How much is my fill in the blank grandfather clock worth? This is one of the most frequently asked questions by grandfather clocks owners, or those who may have recently inherited one, or those who have lost a treasured new or vintage or antique grandfather clock in a fire or a flood. After Hurricane Katrina, we [...]
Floor Clocks include grandfather clocks and grandmother clocks. Some high-end makers, such as Howard Miller Clocks, Ridgeway Grandfather Clocks, Hermle Grandfather Clock Collection and even Kieninger Clocks seem to prefer to use the floor clock definition or nomenclature compared to a grandmother clock or a grandfather clock. Having said that, new Contemporary Floor Clocks and contemporary [...]
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Antique grandfather clocks have many charms. Having an antique grandfather clock or antique floor clock in your home or office is like having a living piece of history as part of your decor. Depending upon the age and provenance of the antique grandfather or grandmother clock, given that some grandfather clocks go back to the 1600s, [...]
The Ridgeway Grandfather Clocks company has the little-known distinction of being the American grandfather clock company that has made and crafted and manufactured grandfather clocks for the most number of years continuously and without interruption. While companies like Seth Thomas Clocks have been around longer, and made many many wonderful Seth Thomas grandfather clocks and floor [...]
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