Photo of the interior of an American clock repair shop around 1912. If your clock did not work, this was an example of the kind of the place you would take it for its second.. third...-or N-th lifetime, since the fine and delicate workings of most mechanical clocks were quite servicable and the parts readily available. And the repairmen (like watch repair people) surely were proud of their work always at a resonable final cost. This wonderful, old-school art gradually started to fade (owing to less demand for it) particularly due to today's digital technology along with other throw-away clocks that no longer can be fixed when they do not operate....