FeaturesBrushed antique brass lyre pendulum features antique gold finished center disk. Weight shells are finished in matching brushed antique brass.
Black Roman numerals and serpentine hands complete the elegant dial.
Multi-tiered base features canted corners, detailed moldings and bookmatched olive ash burl inset panel in the front.
Front and side glass is beveled. The upper side panels are removable,allowing easy access to the movement.
Cable-driven, triple chime Kieninger movement offers automatic nighttime chime shut-off option.
Adjustable levelers under each corner provide stability on uneven and carpeted floors.
Locking door for added security.
You will receive a free heirloom plate, engraved with name and date, by returning the enclosed request card to Howard Miller.
2 year warranty on parts and workmanship.
Why Do We Call Them Grandfather’s Clocks? Throughout most of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, large floor clocks were known as tall or long case clocks. In 1876, Henry Clay Work published a song entitled "Grandfather’s Clock." The four-verse song told the story of an elderly man and his beloved clock. With the widespread popularity of Work’s 1876 song, Americans began to describe their tall case clocks as "Grandfather’s Clocks." Even Noah Webster’s dictionary pays homage to the song’s apostrophe and
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