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Hi, Purchased at auction last week a bit of a wreck of what was once a beautiful French drumhead clock comprising slate and marble. Nothing particularly wrong with it other than the case has been painted with 'distressed' paint but can easily been wet sanded down and marblacked and re- polished and the works probably haven't been touched since it was made. Someone has also taken the brocot arbor out as well! Main problem is the drumhead at some time has detached itself from the base and someone stuck it back on with bostick!!! Needless to say it has come off again having sat in an auction room in this hot weather, not surprising really, whoever had it broke one of the straps that hold the works in and so glued the works into the case at the front with gorilla glue or some such like which I have successfully managed to get off and the back door was held on with silicone The works are now out of the drumhead and I have started to renovate the head casing. I have searched on the net but cannot find out how the drumheads were originally attached to their base. Anyone here know how?? Many thanks Dee