The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-06-13
GRANDFATHER CLOCKS.
A Modernized Article Of the Old Style
Time Piece New In Vogue.

A Modernized Article of the Old Style
Time Piece New In Vogue.
What has become of the very big and
old grandfather cloeksg' asked report
er of leading jeweler.
'.Well. there are still many Of them
lingering behind as relics"
do you keep in stock any such clocks
nowadays?"
mo, but we sell some very large
clocks, built, however, on a different
plan The grandfather time-piece was
antique in its every makeup Tall,
stately and almost reYerential in appear
ance, the old clocks Of our grandparents
have given place to the generally far
more attractive designs which now find
their place in the cheerful appearing
homes OF our citizens. There's very
pronounced tendency towards all sorts
of unique designs-the odder the better
People don't like the old-timers, I'M
less it is as relics: and they are too
bothersome aud expensive If it is de-
sired to keep them in running order.
We have 4 number OF customers who
still cling to their beloved old clocks,
pairs are continually necessary. We
have two or three old-timers liz the store
now for repairs, but the owners would
sell them quick IL would-be buyer
should turn up. They are not so diff
cult to get possession of as many think"
'.New works can be put in them?"
Certainly. but the charm of the old
relics would then be in a degree lost A
relic is relic, and any undermining de-
stroys its value.
Many styles of clocks are popular
There's the onxy-a low, solidly- built
clock. very favorably received but very
costly, some selling for $40 and higher.
Marble clocks, those that are rather
small and worth SIS. sell very readily
among certain class Of people. Wooden
clocks don't sell so well. They former
1y were Just the thing. but times have
changed and people don't like them a.
brings about s., some selling for $40 Or
SIS. Marbleized iron time pieces ara
quite popular. They are a jet black,
and built on the same plan as the ordi-
nary marble or onyx clock. They fire.
quently sell for s45 or $50 Brass clocks
of unique design are also popular.
Here's a new one-in the form of pad
lock and key, the lock part forming the
clock proper while the key part is made
into neatly devised thermometer. All
sorts of figures, animals, towers and
houses Of antique designs are initiated
in the popular brass clocks of the day.
Lever clocks in all these designs are
well thought of. A lever clock is one
that is constructed on the same princi-
pie as a watch-without q pendulum.
These clocks are of all shapes, Octagons,
heptagons-in short angular figures Of
various shapes being principally made
Then there are cottage clocks, the
Gothic, Tudor, Spartan and numerous
other designs, which take name from
some historical parsonage or country
French clocks are of peculiar design and
are generally made Of polished metal
this latter characteristic is their distin-
gushing one. A great many of them
are sold. Here's something rather new,
this watch? Il keeps time according TO
the 24hour system-Shat is, the face of
12 as all ordinary ones do. We don't
sell time-pieces o; that description.
simply keep them as curiosities> Up in
Canada. however, such watches and
clocks are used quite great deal Many
/ believe, use such a system
OF keeping time. Here's a very popular
kind of clock IL has, one might say,
taken the place of the grandfather
clock You see it is very tall They are
called antique hall clocks and are really
beautiful and striking pieces Of furnl-
ture, some Of them being 10 feet high
They are made of oak and mahogany
wood, finished with antique brass trim
mings, gold tippings and so on The
wood work is finely carved usually
They are worth commonly from 500 to
5000 and upwards These are provided
with cathedral songs and strike tha
half hours."-Cineinuat Times-Star.