My grandparents’ tiny house on Long Island was full of clocks. A grandfather clock stood stoically next to the seltzer cabinet, and a pendulum wall clock kept watch above the crystal candy jar in the ...
Dave Welch’s clock retail and repair shop is home to a vast array of timepieces, some grandfatherly, some cuckoo. Rarer still is the artisan who can fix them.
“There’s not many of us around anymore,” LaBounty said. “The modern generation is less and less interested in restoring something. They throw it away and get something new.” Clock repairers share a ...
CROWN POINT — Time seems to stand still inside the Old Lake County Courthouse clock shop that bears the name of its owner. Owner Heidi Laninga patiently and painstakingly works to repair a broken ...
Q: I have an Emperor grandfather clock that will not run. Do you know someone who will come to my house to repair this clock? I also have a Linden mantel clock that needs repairs. Thank you! —Hildy ...
While many people took to putting together 500- or 1,000-piece puzzles during the pandemic lockdown, Chris Schroeder, 37, of Southfield, took advantage of the time and focused on launching and ...
Q: I know it’s early, but I’m expecting a big group for Thanksgiving and would love to serve turducken. I’ve never had it and have no idea where to find one, but it sounds like it would be a ...
Cyrus Wind Dancer’s first exposure to clock restoration is now a distant — yet exceptionally clear — childhood memory. He was just 11 and was visiting his grandfather, who owned an old grandfather ...