http://theclockstoppers.com From wall clocks to carriage clocks and everything in between. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:33:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://theclockstoppers.com/oversized-wall-clocks.html http://theclockstoppers.com/oversized-wall-clocks.html#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:58:39 +0000 bluevelo http://theclockstoppers.com/?p=364 All through out history, wall clocks have been a part to constantly remind us of the time that passes and the time that comes. Wall clocks have been in books and the oldest ones are even in museums that have now evolved into that digital clock you press off in the morning when you get [...]]]> http://theclockstoppers.com/oversized-wall-clocks.html/feed 0 http://theclockstoppers.com/carriage-clocks.html http://theclockstoppers.com/carriage-clocks.html#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:54:28 +0000 bluevelo http://theclockstoppers.com/?p=179 More and more things are beginning to make a comeback; not just in fashion and media, but also in interior design. Carriage clocks, for example, are again being used as a home decoration. The classic timekeeping device is now being displayed at both traditional and contemporary homes as such can help bring grace and elegance [...]]]> http://theclockstoppers.com/carriage-clocks.html/feed 0 http://theclockstoppers.com/carriage-clock.html http://theclockstoppers.com/carriage-clock.html#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:52:52 +0000 bluevelo http://theclockstoppers.com/?p=128 A carriage clock is a type of clock used first by 19th century travelers who normally journey through towns and cities for a long period of time. The clock is different as they are usually small in overall size, the casing is rectangular in shape, works in a spring-driven mechanism, and are built with [...]]]> http://theclockstoppers.com/carriage-clock.html/feed 0 http://theclockstoppers.com/brass-carriage-clock.html http://theclockstoppers.com/brass-carriage-clock.html#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:58:33 +0000 bluevelo http://theclockstoppers.com/?p=80 Artisans have preferences as to what medium they use. Some carvers like stone. Others use wood. Each artist has a medium that he’s comfortable with, and most will tell you the medium affects the craft as much as any other component will. Most Carriage Clock designers used brass. There are a lot of reasons [...]]]> http://theclockstoppers.com/brass-carriage-clock.html/feed 0 http://theclockstoppers.com/antique-carriage-clocks.html http://theclockstoppers.com/antique-carriage-clocks.html#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:57:56 +0000 bluevelo http://theclockstoppers.com/?p=77 Harvey Mackay once said “Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lose it you can never get it back”. How true of the saying and how profound of the author. But while we can’t own [...]]]> http://theclockstoppers.com/antique-carriage-clocks.html/feed 0 http://theclockstoppers.com/silver-carriage-clock.html http://theclockstoppers.com/silver-carriage-clock.html#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:57:11 +0000 bluevelo http://theclockstoppers.com/?p=74 Like stamps or furniture, antique carriage clocks are a thing of beauty. Most of them used brightly polished metal. For carriage clocks, the more popular metals used are brass and silver. Over the years though, brass seems to have gained in rank compared to the latter. A common theory is that this was so because [...]]]> http://theclockstoppers.com/silver-carriage-clock.html/feed 0 http://theclockstoppers.com/french-carriage-clock.html http://theclockstoppers.com/french-carriage-clock.html#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:56:25 +0000 bluevelo http://theclockstoppers.com/?p=71 It’s a tryst with time that drives its popularity. People have had it at some point in their lives, to be so in love with the concept of ‘the moment’ and mortality that there is no bitterness involved in the lack of it but a continuous acceptance and gratitude of whatever Father Time can give. [...]]]> http://theclockstoppers.com/french-carriage-clock.html/feed 0