Styles
Pendulum clocks were more than simply utilitarian timekeepers; they were status symbols that expressed the wealth and culture of their owners. They evolved in a number of traditional styles, specific to different countries and times as well as their intended use. Case styles somewhat reflect the furniture styles popular during the period. Experts can often pinpoint when an antique clock was made within a few decades by subtle differences in their cases and faces. These are some of the different types of pendulum clocks:
- Act of Parliament clock
- Banjo clock
- Bracket clock
- Cartel clock
- Comtoise or Morbier clock
- Crystal regulator
- Cuckoo clock
- Longcase clock (commonly known as a grandfather clock)
- Lantern clock
- Mantel clock
- Master clock
- Ogee clock
- Pillar clock
- Schoolhouse regulator
- Shortt-Synchronome clock
- Torsion pendulum clock (uses a torsion pendulum)
- Turret clock
- Vienna regulator
- Zaandam clock
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