Timepieces Clock Shop - Clock Story of the Month

A clock not only tells time . . . it also bonds us to special memories.

In our business, we watch our customers shop in our stores. In their faces you antique clocks

can see how they respond to a certain clock. Sometimes we hear, "Oh! This one is just like my grandmother's!" or, "My dad had one similar to this." Our clocks ignite old memories of loved ones. They seem to somehow hold us to a loving bond we have created in time with a special person. Therefore, we have clock display

decided to devote this page to a story of time. We hear loving stories almost every day that include a special clock, and we felt that it would be a lovely idea to share our favorite story of the month with all of our loving customers. So, bookmark us and stop back by monthly, or come in and tell us your story. You never know, your story may end up here for others to enjoy.

Story of the Month

One of our customers gave this to us as a photograph which we keep in our store.

Do you know . . .

how the Grandfather Clock got its name? The history of timekeeping is almost as old as humankind. Early man estimated the time by visually tracking the position of the sun. Later, sundials were designed to measure changes. Even as late as the 19th century, they served as a guide to setting inaccurate clocks of the day. Time measured by sundial varies story of the month

with the rotation of the earth, so an adjusting chart was provided that compensated accordingly. An accurate mechanical clock needs a power source like water, weights, or springs, and a mechanism that transforms the power into mechanical movement at a constant rate. The incorporation of a pendulum made clocks much more accurate and widely available. Around 1665, clockmakers began enclosing the weights and pendulums in hollow wooden columns, which became known as coffin clocks for obvious reasons. But it wasn't until 1876 that they were named after a popular song called "My Grandfather's Clock," and tall clocks have been known by that name ever since.

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Timepieces Clock Shop	Timepieces, Inc.
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