White Rabbit light, pounds 59, from White Rabbit England Black Cat
Pendulum Clock, pounds 49.99, from Hunkydory Home k, pounds 110, from Butterfly Clock Red Candyr Loui Loui''s Antik Les Oiseaux wallpaper, pounds 196 per roll, from House Couturier Birds on Branches wallpaper, pounds 49.95 per roll, from www.mydeco.com Fashion designer Ben de Lisi, left, started a trend after designing a cushion based on his pet dog, above.
Precision
pendulum clocks of this type were used by master clockmakers in the days before the advent of quartz clocks to adjust their mechanical masterpieces.
(Christiaan Huygens, by the way, was important in the development of the
pendulum clock.)
In 1656 Huygens had the first
pendulum clock (or as it is sometimes called, grandfather's clock).
In front of the Bradshaw Hotel in Harlem a man sat and in unison with a large
pendulum clock repeated the sentence over and over.
Elsewhere, Christian Eduard Franke Antiques presents a courtly
pendulum clock. Originating from 18th-century Paris, this bronze timepiece boasts original fire gilding.
Also stolen was a white tumble dryer, a silver coloured microwave oven, a Bosch electric drill, a Russell Hobbs steam iron, a white Sky television box, a 10ft by 6ft brown and beige square patterned rug, a green cordless telephone and cradle, a small portable halogen heater, a portable convector heater and a
pendulum clock.
Tea and Biscuit
Pendulum Clock, PS39.95, www.westminsterclockcompany.com 2 a DON'T BE ALARMED HATE the 'beep-beep' sound of your alarm clock?
However, it wasn't until man developed the tools and know-how in the early 17th Century that the
pendulum clock was born.
They still required either a
pendulum clock or sundial to set them by.