Longcase clock
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- 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 the 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 Today, they are kept mainly for their decorative and antique value, having been superseded by analog and digital timekeepers.
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Standuhr von Johann Paul Koerber 1766
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Standuhr, Louis-Charles Gallonde, Paris, um 1750
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Standuhr, F. Wolff, Zerbst, 1831
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Standuhr, Ferdinand Berthoud, Paris, um 1760
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