Grandfather clocks information. A longcase clock with a long history. They have a pendulum and tower shape. Find places about and prices on grandfather clocks.

Grandfather Clocks
Also known as longcase or floor clock, is a freestanding pendulum clock with the pendulum held inside its own tower, commonly around 1.8-2.4m (6-8 feet) tall. The tower of grandfaher clocks often features elaborately carved wood at the head, surrounding the clock face. The English clock maker William Clement is credited with the development of this form in 1670. Most longcase clocks are striking clocks.

Most antique grandfather clocks tend to fall into two categories, 8 day and 30 hour,although you will occasionally come across the exception that has a one month,three month,six month or even a twelve month movement. Normally,because of the extra gearing involved, a clock that goes for a month or more will wind anti-clockwise whereas an eight day clock winds clockwise.

A standard 8 day grandfather clock has two winding holes in the dial to facilitate its two weights and is wound with a key. As you look at the clock from the front,the weight on the left hand side is responsible for making it strike and the weight on the right hand side is responsible for making it go.It is my belief that an 8 day clock is really a one week clock which allows you an extra day to wind it should you forget or are not available to wind it at the designated time on the designated weekly day.In addition to the brass or painted dial,antique grandfather clocks will often have other features like seconds and date dials. Slightly less common are clocks that also incorporate either a moon phases disc,or an automata such as a rocking ship.Rarer still are clocks which boast a variety of musical bells,or even reeds to make them sound like an organ.

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Period grandfather clocks are generally made from oak, mahogany (sometimes a mixture of both) walnut or pine. Elm, fruitwood and satinwood sometimes come into the equation but they are far less common. The vast majority of early British grandfather clocks tend to be made of just the oak or walnut as mahogany was not imported into the UK until the mid 18th century.

The price of grandfather clocks depends on the type of wood, the collection of the manufacturer and the time of the clock. You could find lovely pieces less that US$500,00; but another ones could pass over US$10.000,00. Regular prices oscillate between US$1.000,00 and US$5.000,00

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