gives estimates for repairs at these events. He'll also make a house call if your clock can't travel.
Posted by: Sherwood Crane at February 23, 2009 8:34 AM
Clinton Hill Clocks
St. James Place
Brooklyn, NY
www.clintonhillclocks.com
917 656 5513
David Sokosh has a Clinton Hill Brooklyn based antique clock repair shop and showroom. Prices start at $65 for basic servicing and full restoration starts at $175. He specializes in American 19th and 20th Century timekeepers with a special fondness for Brooklyn made Ansonia clocks. He also works on French, German and English mechanical clocks. Hours at the shop are by appointment. Check the website for his schedule, he's often at the DUMBO Antique Market and the Brooklyn Flea in Fort Greene. He sells clocks and gives estimates for repairs at these events. He'll also make a house call if your clock can't travel.
Posted by: Sherwood Crane at February 23, 2009 8:35 AM
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