THE PENDULAM CLOCK - HISTORY

The lantern clock was made in more or less standardized form until about 1660, when there was a change in clock making in England that had repercussions throughout Europe. Yet the man responsible for the change was not English or even working in England; it was the celebrated Dutch astronomer and physicist Christian Huygens (1629-93), who invented the pendulum clock in about1657.

The clock were described as 'keeping an equaller time than any now made without this Regulator (examined and proved before his Highness the Lord Protector by such Doctors whose knowledge is learning without exception) and may be made to go for a week, a month, or a year, with one winding up'. The Regulator was the pendulum. The precision introduced by the pendulum coincided with the rigid religious disciplines introduced by the Puritans, and Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector, was sufficiently interested in it to approve it. Once more timekeeping had found a sponsor in religious disciplinarians.

The invention was taken up by London clockmakers in an incredibly short time, considering the fact that in those days ideas could take years to spread to a neighboring town. In about 1660 London makers invented the longcase (grandfather0clock, with a short pendulum of about 25 centimeters (10 inches). It stood about 1.8 meters (6 feet) high in a good quality ebonized or walnut case, which enclosed the weight. When the long pendulum, also called the Royal Pendulum because it dominated the clock, was introduced about 1670, the longcase clock became taller, as well as wider.



THE PENDULAM CLOCK - A DECORATIVE WORK OF ART




A grace note for centuries in the fine homes, floor clocks are today enjoying their greatest popularity in decorating. In this instance a floor clock becomes an exciting method of treating a long, blank wall space in this living room.





THE PENDULAM CLOCK - FEATURES



18 kt Gold plated dial, pendulum and hanging ornaments. Quartz moments and 1.5 volt cell operated pendulum. Hand crafted in quality wood by professional artisans. Guaranteed for 1 year.






THE PENDULAM CLOCK - PRICE




950 Dollars (includes shipping and handling)

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