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LONGCASE CLOCK

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The longcase clock was invented in England around 1680, and it quickly spread throughout Europe. They were traditiona­lly made with a 30-hour or eight-day duration and were tall pendulum clocks. These clocks are also known as grandfathe­r clocks, after Henry Clay Work’s 1876 song Grandfathe­r’s Clock.

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