Quite possibly, grandfather clocks have the most romantic image of all. All the old European families have one, and they are famous for being passed down from one generation to the next, pendulums swinging. Although the most common image of a grandfather clock is that of the tall, wooden affair that sits in the hallway, grandfather clocks come in all shapes and sizes. Some of them are really quite small, but the well-known long case or tall case ones can be much taller than a man. Most grandfather clocks are between 6ft3in and 8ft tall
A Family of Grandfather Clocks
Apart from the new "mini" grandfather clocks, which are supposed to be a desk top gimmick, you can find a grandfather clock to fit almost any size of room and any type of decor. If you are an aficionado of modern furniture but can't resist getting a grandfather clock, the perfect answer for you is an acrylic version. They are the traditional shape, and have a pendulum, but their case is completely transparent.
Some of the most treasured examples of grandfather clocks are those that have marquetry cases. This is a sort of mosaic of tiny pieces of colored woods, that together make an exceedingly beautiful pattern or picture. Perhaps the best examples of these are Italian. Grandfather clocks tend to have become rather more heavily embellished with time, so if you'd prefer a simpler one, you may have to pay quite a price for a very old one. The largest and most notable modern maker of grandfather clocks is Howard Miller Clocks. The mechanism of most grandfather clocks is eight-day or thirty-hour, and are wound by a key through two holes in the dial. Until 1780 almost all grandfather clocks had engraved brass dials. After that painted dials were fashionable. Dials may be square, arched or round.
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