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A Grandfather Clock is a Delightful Addition to Any Home
“Just imagine the chiming of a Grandfather
Clock – that is the sound that turns a house into a home…”
Around 1875, the American songwriter Henry Work was staying at the
George Hotel during a trip to England. He was told the unique story
of their old clock and it’s previous owner, and after seeing the
clock for himself, he decided to write a song about the fascinating
coincidence that the clock stopped forever the moment its owner
died. Mr. Work returned to America and published the song that sold
over a million copies of sheet music about the clock grandfather
entitled “My Grandfather’s Clock”. Until that time, clocks such as
the one in the old George Hotel were given various names, but only
since Henry Work’s song have large upright clocks been called
‘Grandfather Clocks’.
Grandfather clocks, also sometimes known as ‘Coffin Clocks’, come in
a huge variety of sizes and designs, ranging from antiques built by
famous clock makers several centuries ago, to those made today.
Pendulum clocks were developed by clockmakers in the mid 1600’s in a
bid to obtain a greater degree of time-keeping accuracy. By giving
them longer pendulums, clocks kept better time. These long-pendulum
clocks were placed in tall wooden cases so that they could stand
upright on the floor.
Since then, Grandfather clocks have become very popular items of
household furniture, and have appeared in a huge variety of cases –
many styles of which became fashionable, and then fell out of favor
as fashion tastes changed. Grandfather clocks were sometimes
embellished with ornate woodcarving, and often came complete with
chimes, tunes, and moon-phase dials.
Clock collecting is a serious passion for many clock lovers around
the world. Today, some antique clocks from the 1600’s to 1700’s
fetch tens of thousands of dollars.
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