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    ok, I finally got the chance to get some pics of the grandfather clock I was taking about
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    the reason for the close up pic of the face is for the members who are more knowlegable of clocks than i, it is the name of the gentleman who made the clock. He lived in bucks county pa, if i remember correctly, up around the northern part of the county.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wvloony View Post
    the reason for the close up pic of the face is for the members who are more knowlegable of clocks than i, it is the name of the gentleman who made the clock. He lived in bucks county pa, if i remember correctly, up around the northern part of the county.
    That Clock is a very rare,very sought after piece.Magnificent,Buck county grandfathers are VERY rare.

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    my mother went to a museum in doylestown pa, it was called the mercer museum, she informed me that she saw another clock by the same person, the only other one that she had ever seen aside from ours, so i will have to agree with you, i dont know if i mentioned it or now, but the way my father explained it to me, it was his great grandmothers wedding gift, and it was used when it was given to her, it has been in our family for about 100 years or so, i believe it is about 150 years old at this point
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    Go To The NAWCC website (national assoc.of watch and clock collectors) You can do a huge amt of reaserch on the clock,I would also suggest getting it heavily insured.

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    Very cool and nice to see something that is appreciated like that I have the clock that was the first thing my parents ever bought after they got married, 64yrs ago. It sits on my fireplace mantle in the bedroom. I just hope that one day my kids will have the appreciation for it
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    15 years ago or so I was working in a factory and one of my coworkers said that his wristwatch broke and he wouldn't know when it was time for break. I said there is a clock on the wall over there. He said that I can't read that kind! His watch was digital. The more I think about that it was more like 20 years ago.

    More recently a friend that works with boring machines for going under roads said that they have a hard time with the younger workers when the say to adjust to the 2 o'clock position for example.

    This post is making me feel old.

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