Finished in a traditional Glen Arbor Cherry on select hardwoods and veneers the Ridgeway Martinsville Grandfather Clock brings a colonial elegance to any home. The Martinsville Grandfather Clock features an elegant swan neck pediment with a fully turned finial, decorative shell overlays and raised burl veneer on the front crown. Reeded posts with turned capitols surround the clock's dial and a detailed embossed molding runs along the bottom of the door.

A functioning pierced moon clock dial with raised Arabic numerals, decorative embossed center and corner designs, compliments the matching banded weight shells and lyre clock pendulum with embossed center disk. A fancy burl image on the clock's back panel is highlighted by an internal light and completes the ensemble and can be viewed from the side glass panels and the front beveled glass door.

The Ridgeway Martinsville Grandfather Clock features a classic cable driven clock movement, this German made brass Kieninger chime movement will keep time accurately and faithfully. This triple chime movement plays the charming Westminster, St Michaels and St Whittington Chimes --the classic Westminster Chimesas heard from London's famous Big Ben clock(click here to listen), the St. Michaels Chime which hung in a church steeple in Charleston, South Carolina in 1764 before being taken by the British during the Revolutionary War(click here to listen) and Whittington Chimes that rang in the Church of St. Mary Le Bow in Cheapside, London in the 16th Century(click here to listen).

This Martinsville Grandfather Clock's movement also includes a convenient automatic nighttime chime silence option. The clock's door locks for added security, and adjustable floor levelers are located under all four corners to ensure the clock remains level on uneven surfaces or carpet. Also included with this Ridgeway grandfather clock is an exquisite brass heirloom plate(click here) which will be engraved by the Ridgeway Clock Company with your name and date – simply return the request card that will be enclosed with your clock.

This American made Ridgeway Clock Company grandfather clock comes complete with a 2 year manufacturer's warranty on both parts and workmanship.

About The Ridgeway Clock Company

Savor the tradition of Ridgeway grandfather clocks. The Ridgeway Clock Company is the oldest continuous producer of grandfather clocks in the US. Ridgeway mechanical grandfather clocks are still crafted by American clockmakers. This insures that each clock is built correctly. With care your Ridgeway grandfather clock will become an heirloom passed through generations of your family. Ridgeway is an innovator in the grandfather clock category.

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