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Zaandam I Love Clocks
Posted: Thu September 23, 2004 03:29 PM UTC
Hi, I love diffrent kinds of Clocks and i know that Holland is famous for them, I just purchased a
ZaanDam clock and it is beautiful, would like to know more about the makers or factory it came from with Pictures and other clock shops from that area.
Hope I can hook up with someone to help me out ,,,
Thanks so Much and have a great day>>>Tom
cruzwithme45
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Zaandam Re: I Love Clocks
Posted: Thu September 23, 2004 04:06 PM UTC
There is a clock museum in the neighbourhood at the Zaanse Schans Tourist attraction; see http://www.noord-holland-tourist.nl/nl/museumplein/mnuurwrk.htm.
More at:
http://www.cultuurwijzer.nl/cultuurwijzer.nl/cultuurwijzer.nl/i000472.html

The nearest clockmaker around is at Koog aan de Zaan; see http://www.klokkenmaker.net/

How to repair a Zaanse Klok can be found at:
http://www.bkwatch.nl/cursus/moderne_klokken/moderne_klokken.html
or:
http://www.bkwatch.nl/cursus/moderne_klokken/monteren_zaanse_klok.html

PJ

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