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Hello all, I am not a repair person, but am looking for advice on what to do with a clock I recently inherited. The clock belonged to my grandparents, and the last I saw it running was probably in the mid-to-late 1960s. My mother inherited from her, and I recently came into possession of it as it was supposed to go to my brother, but he recently passed away. The only markings on the clock I can find is the "Kern" name on the face, and "Kern U Söhne" on the back plate. There is "Made in Germany" on the underside of the platform as well, but that is it. No serial number, no year of manufacture, nothing. I'd like to figure out two things: Exact age of the clock. Is it worth taking it some place to be looked at and return it to working condition. As I can find no markings, maybe someone here has access to knowledge I have been unable to find after all the googling I have done to this point (It's how I came across this forum). I have no key for it, don't know what size it is to get a replacement, and since I don't think it has ran since before 1970, is probably in need of a good cleaning and oiling at a minimum. From the research I've done, the wire probably needs to be replaced as I sure we spun the pendulum when we were kids and have more than likely twisted the suspension spring. The pendulum does still rotate, and will reverse direction - I only did it lightly to see if it still "worked". The pendulum is now locked until I decide what to do with it. As it is a family heirloom, it would be nice if I could get it working again and display it on our fireplace mantel. But I don't know if it's worth it. I will try and include some pictures here. Any thoughts are welcome and appreciated.

Hey yo! New to this game. My name is Early Riser! Like i'm new to this game. Can I get some advice on how to fix my anniversary clock....All of the advice.