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Featured Article History of Antique Clocks in America The person in the NEW World that became fed up with the inaccuracy of sand timers and started to make clocks is entirely unknown. Cocks were imported from both England and Holland. These were operational spring mechanisms. These were so expensive that only major settlements could afford them. Few people had a clock in their own house. The first clock-makers were craftsmen. They had to make every part themselves to the precise size. The tools available were often extremely rudimentary. The same person often had to make the clock case too. Generally they sold too few clocks to make a living so that clock-makers were also locksmiths or gunsmiths. This combination was particularly popular during the American War of Independence. After this war there were still far too few people who could afford a grandfather clock and so the makers experimented with smaller clocks. Because a large number of original American clocks were introduced many homes soon had their own clock. The names are known of around 7,OOO American clock-makers. Most of these made the usual types of clock but there in the introduction of major innovations In the introduction of major innovations that they have to be mentioned. Copyright © 2005 Larrys Antiques. All rights reserved.