Houston Chronicle

Tall-case clockmakers preserve time-honored craftsmanship

PHILADELPHIA -- In a dusty, sunlit workshop, James S. Shott carves time out of tiger maple and cherry wood. For a month, he chisels, scrapes, sands and polishes. Then he mounts a brass-and-steel ...
The Bismarck Tribune

Enduring the test of time

PHILADELPHIA - In a dusty, sunlit workshop in central Montgomery County, James S. Shott carves time out of tiger maple and cherry wood. For a month, he chisels, scrapes, sands and polishes. Then he ...
Orlando Sentinel

CRAFTS MAKERS TURN BACK HANDS OF TIME WITH GRANDFATHER CLOCKS

PHILADELPHIA — In a dusty, sunlit workshop, James S. Shott carves time out of tiger maple and cherry wood. For a month, he chisels, scrapes, sands and polishes. Then he mounts a brass-and-steel ...
Chicago Tribune

CLOCKS ADD A TIMELY ELEMENT TO HOME DECOR

There’s a new face on wall decor, and it’s making a big-time design statement. Wall clocks, especially overscale ones, are drawing attention in formal and casual settings, from living rooms to ...
Naija Gist - Latest

They Look Like the Emperors' Clocks. But Are They Real?

BEIJING — To stroll through the Hall for Ancestral Worship deep within the Forbidden City is to appreciate the fascination that ornate mechanical timepieces held for successive emperors of China. Many ...