Time In Style and Fashion
When someone asks you, “what time is it?” are you trying to hide your watch? Or do you feel confident about telling them the actual time because your watch is very accurate and elegant looking? In today’s modern world, clocks and watches don’t just serve a single purpose anymore. Some watches serve other purpose - an example is as an alarm clock, data bank, as a stop watch and more. Some clocks…
Blaiz Enterprises - Chimer free download
Antique analogue clock. Choice dials/hands. Variable size.22 chimes/ships bells.
Grandfather Clocks
For many people, the dignified appearance and mellow sound of a grandfather clock gives life to a home; in addition, buying a grandfather clock can be an excellent investment. As decorative objects,… [Author: Marcelle Snyder - Home Improvement - September 08, 2005]
Time and Time Again
From the beginnings of the human civilization, man has tried to determine time. Through the position of the sun in the sky by day, through the sun dial, pocket watches, grandfather clocks, digital clocks, and lately, through atomic watches. Time indeed has become a very important factor of our daily lives. It creates the routine of many of man’s different schedules. Even the Bible tells…
Grandfather gives family his gift of time
On Saturday morning, Eldon Schoonover’s Pleasant Grove garage is filled with a couple dozen grandchildren, their spouses, and even his grandchildren’s grandchildren — and grandfather clocks, 16 to be exact.Each handmade, solid oak clock is a gift from Eldon Schoonover to one of his grandchildren, who have been invited to spend the day staining the clocks with him.
The English Grandfather Clock Tradition -
Like the storied countryside of England, grandfather clocks from that country are rich in history and tradition. The first known pendulum clock was made in 1656. Grandfather clocks got their name in 1875 from a song by Henry Work. Grandfather clocks are also known as longcase or tallcase clocks. English clockmakers have been involved in grandfather clock design and construction since the…
How the Grandfather Clock Got Its Name
‘My Grandfather’s clock was too large for the shelf, So it stood ninety years on the floor… …And it stopped short, never to go again, when the old man died.’ Do you remember that song? The grandfather clock actually exists and the story it tells is a true one. In fact, it’s how the grandfather clock got its name. The George Hotel is a 16th century coaching inn on the banks…
Clock repair appeal to ex-pats
A mid Wales town takes its campaign to ex-pats overseas to raise money to repair an historic clock.
Grandfather Clocks Through the Centuries
The inexpensive quartz watches and clocks you see everywhere today keep time far more accurately than the stately grandfather clocks of yesteryear. But the latter have a charm and presence that few modern time-keeping devices can match. It is thought that the very first mechanical clocks were devised by European monks sometime during the 13th century. They didn’t have clock faces and hands to…
GRANDFATHER CLOCK, oak case, inlaid
with mahogany and fruitwood painted face, square dial, circa 1790, lovel…
Skipping Stones - Stories at bedtime.
November 1, 2004 — “Time for bed,” called my mom down the dark, antique-lined hallway. The hands on the Mickey Mouse clock indicated that it was nearing 9:30 at night. Alex was at my house for our first sleepov
Grandfather Clocks: How to Set One Up In Your Home
A grandfather clock lends an aura of elegance to any room. If you’ve bought one but are not sure how to set it up so that looks and works at its best, here are several quick tips to help you out. * A grandfather clock should always stand on a level surface. This sounds elementary, but failure to ensure this can affect its functioning adversely. When setting it against the wall, sometimes…
e-grandfatherclocks.com Launches New Website to Provide Online Guide to Grandfather Clocks
E-grandfatherclocks.com recently announced the launch of a new website, http://www.e-grandfatherclocks.com, which provides comprehensive information about grandfather clocks, antique grandfather clocks, grandfather clock kits and related information. [PRWEB Aug 25, 2005]
Christmas Gift Ideas
Playing Christmas music in the office again. I highly recommend Adam Sandler’s Hanukkah Song. Hehehehe… Anyway, I’m making shirts in the near future. But in case you like some of the designs over at Deezteez, maybe we can have ‘em made locally. Iba talga Pinoy eh. This one is mine tho… Hehehe… Can’t you feel the Christmas in the air! And here I am broke as an old grandfather clock, as usual.
Hurricane Katrina Relief
Pictures show the devastation Katrina’s wrath left behind. While crews continue to work around the clock to repair and rebuild the Gulf Coast, several people here at home are trying to do everything they can to …
Grandfather Clocks Bring a Sense of Awe They’re So Tall
Standing tall and big are the stately grandfather clocks. They are huge, immense beings with personalities of their own, and do they tell time. Boy oh boy - do they tell time. They also go ding dong a lot. At least the antique grand father clocks would. One has to realize that grandfather clocks are less about time than they are about other things. What are those other things, one might…