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What (who) is long-case clock - definition

TALL, FREESTANDING, WEIGHT-DRIVEN PENDULUM CLOCK
Long case clock; Longcase Clock; Grandmother clock; Floor clock; Tall-case clock; Long case Clock; Comtoise clock; Longcase clocks; Granddaughter clock; Bornholm clock; Morbier clock; Morez clock; Eight-day clock; Eight day clock; Grandfather clocks; Longcase clock; Case clock; Grandfather Clock
  • Longcase clock from about 1750 in the District Museum in [[Tarnów]] in Poland, mounted with use of imported components marked ''Wiliam Jourdain London'' and adorned with [[chinoiserie]] motifs
  • Bornholm clock made by Edvart Sonne, from Rønne, [[Bornholm]] in the late 1700s
  • Comtoise clock
  • The "tick-tock" of a grandfather clock
  • Pendulum swinging on a grandfather clock in Japan
  • Most of a longcase clock's height is used to hold the long [[pendulum]] and weights. The two chains attached to the weights and the lack of winding holes in the dial show this to be a 30-hour clock.
  • Madras School of Arts]]. This clock is on display in [[The Prince of Wales Museum]] in [[Mumbai]] and was donated by [[Dorab Tata]].
  • Lateral view of a longcase clock movement without striking mechanism, mid-1800s
  • Clock face circa 1730 [[Timothy Mason (clockmaker)]] of Gainsborough
  • Timothy Mason]] longcase clock movement with striking mechanism, circa 1730
  • Clock-face signature of Tim Mason
  • Longcase clock circa 1730 by [[Timothy Mason (clockmaker)]] of [[Gainsborough, Lincolnshire]]

long-case clock      
¦ noun a grandfather clock.
grandfather clock         
(grandfather clocks)
A grandfather clock is an old-fashioned type of clock in a tall wooden case which stands upright on the floor.
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Grandfather clock         
A grandfather clock (also a longcase clock, tall-case clock, grandfather's clock, or floor clock) is a tall, freestanding, weight-driven pendulum clock with the pendulum held inside the tower or waist of the case. Clocks of this style are commonly 1.

Wikipedia

Grandfather clock

A grandfather clock (also a longcase clock, tall-case clock, grandfather's clock, or floor clock) is a tall, freestanding, weight-driven pendulum clock with the pendulum held inside the tower or waist of the case. Clocks of this style are commonly 1.8–2.4 metres (6–8 feet) tall with an enclosed pendulum and weights suspended by either cables or chains, which have to be occasionally calibrated to keep the proper time. The case often features elaborately carved ornamentation on the hood (or bonnet), which surrounds and frames the dial, or clock face. The English clockmaker William Clement is credited with developing this form in 1670. Until the early 20th century, pendulum clocks were the world's most accurate timekeeping technology, and longcase clocks, due to their superior accuracy, served as time standards for households and businesses. Today they are kept mainly for their decorative and antique value, which has been widely replaced by analog and digital timekeeping.