Nigel Barnes, a fifth-generation horologist, acknowledges that it is a “tall order” to learn to fix a clock in two days. But some manage it, he said. Nigel Barnes working with Seán Martin, who had ...

John B. McLemore, the brilliant and quirky star of the hit podcast “S-Town,” is the center of a show highlighting his work in the art of clock restoration. By Bill Marsh Reporting from Columbia, Pa.

Every family seems to have some artifact that’s seen better days. A beloved heirloom, a forgotten piece of furniture, a broken clock that’s languished in the attic for years. Items that bear deep ...