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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."

• Dimensions: 92.25"H x 29.5"W x 18.75"D
• Swan neck pediment displays book-matched, crotch-figured veneers, framed with a V-matched moving border.
• Pediment is further enhanced with three turned urn finials, carved rosettes and an inlaid keystone.
• Keystone features "Prince of Whales’ motif using maple, padauk, amaranth and ebony veneers on a madrona burl background.
• The elaborate dial features raised brass Arabic numerals, cast center and corner ornaments, and a moon phase with exclusive Presidential Collection hemispheres.
• The polished brass pendulum has a cast center disk which complements the dial.
• The polished brass-finished weight shells feature decorative bands.
• Beveled glass front door. Beveled glass top side doors allow access to the movement and storage of the hand crank and door key.
• Four impressive columns feature large reeds and boldly carved caps that frame the distinctive door and join the pediment to the base.
• The multi-tiered bombe base features canted corners with a carved molding that wraps around the entire base.
• A decorative cutout completes the base.
• A Howard Miller Heirloom capsule with certificate is included for documenting the clock history for future generations.