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November 2009

E.J. Dent Clocks and Pocket Watches Think Big Ben

By |2017-03-22T22:44:58+00:00November 28th, 2009|

Dent and Company is perhaps best known for designing the Tower Clock in England's Houses of Parliament, that has become known over the years as Big Ben (which is actually the name of the Bell in the Clock Tower). Dent also made bracket clocks and wall clocks, though we see very few of them for sale.  [...]

April 2009

Clocks White House History Throughout Time

By |2017-03-22T22:45:08+00:00April 30th, 2009|

We have written on our Blogs about grandfather clocks in The White House over many years, including the Oval Office, and the President's Private Office. The antique grandfather clocks have graced the White House for many generations over time.  If only the clocks could talk, what stories they would tell. Less chronicled than the White House [...]