Northshore Home magazine highlights the best in architectural design, new construction and renovations, interiors, and landscape design.
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shop their warm tones and the fact that a sensor turns off the musical element at night. One finds Emperor, Howard Miller (the largest clock company in the world), Jerger, and Hermle clocks. There are French and German brass and glass clocks and Seth Thomas American clocks. They also import pieces from England and have count- less antique clocks, which sometimes come from people looking to downsize or, on occasion, from local auction houses including Skinner and John McInnis. A colorful selection of German and Chinese cuckoo clocks adorns one wall, standing beside which Marilyn makes the point that many were brought back from the war and have poignant sentimental value for people. She also notes that there aren't a lot of people who carry them nowadays. The Phillipses offer handmade clocks from Canada—that clockmaker uses rosewood and pro- vides information about how old it is and where it was harvested. Gingerbread clocks, also known as kitchen clocks, are mixed into the medley and are appreciated for the ornate wooden carvings around their casings. The couple points out a Westminster antique clock with triple keyholes that strikes quarterly, as well as a gold- front Foster Campos banjo clock and a marble strike and Westminster chime clock. Browsers won't find many electric clocks, though at press time they did have a