clockmaker
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Time is winding down for Howard Miller, the storied furniture company and clockmaker in western Michigan that said this summer it will close after 99 years.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2025
Stephan Farffler, a clockmaker who lost the use of his legs in a childhood accident, created the device so he could propel himself to and from church in Nuremberg, Germany.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 14, 2023
Its tale of the dying days of a New England clockmaker was knotty and morbid, but in a memorably lyrical, gentle way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
The solution came from such an unexpected source - a humble clockmaker called John Harrison - that the authorities refused to grant it for many years.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2020
Having been told by one clockmaker he would not suit, Johnny walked in on two more and got the same answer.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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