Grandfather clock (disambiguation)
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A grandfather clock, also known as a longcase clock
, is a type of freestanding, weight-driven clock, usually six to eight feet in height.
Grandfather clock may also refer to:
Longcase clock
A longcase clock, also tall-case clock, floor clock, or grandfather clock, is a tall, freestanding, weight-driven pendulum clock with the pendulum held inside the tower, or waist of the case. Clocks of this style are commonly 1.8–2.4 metres tall...
, is a type of freestanding, weight-driven clock, usually six to eight feet in height.
Grandfather clock may also refer to:
- "My Grandfather's ClockMy Grandfather's Clock"My Grandfather's Clock" is a song written in 1876 by Henry Clay Work, the author of "Marching Through Georgia". It is a standard of British brass bands and colliery bands, and is also popular in bluegrass music.-Origin of the song:...
", a popular song first written in 1876. - Grandfather's ClockGrandfather's ClockGrandfather's Clock is a solitaire game using a deck of 52 playing cards. Its foundation is akin to Clock Solitaire; but while winning the latter depends on the luck of the draw, this game has a strategic side....
, a card game based on solitaireSolitaireSolitaire is any tabletop game which one can play by oneself or with other people. The solitaire card game Klondike is often known as simply Solitaire.... - The grandfather clock engine (1885), an early petrol engine
- "Grandfather Clock" (This Will Destroy You song), a song by This Will Destroy You, from their EP Young MountainYoung MountainYoung Mountain is the first EP by the American band This Will Destroy You. It was originally self-recorded and self-released in 2005, and was intended to be a demo to be sold after local shows. Although it was then only available as a CD-R, the EP began to receive press mentions, including being...