tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post5110945323672075137..comments2024-02-24T10:53:12.263-08:00Comments on My Old Historic House: Tick TockRichard Cottrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13055636542951753310noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-45342442896125970582011-07-18T02:27:28.041-07:002011-07-18T02:27:28.041-07:00Amazing! Clocks are very important to us. I have r...Amazing! Clocks are very important to us. I have read the history of your collection and I am really impressed. It would be great if you can have us your readers tour your house, I bet many of us would be love to experience that.=)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.atayala.com/" rel="nofollow"><b>house for sale philippines</b></a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138913160065880735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-20172567814431684422011-07-14T12:50:46.609-07:002011-07-14T12:50:46.609-07:00Hi Richard I love your gilded French clocks and th...Hi Richard I love your gilded French clocks and the Old Paris porcelain one.andrew1860https://www.blogger.com/profile/09302166776668727094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-39889673140636776392011-07-13T21:53:40.928-07:002011-07-13T21:53:40.928-07:00Beautiful collection! What do you not have in tha...Beautiful collection! What do you not have in that fabulous house? Wonderful post as usual, Richard.A Few Pennieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013755141059162066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-59259758339392426742011-07-13T19:02:59.660-07:002011-07-13T19:02:59.660-07:00Hi Richard I absolutely love your non-collection o...Hi Richard I absolutely love your non-collection of gorgeous clocks. You have extraordinary taste. I just sighed after every picture. You know that sigh of "oh my goodness how fabulous is this?"<br /><br /> Paula of ivyandelephants.blogspot.comIvy and Elephantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04274996970752357282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-59139001267877423512011-07-13T18:20:19.457-07:002011-07-13T18:20:19.457-07:00Well Richard....I knew enjoyed your blog because y...Well Richard....I knew enjoyed your blog because you share such great information and you have such a lovely home filled with beautiful antiques and Sissy Dog is so cute. Now I can add another reason - we share the same view on green beans!! When growing up we were very very poor. One year the only thing that grew in our garden was green beans. The church had a "food shower" for us and almost everyone gave us green beans!! That year my Mom canned and canned and canned green beans. There were times that winter that for days and days in a row all we had to eat for three meals a day were green beans!! But as my mother always says at least we didn't go hungry. But to this day I can barely look at a green bean!!<br /><br />Very lovely clocks!! I only have two in my house, both made by my Grandfather. My Dad keeps them going..if left to me they would not get wound.<br /><br />Give Sissy Dog a pat on the from me!!Sissysmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634206653716377187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-9221987749735708782011-07-13T15:24:45.564-07:002011-07-13T15:24:45.564-07:00Elegant. The old clocks are simply elegant.
GIVE ...Elegant. The old clocks are simply elegant.<br /><br /><b>GIVE ME RED RIBBON<br /><br />Give me red ribbon to tie in my hair,<br />Not yellow or purple or green;<br />But burgundy, chestnut, carmine or rose—<br />These are the colors with sheen!<br /><br />Give me red ribbon to tie in my hair,<br />Not saffron or opal or blue;<br />But fuchsia, magenta, ruby or blush—<br />Something of sanguinous hue!<br /><br />Give me red ribbon to tie in my hair,<br />Not indigo, azure or grey;<br />But scarlet, vermilion, dahlia or pink—<br />Colors like these make my day!</b><br /><br />© 2011 by Magical Mystical Teacher<br /><br /><a href="http://magicalmysticalteacher.wordpress.com/2011/07/11/infatuation/" rel="nofollow">Narrow Red Alley</a>Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-2368010630093488332011-07-13T05:06:06.677-07:002011-07-13T05:06:06.677-07:00Hi Richard! I agree with you one hundred percent! ...Hi Richard! I agree with you one hundred percent! Who cares if they work, if they are a beautiful piece, love em and use them as art! I guess I am not a real clock collector, I never where a watch and I have one good clock in my home, it is an industrial kitchen clock from the 1930's, thank God it works because I like to be on time too! I am in heaven over the moon for your fancy pretty clocks with all the Victorian drama!<br />Hugs<br />OliviaOliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13599820739398124551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-18676679594570606282011-07-12T12:58:25.758-07:002011-07-12T12:58:25.758-07:00Oh my! You have some amazing clocks, Richard. It&#...Oh my! You have some amazing clocks, Richard. It's difficult to choose a favorite. Thanks for sharing your clock collection with all of us.FrenchGardenHousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121507761140372411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-11428636719438117542011-07-12T06:49:09.351-07:002011-07-12T06:49:09.351-07:00Does anybody really know what time it is ? what&#...Does anybody really know what time it is ? what's the rest to that song?<br /><br />All that beauty in one house. I just can't hardley wait to get up the river to visit your house and see you & Sissy also LOL<br /><br /><br />JaniceCurtains in My Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04739180504953135365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-89210379597604996002011-07-11T22:07:13.253-07:002011-07-11T22:07:13.253-07:00Great history lesson and what gorgeous clocks you ...Great history lesson and what gorgeous clocks you own. I will never look at a non working clock quite the same again! Thanks RichardPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026880888387782724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-11721743777896332892011-07-11T20:46:31.937-07:002011-07-11T20:46:31.937-07:00I like your clocks, Richard. They're beautiful...I like your clocks, Richard. They're beautiful. I like the Meissen the most...Christinexinexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100438341646700750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-42917084002069037382011-07-11T20:22:35.618-07:002011-07-11T20:22:35.618-07:00Some of my most vivid memories of childhood are th...Some of my most vivid memories of childhood are the Antique Clocks my Parents had. I used to love to hear them all chime and I especially enjoyed the Black Forest Cuckoo Clocks from Germany and the large Black English Clocks with stately columns and Westminster Chimes. However, I never could sleep with a ticking clock in the Bedroom, drives me crazy... *LOL*<br /><br />Dawn... The BohemianBohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-44910082718456255022011-07-11T15:55:26.563-07:002011-07-11T15:55:26.563-07:00I enjoyed the green bean analogy! My favorite of a...I enjoyed the green bean analogy! My favorite of all these is the bright blue one. I have to admit that I don't have a single clock in my house...I'm rather ashamed. With all the electronics around there is no real "need" for a clock. Sort of sad...maybe I should go get one! Thanks for the inspiration.Ann from On Sutton Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666228517388939913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-3513984737298531652011-07-11T13:22:43.148-07:002011-07-11T13:22:43.148-07:00Great eye candy, Richard! I do wear a watch, so I ...Great eye candy, Richard! I do wear a watch, so I seldom look at a clock to see what time it is. If I had clocks as beautiful as yours, however, I'd look at them all the time! <br /><br />The only vintage clock I have that has to be wound also chimes and announces the hour. It keeps almost perfect time, but I seldom wind it, because it's in the room with the most-watched television in the house. Naturally it always starts making a racket just as something "important" is being said on TV! <br /><br />Now that I've seen your "for their beauty" collection, I'll be paying more attention to clocks when I visit antique shops.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15467769804679511645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-16688290445549355432011-07-11T13:14:44.028-07:002011-07-11T13:14:44.028-07:00Richard, I have never seen such beautifully detail...Richard, I have never seen such beautifully detailed clocks. Your home and store must be really something to see in person. I have always loved Dresden figurines, these clocks are so lovely. Most of my clocks are off by a few minutes but it doesn't bother me one bit, especially since I'm retired. xoBarbara F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05650730931602700042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-54370035831149301112011-07-11T12:05:35.957-07:002011-07-11T12:05:35.957-07:00Your clocks are beautiful Richard! I enjoyed readi...Your clocks are beautiful Richard! I enjoyed reading about them and I loved your green bean memory!<br /><br />You know Richard, we bought the swan bench at the big antique mall in Clarksville, the year before we built our house. We knew it would be a fun bench to own and it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-26376700005132037822011-07-11T11:55:25.716-07:002011-07-11T11:55:25.716-07:00Richard as always you have beautiful examples of p...Richard as always you have beautiful examples of pretty much everything *winks* The meissen and dresden clocks are making me weak in the knees (You knew they would) And I'm thrilled to pieces that I too have a french bronze clock under dome ($200 on ebay AND it works! Lol!) But like you I couldn't give a hoot if they actually work. It's all about the beauty baby! I once wound every clock I could in my house and it was awful! Sounded like something out of a horror movie haha! So nooooo winding for me.<br /><br /> Thank you Richard for sharing so many of your beautiful collections with us. For an antique lover like me it's such a gift. Loves and hugs to you and Sissy girl. Vannalvroftiqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817625061049340265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-55567314633112478922011-07-11T10:59:44.322-07:002011-07-11T10:59:44.322-07:00Hello Richard:
Like you, none of our clocks works ...Hello Richard:<br />Like you, none of our clocks works and neither of us wears a wristwatch but there all similarity ends. Your clock collection is impressive for the beautiful quality of each one, all very different but with their own special charm. We particularly like the black marble wall clock and its complementing tazzas. Lovely!Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-61422121835889136422011-07-11T10:43:24.141-07:002011-07-11T10:43:24.141-07:00Hi Richard! Oh, my goodness - what gorgeous clocks...Hi Richard! Oh, my goodness - what gorgeous clocks! I learned a lot from your post today. I know nothing about clocks but do love to see olden ones like you have! I have one very cherished clock in my home. It's an old Regulator that hangs on the wall and ticks, doesn't chime. It came from my great grandfather to my mother and then she gave it to me. We had it worked on so it would run and the clock fixer upper was all nervous and said it was very old, well, late 1800s and told me it was in the best shape she'd seen for it's age. It ticks up a storm! :)<br />I would love to tour your beautiful home!! :)<br />Be a sweetie,<br />shelia ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19406729577655707.post-38272909962096421322011-07-11T10:24:32.150-07:002011-07-11T10:24:32.150-07:00You have some pretty clocks. Thanks for the histo...You have some pretty clocks. Thanks for the history lesson. I did not know mechanical clocks dated back that far.Glenda/MidSouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10729065523048603563noreply@blogger.com