Antique Grandfather Clocks
The John Shone collection
A tradition of excellence
Specialist in buying, selling and renovation of fine antique grandfather clocks for over 30 years
Specialist in buying, selling and renovation of fine antique grandfather clocks for over 30 years
(in three pisces – even fishes like grandfather/longcase/tallcase clocks) There’s a Shark about this Plaice, I Cod you not and not a Sole knows but you. I would not tell you a Red Herring, (no White Bait for me)even if you are a spoilt Sprat, well, perhaps just a Shrimp Tiddler, but at least not [...]
December 2003 – ‘He says he’s regulating the pendulum’
(but not for grandfather/longcase/tallcase clocks) “Ted, this is Jed, bad news, Ted, Fred’s dead”. “Oh no, Jed, not Fred, are you saying Fred’s dead?” “Fred’s dead, Ted” “But he was always so fit, ran round quite a bit, what was it, Jed?” “A clot in the head” “How old would he be?” “Just 53” “Good [...]
November 2003 – ‘I think the clock’s gaining slightly’
October 2003 – ‘Since it joined the Union it won’t stop striking!’
(the weekly winding of grandfather/longcase/tallcase clocks) He sits there each morning, and studies his feet, nails a bit long, but they’re really quite sweet. And he just can’t refrain from wriggling his toes, it’s a wonderful feeling to be without clothes. And he’s more than proud of his legful of hairs, he knows plenty of [...]
(the beating sound of grandfather/longcase/tallcase clocks) Computer or video, what is taking over? The escalator’s moving down, there they all go, can’t afford to be slow. The writing is on the wall, telling me what I must do. Teacher, please may I leave this Earth? May I ring the bell? May I have the key? [...]
September 2003 – ‘Top quality seconds!’
(as you visit your grandfather/longcase/tallcase clocks) One bright and sunny morning,two people,Jack and Jill, decided to go for a walk over Beanstalk Hill. But as they reached the top,they fell down ,bumpaty bumpty, came crashing hard into a wall,and squashed poor Humpty Dumpty. As Humpty lay there moaning,trying his best to talk, from somewhere in [...]
August 2003 – ‘What wolf is it, Mr. Time?’