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							Among the most revered of all clock
s are the majestic grandfather cloc
ks that have been seen throughout o
lder homes and also in places of hi
gh regal nature. These clocks have
been replicated, but the replicas l
ack the history that has made the a
ntique grandfather clocks so respec
ted in most circles. These have bee
n something that has been sought af
ter by many collectors and people t
hat have a strong attraction to ant
iques.

Many people have associated them wi
th a link to their ancestors and th
is creates a desire to have one in
their homes. They may have heard on
e of these antique grandfather cloc
ks chiming the hours away when they
 visited their grandparents as a ch
ild. Owning one allows them to cons
tantly relive those childhood memor
ies.

One of the areas that most people d
on’t think about when they get one
is that they have special needs. Th
ey need to be wound up or have thei
r chains pulled to keep the clock r
unning. Some antique grandfather cl
ocks that have been allowed to stop
 are a challenge to get the pendulu
m started as they are so old that t
he gears are tight.

Many that are still in use have usu
ally been in a family for generatio
ns and are a reflection of the heri
tage of the people within the famil
y. There are some people that have
never gotten used to the ticking of
 the clock or the constant chiming
that comes with one of these clocks
. They tend to have their antique g
randfather clocks at the opposite e
nd of the house from the bedrooms t
o help make it possible for them to
 sleep.

This is something that many of the
people of old may have been wise to
 as the most popular place for the
clocks tended to be in the parlor o
r some form of formal room on the g
round floor while the bedrooms were
 usually in the upper levels of the
 homes. This was not always the cas
e, but many times this was the goal
 that was strived for when there wa
s one of these antique grandfather
clocks within the home.
Some individuals have held onto the
se huge pendulum clocks, yet have h
ad to pay a pretty penny to have th
em moved and to be preserved. Many
times a special person must be cont
acted to have the antique grandfath
er clocks maintained to help ensure
 that they are kept running and in
a good state of condition.

Whether you have one in your home i
s strictly a matter of personal pre
ference. What some families have do
ne with antique grandfather clocks
they have inherited is to display t
hem without having them operational
. This saves them having to worry a
bout the noise or the cost of maint
enance while allowing them the joy
of sharing the beauty with their gu
ests. It’s a great compromise that
is ideal for some.