When when this back in time in olden days gone by, much of the earliest grandfather clock history took place in Merry Old England. Although the grandfather clock was then known as a longcase clock or tall case clock, the clock design was unmistakable. A weight driven floor clock in a free-standing wooden case with a [...]
Explaining to prospective clock customers, whether it is a shopper for a grandfather clock, or a wall clock, or a mantel clock, understanding the differences between weight-driven grandfather clocks and wall clocks in particular is critical to truly understanding clocks mechanisms, and being able to tell better quality clocks from more run of the mill clocks, [...]
At ClocksBlog.com, we aim to bring you information about all types of clocks, from new and antique tower clocks to street clocks, to floor clocks and grandmother and grandfather clocks, to mantel clocks of all types, including antique mantle clocks, to wall clocks and regulators, including weight driven clocks and keywound chime wall and mantel clocks. [...]
We at 1-800-4CLOCKS.com have many serious clock collectors as customers. The most serious collectors of clocks tend to be grandfather clock collectors, but we also have many serious wall clocks and mantel clocks collectors as well. Many have themed clock collections, such as those from the Black Forest of Germany, or say, miniature grandfather clocks or [...]
Mechanical and quartz wall clocks, whether made by Howard Miller Clocks or some of the many other wall clock manufacturers out there, like Hermle Clocks, Ridgeway Clock company, Bulova Clocks, Seth Thomas or others, offer many choice of wall clock style, functionality, chime whether mechanical or quarts or perhaps simply silent, material types, and decor choices, [...]
When deciding whether to purchase any kind of clock, whether a mantle clock, a grandfather clock, or a wall clock, the question of whether to get a time only clock, or ones with chimes, always looks large. One option is to get a time only mantel clock, with no chimes or gongs. Another option is to [...]
One request we at 1-800-4CLOCKS.com get regularly is to customize wall clocks, usually either for office clocks for corporations, for chains of retail stores, especially food outlets, and for uses in hospitals, universities and other large organizations. Purchasing managers and building construction coordinators, franchise managers, not to mention building developers and construction managers, are frequently our [...]
We at www.1-800-4CLOCKS, grandfather clock specialists, firmly believe that any serious grandfather clocks shopper should take a serious look at the designs and values presented in the Ridgeway grandfather clocks collection. There are both grandmother clocks and grandfather clocks to peruse. The designs are extraordinary, have German made grandfather clock movements made by Kieninger, are our [...]
As this blog post is being written, the evolution and revolution in grandfather clock makers and grandfather clocks brands continues. We are selling out the very last of our Bulova Grandfather Clocks. Bulova entered the great grandfather clock market with a bang when they took over and introduced the grandmother and grandfather clock designs that had [...]
Well, today we had our first unofficial trick-or-treating knock on one of our doors looking for candy. We pointed out they were a bit early, but our suspicion is that they clearly knew both that Halloween is still a few days away and that we are suckers for good costumes. This young boy was dressed as [...]