Grandfather, Longcase Clocks, London, UK
We change again to Daylight Saving Time (and lose an hour of sleep) on Sunday, March 13, 2016. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 changed when we change the clocks. Since 2007, we swap the clocks on the second Sunday in March (to Daylight Saving Time) and the first Sunday in November. This prolonged the period of time during the year that we observe DST. Prior to 2007, we used to vary the clocks the first Sunday in April and the last Sunday in October.
A jeweler has to go to the trouble to put each jewel on the Equipment Cat Clock. The crystals are placed with painstaking accuracy to ensure that they won’t fall off later. That is why you won’t see very many jeweled Package Cat Clocks: These further special clocks are released as restricted editions at certain occasions of the year.
In early 1900, the Ansonia Clock …
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