Howard Miller mantel clocks are number one in quality and style. They are the Rolls Royce in the mantel clock business. Howard Miller offers a very wide variety of mantel clocks from key wound to battery operated. Mantel clocks aren’t just for the fireplace, these clocks are stylish and highly crafted to fit in [...]
In 1947 George Nelson made the first clocks for the Howard Miller Company. There is approximately 150 vintage clock designs. The first design was the Ball Clock 4755. All George Nelson clocks were electric. The George Nelson design was discontinued in the 1980’s but Vitra picked the line up in the 90’s.
The original George Nelson [...]
Born in Wolcott, CT in 1785. Seth Thomas started in the clock business in 1807, working for a clock maker by the name of Eli Terry. Seth Thomas bought Eli’s clock business in 1810 but sold his partnership and moved to Plymouth Hollow, CT in 1812 to start a factory to manufacture metal movement clocks. [...]
The first black forest cuckoo clock was made over 250 years ago. Franz Kettler, who live in the middle of the black forest in Germany in a village called Triberg hand crafted the first design. He had intricately hand carved the clock and also the cuckoo bird. The cuckoo bird would do its thing at [...]
