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Category: Clock Types

Antiques, Clock Parts, Clock Repair, Clock Types, French Antiques, Movie Review3 Comments

Cogsworth the Clock

March 26, 2017April 1, 2017 shetalksaboutclocks

Last week (March 17, 2017) Disney premiered their long anticipated live action remake of the 1991 Beauty and the Beast classic animated movie. There was the expected hype about the music, their outfits, the possibility of a gay character, etc, … Continue reading Cogsworth the Clock

American Antiques, Antiques, Clock Repair, Tower ClocksLeave a comment

This and That

October 27, 2016 shetalksaboutclocks

There’s been, and may continue to be, some radio silence from me for a little bit, but don’t let that fool you. It’s been a busy few weeks of emails and emails and pictures and THE MOST EXCITING CLOCK and … Continue reading This and That

Book Review, British Antiques, Clock Types3 Comments

Book Review: Longitude by Dava Sobel

September 25, 2016September 25, 2016 shetalksaboutclocks

“Any alert schoolchild nowadays knows that cancer cries for a cure,” writes Dava Sobel, author of Longitude, the eye-opening and turbulent history of the search for a solution to tracking sea travel. Sobel argues that the race for a solution to … Continue reading Book Review: Longitude by Dava Sobel

Clock Repair, Cuckoo Clock, How to Get Stuck with a Weird Hobby1 Comment

Shall I compare Brasso to a Summer’s Day?: Amelia Cuckoo 2

September 18, 2016 shetalksaboutclocks

Shall I compare Brasso to a summer’s day? Thou art more shiny and much more fragrant. Rough hands do shake the bottle ’til empty, And Eight ounces’ lease hath all too short a rent. I’m beginning to puzzle out the mysteries of my … Continue reading Shall I compare Brasso to a Summer’s Day?: Amelia Cuckoo 2

Antiques, Clock Parts, Clock Repair, Cuckoo Clock5 Comments

Amelia Cuckoo

September 12, 2016 shetalksaboutclocks

I’ve been needing a naming convention for the clocks I work on, and I’ve finally settled on the storm method. I danced around using the Greek Alphabet (alpha, beta, gamma, …) or the NATO phonetic alphabet (alpha, bravo, charlie, …) … Continue reading Amelia Cuckoo

American Antiques, Antiques, British Antiques, Clock Repair, Clock Types, Grandfather Clock3 Comments

My Grandfather’s (or Grandmother’s) Clock

September 4, 2016September 5, 2016 shetalksaboutclocks

It may have predated Top 40, but it was still a hit. In 1876 Henry Clay Work would have topped any chart (if they existed) with “My Grandfather’s Clock“, a moving song about a clock that ticks faithfully until the … Continue reading My Grandfather’s (or Grandmother’s) Clock

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