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Pendulum clocks add vintage charm

Beautiful pendulum clocks add vintage charm to your home decor, and you can find pendulum clocks at very reasonable prices through one of our excellent online merchant partners such as Home Living Style Furniture -- or being sold at auction on eBay.

Pendulum clocks date back to 1656 when they were invented by a Dutch scientist who based the idea on earlier experiments by the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei. Galilei discovered that the time span it takes for a pendulum to swing is approximately the same for different sized swings. Don't worry about the science behind beautiful vintage pendulum clocks -- just enjoy the beauty and the calming "tick-tock" sound a good pendulum clock, such as a beautiful grandfather clock or other floor clock, adds to your home's decor.

Clocks were handmade by individual craftsmen throughout most of the timekeeping world until the 1800s. Early pendulum clocks in homes regulated most of the framework of daily life and that function gave its name to more accurate pendulum clocks crafted for businesses and factories as the Industrial Revolution grew and flourished -- these industrial and factory clocks were called "Regulators."

Home pendulum clocks generally reflect the time period and furniture style of when and where they were made. You can find them in beautiful floor cases (such as grandfather clocks), suitable for wall mounting, and smaller more graceful models fit nicely on a fireplace mantel. Vintage or antique pendulum clocks are made so the length and arc of swing of the pendulum can be lengthened or shortened to adjust them for timekeeping accuracy. Newer models are battery powered and as accurate as any modern clock or wristwatch -- while made to reflect the charm and even the sound of a vintage pendulum clock.

Whatever the style and period of your home decor, use some lovely pendulum clocks to add vintage charm and character to enhance any and every room in your home!

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