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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread wedding clock #80970 09/17/2002 4:05 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory What is the origin of the term "wedding clock"? Is it because they were given as wedding presents? Or were they purchased by newlyweds who couldn't yet afford a larger clock like a grandfather clock? An example can be seen at the following link (it's the one on the far right): http://www.floatingstonewoodworks.com/stickleyaccents.htm Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: wedding clock #80971 09/17/2002 6:22 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park I've never heard of a wedding clock, but i have heard of anniversary clocks.. and i suspect they are one and the same.. they only needed to be wound once a year, (on say your wedding aniversary). now that most have quartz electric motors, the name is a misnomer. my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: wedding clock #80972 09/17/2002 6:25 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Notice what it looked like? It grows on you. After a couple of years it's a father clock and after about 25 or so a grandfather clock. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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