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From DUFA to DUFA

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I just had to make it my next project. Returning from Salinas, I unloaded the tall case into my shop (garage), finding a temporary space for it.  Yes this shot appears to be in the same garage as my first posting about this clock but that just speaks to central coast garage designs. I assure you it's a different garage. The clock is tall. Like 6-1/2 feet tall. I took a closer look. The case is a little worn. It clearly hasn't gotten any love in many years but overall it's in great shape. There's a little wood strip missing on the top of the front door but otherwise it all appears to be there.  The case design practically screams a late transition from Art Nouveau to Art Deco in 1920's. That plain, spare design, very Deco. That little wood strip flourish on the bottom of the glass, Nouveau.  This clock is powered by weights hung on chains (no springs). I transported the weights, chains and pendulum separate from the rest of the clock. The weights appear to be origina...