A Grandfather Clock is a Delightful Addition to Any Home

A Grandfather Clock is a Delightful Addition to Any Home

Just imagine the chiming of a Grandfather Clock that is the sound that turns a house into a home

Around 1875, the American songwriter Henry Work was staying at the George Hotel during a trip to England. He was told the unique story of their old clock and its previous owner, and after seeing the clock for himself, he decided to write a song about the fascinating coincidence that the clock stopped forever the moment its owner died. Mr. Work returned to America and published the song that sold over a million copies of sheet music about the clock grandfather entitled My Grandfathers Clock. Until that time, clocks such as the one in the old George Hotel were given various names, but only since Henry Works song have large upright clocks been called Grandfather Clocks.

Grandfather clocks, also sometimes known as Coffin Clocks, come in a huge variety of sizes and designs, ranging from antiques built by famous clock makers several centuries ago, to those made today.

Pendulum clocks were developed by clockmakers in the mid 1600s in a bid to obtain a greater degree of time-keeping accuracy. By...