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In modern age, grandfather clocks head to the graveyard

The long, slow chime of the grandfather clock may finally be fading out. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, John J. Miller notes that Howard Miller Company, the Michigan manufacturer that helped put tall ...

Time’s Up for Grandfather Clocks

Nobody wants them anymore, providing a brutal reminder that age catches up to everyone and everything.
The New York Times

A Master Clockmaker Revives a Dying Art in North Carolina

Last September, Spruce Pine, N.C., was nearly destroyed by Hurricane Helene. Luther Stroup’s shop, where he makes five-figure grandfather clocks, was spared. Art of Craft Last September, Spruce Pine, ...
The Union Democrat

Mrs. O’Leary heirs hoping family antique grandfather clock can find new home

The towering grandfather clock in the foyer of Paul and Susan Monreal’s soon-to-be former home is far more than a conversation piece. It is a relic from the grand old age of worker’s saloons and ...