I have a couple of clocks like that. One I keep open with a small sign
explaining that visitors are free to look inside and see what the weights
and case interior look like, but please don't touch. (The clocks are located
in a large hall where people are free to walk right up to them.) The other I
use a long strip of mylar with double sided tape wrapped around the waist of
the clock just above the lower door hinge. The door is warped so I don't put
much pressure against it but the mylar strip helps to keep it closed and
most people don't even notice it is there.

Heidi Campbell-Shoaf, Curator
Historical Society of Frederick County
24 East Church Street
Frederick, Md. 21701
www.hsfcinfo.org
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From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Joshua K. Blay HSBC
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 8:38 AM
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Subject: Pesky Tall-Case Clock Problem

The doors on some of our tall-case clocks like to open up over time; the 
keys have long been displaced. 

Might someone here have a suggestion to encourage them to stay shut but 
still be able to be opened on a weekly basis?

-- 

Joshua K. Blay
Associate Director/Museum Curator
The Historical Society of Berks County Museum & Library

940 Centre Avenue

Reading, PA
(610) 375-4375

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