The Clock Guild

The Spinney Block Collectors’ Guild runs a school for the maintenance, repair, cleaning and restoration of antique clocks.  The Guild, at present, has a substantial library of books, vertical files, charts, pictures and posters for use in instruction or research.  There are qualified, expert instructors that teach the tuition-free classes.  The repair school accepts donations of non-working clocks, cases and movements.  These clocks are not part of the Spinney collection but are used for the instructional purposes and practice by students.  Only advanced volunteer members of the Spinney Clock Guild work on and maintain the Spinney clocks in the permanent collection owned by the Historical Society.

Repair classes and the Spinney Clock Guild meet year-round at the museum complex in the Spinney building.  Meetings are on either Wednesday afternoons from 2 – 4 pm or evenings from 7 – 9 pm.  Presently, there are about 25 active members ranging from beginner to advanced status.

If you have ever been interested in learning to care for your own clock or are interested in learning its value or history, you would likely enjoy joining this group!  

Please call the Mather Museum Complex at (631) 473-2665 and leave a message.  We’ll get back to you with information.