Whirlygig Table Clock A 1959 Model 2268 Whirlygig table clock designed by George Nelson & Associates for the Howard Miller Clock Co. It’s 8.5 inches tall and constructed of brass, glass and…
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Grandfather Clock still here after 200 Years
North Haven, CT – Many years ago when Gloria Furnival was visiting an old friend, Mable Squires, she noticed an old Grandfather clock she thought would make a nice addition to the…
Restoring the 1911 Seth Thomas Clock from the New Bern, NC City Hall tower
The 1911 Seth Thomas Clock from the New Bern City Hall tower. A group of volunteers have been restoring this fine tower clock since 2007. Dobert Owsley and other clock enthusiasts are…
Clocks Get Their Decor Due
From: Clocks Get Their Decor Due Time was, a clock graced a wall in most homes. Often it was not so much stylish as functional (think old-fashioned school clock). But sometimes it…
Clock That Predates London Fire Sells For Record $286,000
A rare and important lantern clock dating back to the reign of James I (1603 – 1625), was sold for $286,000 at Bonhams on June 19, a world record price for a…
World’s most precise clock keeps time to 1 second in 3.7 billion years
Washington, Feb 5 (ANI): Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built a new version of an atomic clock based on a single aluminum atom which is now…
The Clock Depot featured in The Kansas City Star
01-25-2010 RUSTIC WARMTH Grooved boarding aged and distressed to resemble weathered wood planking is the backdrop for this time keeper that’s part of a Large clock collection. The dial has Roman numerals…
Clocks make a fashion statement for the home
Add time to your life Elaine Markoutsas / At Home from: detnews.com Time was when a clock graced a wall in most homes. Often it was not so much stylish as functional…
1670 Grandfather clock sells for over Half a Million Dollars
The ebony veneer “long clock” was made in London around 1670 by Dutch-born Ahasuerus Fromanteel, who built the first-ever precise pendulum clocks in England. It meant clocks had became accurate enough to…
It’s Not Your Grandfather’s Clock Anymore
Not too long ago all Grandfather clocks looked very much the same. Most traditional grandfather clocks (shown on right) offer a cherry, a split pediment and a finial at the center of…