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Can I show of my Mothers Day Gift?

14 years ago

This antique clock was my dads. He had several of them that he collected. I still remember him going around the house winding them. They would never chime at once and always seem to go off during the last five minutes of my favorite TV show it drove me nuts! Dad passed away in July after a long fight with prostate cancer. My mom gave this to DH because she knew it was my favorite. It is definitely not the fanciest one he had but it has the most beautiful chime and it was his first he got from Germany. We did not even know if we would get it to work because when my dad was so sick the clocks sat unwound for over a year. But thanks to Google and instructions given on Antique clocks here it sits in my home plain and simple but strong proud and loyal just like my Dad.

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Kathleen McGuire
14 years ago
That is so sweet! What a lovely reminder of your Dad. It sits in a prominent place, I am sure, so as to always bring a smile and maybe a tear or two, to your face. Beautiful! Happy Mother's Day!
mitchdesj
14 years ago
Yours is a great story; the clock is beautiful, that's a gift to remember, for sure.
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Thank you. BTW, we live in So.Ohio, so the Imperial Glass pieces are even more special. The factory closed the same year my first child was born. Imperial Glass, Bellaire, OH I don't collect EAPG, but I once found one of the 'Candlewick' candle holders at a Goodwill store.
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brutuses
14 years ago
Very nice clock and lovely story. You have a lovely reminder of your dad that you can see and touch everyday. That's wonderful.
lynninnewmexico
14 years ago
A wonderful gift and a wonderful way to remember your father! I'm so happy for you, Marybeth. Thanks for sharing that with us.
Lynn
patricianat
14 years ago
That is a great clock but an even sweeter story. Like your father, I am a lover of clocks and have several antique clocks and wayyyyyy too many near antiques. ;-)
gracie-2006
14 years ago
What a wonderful story. I love your antique clock. My mom had a beautiful antique clock that one of my siblings inherited when she passed away. It was always a job to wind it. I love to hear them chime.
newdawn1895
14 years ago
Very sweet story!
haley_comet
14 years ago
Thats sounds like a Mother's Day gift as close to perfect as possible. Beautiful.
ttodd
14 years ago
That is really, really awesome - certainly my favorite kind of gift!
oofasis
14 years ago
Marybeth, that was such a tender gift for you on Mother's Day. Perhaps now when those chimes ring you can think of them as Dad's way of saying hello.

Would you please share the links you mentioned? I have two very old clocks of my father's, and I'd love to know how to get them to keep time and chime again. Thank you.
marybeth1
Original Author
14 years ago
Thank you for all your kind words. This was my first year without him and every holiday has been bittersweet. I am one of five and the only girl. At 47 yrs. old I was still Daddy's girl. I miss him so much he was such a wonderful man. You are all right this was truly a gift from the heart that I will treasure forever. Every time I hear it gently chime it makes me smile. Thanks for letting me share it with you. OOfasis here is a link that may help you with your clock.

Here is a link that might be useful: The Clock Guy
les917
14 years ago
A lovely story, and a lovely clock! What a wonderful way to remember your dad.

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