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Originally Posted by Teach
Definitely not royalty (the bank balance gives it away)! Just an enthusiast of early American architecture. We're lucky to have such an interesting place to live. The house is like the cars (and the clocks, for that matter). All have been great examples for restoration, and have been the product of much time and labor (OK, some $ too).
We have quite a few clocks in the house. I keep 17 of them wound. The ticking is very comforting. The house feels very much alive. We have a niece who asks us to stop them when she comes for an overnight. The silence is deafening!
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that must sounds really strange with 17 ticks per second constantly!
Just as well they ain't cuckoo clocks!