{"product_id":"vintage-smiths-enfield-st-paul-s-bakelite-bim-bam-mantel-clock-serviced","title":"Vintage Smiths Enfield St Paul’s Bakelite Bim-Bam Mantel Clock Serviced","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Source Sans 3','Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif; color:#2b2b2b; line-height:1.65; max-width:900px; margin:0 auto; background:#ffffff;\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- HERO --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"background:#1c1a17; padding:44px 30px; text-align:center;\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Source Sans 3',Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px; letter-spacing:3px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#b8924a; margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003eMahn \u0026amp; Co Clock Repairs\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003ch1 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',Georgia,serif; font-size:32px; line-height:1.25; color:#f6f2ea; margin:0 0 14px 0; font-weight:400;\"\u003eSmiths Enfield “St Paul’s” Bakelite Bim-Bam Mantel Clock\u003c\/h1\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"width:60px; height:1px; background:#b8924a; margin:18px auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-family:'Source Sans 3',Arial,sans-serif; font-size:16px; color:#cfc7b8; margin:0 0 16px 0; letter-spacing:0.5px;\"\u003eCirca 1950s • Fully Serviced • Made in Great Britain\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',Georgia,serif; font-size:17px; font-style:italic; color:#b8924a; margin:0;\"\u003eAffectionately named Basil\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- TRUST BAR --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"background:#f6f2ea; border-bottom:1px solid #e3dccd; padding:18px 20px; text-align:center;\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block; padding:0 16px; font-size:13px; letter-spacing:1.2px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#6b6355;\"\u003eProfessionally Serviced\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block; padding:0 16px; font-size:13px; letter-spacing:1.2px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#6b6355;\"\u003eRunning \u0026amp; Striking\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block; padding:0 16px; font-size:13px; letter-spacing:1.2px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#6b6355;\"\u003eKey Included\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block; padding:0 16px; font-size:13px; letter-spacing:1.2px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#6b6355;\"\u003e30-Day Returns\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- MEET BASIL --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding:36px 30px 10px 30px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',Georgia,serif; font-size:24px; color:#1c1a17; font-weight:400; margin:0 0 6px 0;\"\u003eMeet Basil\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"width:44px; height:1px; background:#b8924a; margin:0 0 16px 0;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px; margin:0 0 16px 0;\"\u003e\n      We have affectionately named this one Basil. He is not a flamboyant Westminster performer. Basil is the dependable sort, measured and characterful, happiest marking the hours in a warm voice without making the whole room about him.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px; margin:0 0 4px 0;\"\u003e\n      After many decades of service he carries the small marks and gentle variation that make this particular clock individual, and he is ready to begin his next chapter with the character earned in his first.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- INTRO --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding:22px 30px 10px 30px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px; margin:0 0 18px 0;\"\u003e\n      A handsome British-made mantel clock in the moulded brown Bakelite case that gives the “St Paul’s” model its familiar profile. The sweeping arched top, shaped feet and richly mottled finish make this one of the more attractive Smiths Bakelite designs, and it has polished up beautifully.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:17px; margin:0 0 22px 0;\"\u003e\n      The model name is confirmed against a Smiths brochure of the 1950s, which places the design firmly within that period.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003c!-- FEATURE PILLS --\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center; padding:6px 0 12px 0;\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block; margin:5px; padding:8px 16px; border:1px solid #b8924a; border-radius:20px; font-size:13px; letter-spacing:1px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#8a6b2f;\"\u003eBim-Bam Strike\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block; margin:5px; padding:8px 16px; border:1px solid #b8924a; border-radius:20px; font-size:13px; letter-spacing:1px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#8a6b2f;\"\u003eTwo-Train Movement\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block; margin:5px; padding:8px 16px; border:1px solid #b8924a; border-radius:20px; font-size:13px; letter-spacing:1px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#8a6b2f;\"\u003eMoulded Bakelite Case\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cspan style=\"display:inline-block; margin:5px; padding:8px 16px; border:1px solid #b8924a; border-radius:20px; font-size:13px; letter-spacing:1px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#8a6b2f;\"\u003eGlazed Brass Bezel\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- MOVEMENT --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding:22px 30px 0 30px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',Georgia,serif; font-size:24px; color:#1c1a17; font-weight:400; margin:0 0 6px 0;\"\u003eThe Movement and Strike\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"width:44px; height:1px; background:#b8924a; margin:0 0 16px 0;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:16px; margin:0 0 16px 0;\"\u003e\n      The two-train mechanical movement sounds the traditional bim-bam sequence on gong rods, counting the hours on the hour with a single strike at the half-hour. It is a warm, resonant note, less elaborate than a Westminster chime and all the more characterful for it.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:16px; margin:0 0 16px 0;\"\u003e\n      Winding is by key from the front dial, and the clock runs for eight days between windings.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- DIAL AND CASE --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding:22px 30px 0 30px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',Georgia,serif; font-size:24px; color:#1c1a17; font-weight:400; margin:0 0 6px 0;\"\u003eDial and Case\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"width:44px; height:1px; background:#b8924a; margin:0 0 16px 0;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:16px; margin:0 0 16px 0;\"\u003e\n      The cream and gilt dial carries bold black Roman numerals, its original decorative hands and the Smiths Enfield signature, protected behind a glazed hinged brass bezel.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:16px; margin:0 0 16px 0;\"\u003e\n      The moulded Bakelite case has been cleaned and polished by hand, bringing up a deep chocolate brown with attractive mottled figuring. The compact proportions suit a mantelpiece, shelf or side table.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- MAKER HISTORY --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"background:#f6f2ea; margin:30px 0 0 0; padding:32px 30px; border-top:1px solid #e3dccd; border-bottom:1px solid #e3dccd;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',Georgia,serif; font-size:24px; color:#1c1a17; font-weight:400; margin:0 0 6px 0;\"\u003eSmiths of Enfield\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"width:44px; height:1px; background:#b8924a; margin:0 0 16px 0;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:16px; margin:0 0 16px 0;\"\u003e\n      S. Smith \u0026amp; Sons began in London in the mid-nineteenth century and grew into one of Britain’s great clockmaking names, supplying instruments to the motor trade, the railways and the home. Clock production moved to a purpose-built works at Enfield in Middlesex, and the Enfield name became the mark found on the domestic mantel and wall clocks of the period.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:16px; margin:0;\"\u003e\n      Through the 1930s to the 1950s the firm produced a long run of striking and chiming mantel clocks in oak, walnut and moulded Bakelite. They were built to be lived with, wound weekly and passed down, which is why so many of them are still keeping good time today.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- RESTORATION CHECKLIST --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding:32px 30px 0 30px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',Georgia,serif; font-size:24px; color:#1c1a17; font-weight:400; margin:0 0 6px 0;\"\u003eWorkshop Service\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"width:44px; height:1px; background:#b8924a; margin:0 0 18px 0;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:16px; margin:0 0 18px 0;\"\u003e\n      This clock has been through a full service on the bench. Every stage below has been carried out by hand:\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003ctable style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n      \u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 10px 9px 0; vertical-align:top; color:#b8924a; width:22px;\"\u003e✓\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #eee7da;\"\u003eMovement fully dismantled and inspected\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 10px 9px 0; vertical-align:top; color:#b8924a;\"\u003e✓\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #eee7da;\"\u003eAll parts cleaned and pivots examined for wear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 10px 9px 0; vertical-align:top; color:#b8924a;\"\u003e✓\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #eee7da;\"\u003eMainsprings treated with Novostar oil\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 10px 9px 0; vertical-align:top; color:#b8924a;\"\u003e✓\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #eee7da;\"\u003ePivots lubricated with synthetic clock oil\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 10px 9px 0; vertical-align:top; color:#b8924a;\"\u003e✓\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #eee7da;\"\u003eStrike train and hammers set up for the best bim-bam tone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 10px 9px 0; vertical-align:top; color:#b8924a;\"\u003e✓\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #eee7da;\"\u003eCase hand cleaned and polished\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 10px 9px 0; vertical-align:top; color:#b8924a;\"\u003e✓\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0;\"\u003eTested on the bench, running and striking correctly\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- DIMENSIONS --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding:32px 30px 0 30px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',Georgia,serif; font-size:24px; color:#1c1a17; font-weight:400; margin:0 0 6px 0;\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"width:44px; height:1px; background:#b8924a; margin:0 0 18px 0;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003ctable style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n      \u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #eee7da; width:36%; color:#6b6355; letter-spacing:1px; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:13px;\"\u003eHeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #eee7da;\"\u003eApprox. 19 cm (7.5 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #eee7da; color:#6b6355; letter-spacing:1px; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:13px;\"\u003eWidth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0; border-bottom:1px solid #eee7da;\"\u003eApprox. 21 cm (8.25 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0; color:#6b6355; letter-spacing:1px; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:13px;\"\u003eDepth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:9px 0;\"\u003eApprox. 10 cm (4 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- CONDITION --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding:32px 30px 0 30px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',Georgia,serif; font-size:24px; color:#1c1a17; font-weight:400; margin:0 0 6px 0;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"width:44px; height:1px; background:#b8924a; margin:0 0 18px 0;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:16px; margin:0 0 16px 0;\"\u003e\n      Very good restored vintage condition, with the Bakelite case displaying particularly well. There is age-related wear to the gilt finish of the bezel and some natural ageing and light marking to the original dial.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:16px; margin:0 0 16px 0;\"\u003e\n      The rear door has an older sympathetic repair using wood battens, and there is historic soldering work to the front door. Both are sound and secure.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:16px; margin:0;\"\u003e\n      All of this is shown clearly in the photographs, which form an important part of the description. Please do study them.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- SETUP NOTE --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"background:#f6f2ea; margin:30px 0 0 0; padding:28px 30px; border-top:1px solid #e3dccd;\"\u003e\n    \u003ch3 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',Georgia,serif; font-size:20px; color:#1c1a17; font-weight:400; margin:0 0 12px 0;\"\u003eSetting Up at Home\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:16px; margin:0 0 14px 0;\"\u003e\n      Basil is supplied with a winding key.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:16px; margin:0;\"\u003e\n      Mechanical clocks can need a little regulation once they have travelled and settled into a new home. Straightforward setup and regulation guidance is supplied, and I am always happy to help after delivery.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- CLOSER --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"padding:32px 30px; text-align:center;\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',Georgia,serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#4a4238; margin:0;\"\u003e\n      Basil: a warm-voiced British classic, carefully restored for his next home.\n    \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- FOOTER --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"background:#1c1a17; padding:34px 30px; text-align:center;\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',Georgia,serif; font-size:22px; color:#f6f2ea; margin-bottom:10px;\"\u003eMahn \u0026amp; Co Clock Repairs\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"width:50px; height:1px; background:#b8924a; margin:14px auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:15px; color:#cfc7b8; margin:0 0 10px 0;\"\u003eAntique and vintage clocks, serviced by hand in Norwich.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px; color:#9c9284; margin:0 0 6px 0;\"\u003eCarefully double-boxed and fully insured in transit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px; color:#9c9284; margin:0;\"\u003e30-day returns. Questions are always welcome before or after purchase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Smiths","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54792635318611,"sku":"EB-147527254811","price":149.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1085\/4160\/8275\/files\/57_d70e4763-55a2-4334-b0f8-e63c0ba8cc5c.jpg?v=1788075601","url":"https:\/\/mahnandco.co.uk\/products\/vintage-smiths-enfield-st-paul-s-bakelite-bim-bam-mantel-clock-serviced","provider":"Mahn and Co Clock Repairs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}