Gallery of synchronous granddaughter clocks

Abstract

A granddaughter clock is a longcase clock that is less than 157 cm tall. A granddaughter clock has a dial that can be read from across the room. They became popular in the 1930s. In a domestic setting granddaughter clocks are mostly used in reception rooms and in entrance halls. This is the least common type of case used for domestic synchronous clocks. The main purpose of this gallery is to illustrate a few of the British synchronous granddaughter clocks that were available. There are back and front views of each clock, together with a brief description. Three of the four clocks are Smith clocks. Three of the four clocks are have Art Deco cases. None of the clocks are self starting. None of them has an outage indicator. Only one of the clocks has a tell tale to make it easy for a user to determine whether or not it is running. None of the clocks show the date, or the day of the week.