Grandfather Clock

June 1, 2009

Big Ben Clock Turns 150 Today and is As Good as Old

Big Ben, as the iconic clock sitting atop the Houses of Parliament in London, turned 150 years old today, May 31.  The clock still runs mechanically […]
May 12, 2009

Grandfather Clocks Running Fast Slow Over Time How To Fix

Is your grandfather clock running too fast or too slow?  If so, what should you do about it.  This is a question we get asked many […]
April 27, 2009

Grandfather Clocks in Oval Office Obama Private White House Office

In the past, this grandfather clocks blog has shown that the White House has been home to a Grandfather Clock, perhaps well over a hundred years.  […]
March 22, 2009

Grandfather Clocks Any Resemblance is Purely Coincidental

Grandfather clock buyers, collectors, sellers, and all horology beginners to experts – here is a new one to think about.  At least new for us and […]
February 15, 2009

Grandfather Clocks Stay While Presidents Come and Go

In a post on this blog shortly after the November Presidential General Election, we featured a picture of then-President Bush talking to President-Elect Obama from the […]
January 8, 2009

Mechanical Grandfather Clocks – To Wind or to Allow to Wind Down

The vast majority of high-end mechanical grandfather clocks, whether they have cable driven movements or the chain driven movement type, have 8 day movements.  This means […]
December 29, 2008

Grandfather Clocks to Usher In the New Year

In modern times, at least in most New Year’s celebrations witnessed by the author of this blog post, people who are indoors generally huddle around the […]
November 30, 2008

Grandfather Clocks Floor Clocks Tallcase Clocks or Longcase Clocks

Whether you call your grandfather clock a Floor Clock, or refer to grandfather clocks as long case clocks or tall case clocks has a lot to […]
November 24, 2008

Time for Mechanical Atomic Grandfather Clocks by Best Makers

Some atomic time grandfather clocks by what we would consider to be medium to low quality makers have begun to appear in the marketplace.  All have […]
November 12, 2008

Grandfather Clock in background, President Bush calls to Congratulate President-Elect Obama

Not too late into the night of November 4, 2008, and shortly after Senator John McCain conceded defeat, President George W Bush called the newly victorious […]