Mantel Clocks, Mantle Clocks
ABetterClock.com has the perfect mantel clock to help you spruce up your dull mantelpiece. We carry a wide variety of mantel clock models, including tambour clocks, carriage clocks and skeleton clocks. All of our mantel clocks are of the highest quality and offered at discounted prices. Every clock we sell comes with a limited two-year limited warranty.
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All of our clocks are reasonably discounted to make the price more affordable to you.
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We offer a 2 year limited Warranty and free shipping on all of our clocks.
Carriage Mantel Clock | Carriage Clocks | Wood Mantel Clock
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As their name suggests, mantel clocks were originally conceived as an adornment for a mantelpiece. In days long gone the fireplace was not only used for heating the house, it was also the spot where families cooked meals and gathered in the evening, making the mantelpiece the ideal locale for a mantel clock. Mantel clocks are similar in appearance to bracket wall clocks but in most much smaller in most cases. As time elapsed and the mantelpiece diminished in size, the antique mantel clock shrunk as well. You’ll find a variety of traditional mantel clock styles right here at ABetterClock.com.
Our Designs
We have many wooden mantel clock models with the classic tambour design. These quality pieces come with a variety of finishes, including oak and cherry. A skeleton clock model comes with the inner components of the clock uncovered, allowing you to witness the intricate mechanisms at work.
Although there are more accurate timepieces on the market today, mantel clocks are still prized for their ornate design and masterful construction. If you are looking for the most precise timekeeping, take a look at our high-tech radio controlled clocks, many of which have a traditional mantel clock appearance.
Be sure to visit the rest of our site to browse our selection of cuckoo clocks and pendulum wall clocks.
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Carriage Mantel Clock | Carriage Clocks | Wood Mantel Clock
The Mantel Clock
| The whole concept of the mantle clock was for the clock to be placed on the mantelpiece. It is similar in looks to the bracket clock but in most cases is much smaller. As time elapsed, and the mantelpiece diminished in size, so the antique mantle clock also diminished in size, and width. Architects today design homes using minimal materials, and many new homes do not feature a mantelpiece, which spells disaster if one wished to display a beautiful Mantel Clock. The word Mantel derives from the decor and shelf around a fireplace. In days long gone by the fireplace was not only used for heating the house, it was the spot where families cooked meals and the central area where the family gathered in the evening, Thus; the mantel became the perfect location on which to accommodate a clock. The new clock received the name Mantel Clock for the ledge upon which it rested. |  |
| The French owned Mantel Clock sets. These were elaborate pieces consisting of two separate baubles that sat next to the central mantel clock. These clocks were immensely popular during the early years of the 19th Century, and construction of Mantel Clocks increased substantially. Today mantel clocks remain high on the popularity index. |  |
Early Table Clocks
| An English Lantern Clock manufactured circa 1300 was an immense and a rather cumbrous timekeeping device. Then by the late 1500's the Royal Houses of Europe engaged clock makers to create exquisite and exorbitant clocks for their royal castles. It was during this time that the technical knowledge of clocks advanced to the point of table clocks becoming quite the fashion. By now the clock makers had advanced their skills, and manufactured smaller clocks, which looked charming when placed upon a table, or mantel. In this open space visitors could admire the genius of these beautiful creations The earliest-mechanical clocks made in the 1300's were enormous and cumbrous timepieces. In the latter part of the 1500's the Royal Court, "in Europe", engaged clock makers to create beautiful extravagant timepieces for their magnificent palaces. During this time, the technology of clocks was so improved that table clocks became in vogue. The smaller clocks could now be placed on tables both for support so as to display the magnificent art-work of their creators. While these clocks were beautiful and impressive, they still did not keep the time accurately. Table clocks created for the royal families during the sixteenth century were highly valued as awe-inspiring objets d'art created to dazzle and amaze eminent visitors. These timekeepers were often manufactured from brass, and elaborately displayed intricate artwork.. Not only did they keep time, but contrivances within the clock included complicated components for musical chimes and striking bells as well as musical figures. While beautiful to view, earlier clocks were often inaccurate. Royal houses at the end of the sixteenth century, owned table clocks manufactured as awe-inspiring pieces of art to be enjoyed and admired by all visitors. Frequently clock makers used brass to make these clocks. These clocks were frequently manufactured with added impressive ornamentation and elaborate decorations. Not only did the clocks keep time, but clock production had advanced to include Besides keeping time automaton clocks included complex components to strike bells and musical chimes. Small-moving figurines adorned the case of the clock. While the Mantel or Shelf Clocks were advancing in most of Continental Europe, the English Clock Makers were trailing far behind in Clock technology. Nonetheless, in the early 1600's a Lantern Clock was the traditional table clock in England. |  |
American Clocks
Early American shelf clocks were clumsy, awkward inventions. One in particular was the ogee clock which featured extremely large weights. Nontheless, the introduction of spring-driven clocks brought clock making out of the 'dark ages'. In contrast to the cumbersome weight driven clocks, spring-driven clocks were small and lightweight. The creation of spring-driven clocks proved to be a boost for the clock-making industry. American clock builders surpassed other countries in manufacturing spring driven clocks. The leading, American, clock companies built tens of thousands of shelf or Mantel clocks for distribution to the domestic, American market, and for circulation around the world.
Despite the inaccuracy of the spring-driven clock, the American public approved of the new Mantel Clocks. This clock was also commonly known as a Shelf clock. American companies were the first to manufacture clocks using assembly line production. With a constant reservoir of fine wood, plus the machinery to manufacture the clocks, America became the first country to mass produce clocks.Home | About Us | Contact us | Clocks | Indoor/Outdoor | Mantel | Oversized | Radio Controlled | Skeleton |
