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Offline SteveH

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Re: Clocks
« Reply #15 on: April 14, 2016, 03:05:41 pm »
When I lived up by Llyn Geirionydd, my neighbor had a John Owen clock, which stood in the corner, but due to its size they had to cut a hole in the ceiling and the floor above to make it fit, unusual, but charming, she also told me it had been delivered by a man carrying it strapped to his back, four miles uphill from the town!....not as far as the one below........

Llanrwst antique clocks up the miles in third transatlantic journey
A 250-year-old grandfather clock made in Llanrwst spent 150 years in Canada before returning to its hometown only to be snapped up again just days by a buyer in New York.
The longcase clock worth around £8,000 was made by John Owen in 1760 and has now made three Atlantic crossings in its history.

It was bought by a rich farming family from Betws y Coed 200 years ago, who took the piece with them when they emigrated to Canada.
One of the family’s descendants rang Snowdonia Antiques, in Llanrwst, to ask if they would like to buy the clock because they specialised in John Owen and Watkin Owen clocks.
He said: “I told the gentleman on the phone we were interested, but asked if we could come and have a look at it first.
“But we were told that a viewing would be quite difficult as he lived in Toronto, Canada.
“But we bought it anyway, restored it and put it back in the shop.

“Two days later somebody from New York state had spotted it online and asked if we could ship it back across the Atlantic.
“So the clock only came home for three weeks.
“The clock has been backwards and forwards across the Atlantic three times, but still works perfectly.
“But then John Owen and his son Watkin were considered second only to the London clock makers in the 18th Century,”
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/llanrwst-antique-clocks-up-miles-11179784




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« Reply #16 on: April 14, 2016, 06:10:52 pm »
I bought this clock around a month ago at the local auction, it is circa 1800, made in Denbigh, A bit of fettling and wax polishing and it is running beautifully, as an interesting bonus the dial is Masonic!
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Re: Clocks
« Reply #17 on: April 15, 2016, 12:16:30 am »
Clocks???
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« Reply #18 on: April 15, 2016, 07:06:07 am »
Clocks???

Clocks, historically used for telling the time...  ;D
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