longcase clock

A longcase clock that he made in about 1770 is known to survive.

A number of longcase clocks made by the two men still exist.

Harrison built his first longcase clock in 1713, at the age of 20.

In the book room next door, the longcase clock struck eleven.

Gideon glanced at the longcase clock to the left of the door.

The song, told from a grandson's point of view, is about his grandfather's longcase clock.

He made longcase clocks and maintained the parish church clock from 1828 until 1839.

The chimes were found on many early English bracket and longcase clocks.

Here is a handsome Victorian writing table, there a japanned longcase clock.

A reflector in the light was rotated by a system of weights from a longcase clock.

A longcase clock in the hallway downstairs struck nine.

There was a whirr of clockwork and then the longcase clock struck the half hour.

He keeps old manuscripts in an antique longcase clock by the chimney-corner.

And yesterday a Scottish late Georgian mahogany longcase clock for $1,760.

Against one wall a longcase clock stood still and silent, its lifeless hands clasping the number twelve.

In the early 20th century, quarter-hour chime sequences were added to longcase clocks.

The first longcase clock is built in England by William Clement.

The walnut longcase clock was made by Schofield's of Rochdale.

The terms "grandfather", "grandmother", and "granddaughter" have all been applied to longcase clocks.

Most longcase clocks use a pendulum about a metre (39 inches) long to the center of the bob, with each swing taking one second.

Simon Willard built longcase clocks which were quite sumptuous, being adorned with many fine details.

Her search leads her to an old longcase clock which doubles as a doorway to a labyrinth world.

All modern striking longcase clocks have eight-day movements.

The chime tune used in almost all longcase clocks is Westminster Quarters.

Notably, the longcase clock (also known as the grandfather clock) was created to house the pendulum and works.