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Martin Cheney
Martin Cheney began his business in Vermont but moved to Montreal about 1809 and spent the rest of his life in Canada where he operated a shop in Montreal from…
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Cherry Wood Clocks
Cherry Wood Clocks. Cherry wood has a warm rich appearance although there are differences in the color and characteristics of the heartwood and the sapwood. The heartwood of Cherry is…
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Japy Freres
Japy Freres (Japy Brothers) were French clock makers founded by Frédéric Japy in 1777 where he renewed and mechanized the traditional process of establishment practiced in the Jura by the…
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Ebony Clocks
Ebony Clocks. Ebony is a dense black/brown hardwood, most commonly yielded by several different species in the genus Diospyros, which also contains the persimmons. Ebony is dense enough to sink…
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Nicholas Vallin
Nicholas Vallin. The son of the Flemish clockmaker John Vallin (ca. 1535–1603), Nicolas became the leading clock- and watchmaker in London. Both John and Nicolas emigrated to England, probably shortly…
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Electric Clocks
Electric Clocks. An electric clock is a clock that is powered by electricity, as opposed to a mechanical clock which is powered by a hanging weight or a mainspring. The…
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Quartz Clocks
Quartz Clocks. A quartz clock is a clock that uses an electronic oscillator that is regulated by a quartz crystal to keep time. This crystal oscillator creates a signal with…
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Organ Pipes
Organ Pipes. An organ pipe is a sound-producing element of the pipe organ that resonates at a specific pitch when pressurized air (commonly referred to as wind) is driven through…
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Clock Bells
Clock Bells. The most common bell in a clock is used to strike the hours, quarter hours and half hours. However, groups of small bells can also be used in…