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• The longcase grandfather clock and the sun dial
• Oak case grandfather clocks and longcase clocks
• Marquetry and lacquered grandfather clock cases
• Mahogany grandfather clock cases
• Walnut grandfather clock and longcase clock cases
• Who ruled when your grandfather clock or tallcase clock was made?
• Irish, Scottish and Welsh grandfather clocks
• Consigning your grandfather clock worldwide
• Benefits of selling grandfather clocks from home
• Why I buy a grandfather clock
• When your antique clock strikes wrong
• Parts for your grandfather clock
• Names on Grandfather Clock Dials
• Grandfather Clock Tip
• World Famous Grandfather Clocks
• Longcase / tallcase / grandfather clocks as an investment?
• Condition of antique longcase / tallcase / grandfather clocks
• Grandfather clock trunks
• Eric Harshbarger's Lego Grandfather Clock
• Chester's Famous Eastgate Clock
• How to set up a grandfather clock
• Definition of grandmother and granddaughter clocks
• Quarter chiming clocks
• Words to "Grandfather's Clock " song
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Mahogany grandfather clock cases

Mahogany was used to make grandfather, longcase, tallcase clock cases from the mid eighteenth century right up to the end of the clocks being made at the end of the nineteenth century. It was used initially in its solid state, and then as a veneer on either pine or oak. I tend to think of mahogany being used to house "Town Clocks". In recent times, people are on the lookout for smaller clocks and many works made in the cheshire part of the country can be found housed in very pretty mahogany cases.I prefer a larger Grandfather, Longcase,Tallcase clock and here we see the Liverpool and Manchester type case being used to house Cheshire movements.The tall,long ,full length door type of case that cannot be bettered in any other part of the country.