Most of us probably assume that grandfather clocks got their name because we most often see them in our grandparents’ houses. Clever though that assumption may be, it’s not the true origin. In reality ...

It was an old clock--a Willard from 1790--and it ran well for a couple of years until one day it . . . stopped. I took the hood off . . . and looked at the clock a little while . . . and pushed some ...

Things that are distinctly Southern: seersucker, magnolias, sweet tea and tall clocks. According to clock expert Ralph Pokluda, a co-owner of Houston's Chappell Jordan Clock Galleries and a frequent ...

STEVENSVILLE, Mont. — For many of us, our cell phones sprung ahead for Daylight saving time automatically. If you have an old-fashioned mechanical clock you had to adjust the hour by hand. Digital ...

Frankly, we let out a yelp of despair when we read this in the tip line “Antique Grandfather clock with Arduino insides“! But before you too roll your eyes, groan, or post snark, do check out [David ...

Keeping time and the instruments that keep our time have long held fascination for scientists and design enthusiasts. Since the early 17th century when Galileo Galilei discovered that pendulums could ...

[Keith] got his hands on a few grandfather clocks. Apparently the price tag is greatly reduced if you are able to get them second-hand. The mechanical timepieces require weekly winding, which is a ...

“My Grandfather’s Clock,” is, actually, Dan Parker’s family clock. If you sat in any elementary school classroom in the U.S. over the last century or more there’s a good chance you sang or heard the ...

MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Martinsville Speedway president Clay Campbell has a pretty good guess what the first words out of a NASCAR race winner's mouth will be moments after taking the checkered flag and ...