Sentences with phrase «of grandfather clock»

The solemn tick - tock of a grandfather clock, the book - lined walls, the enormous desk - any Foreign Office ministers would be pleased with this.

Classical physics says the pendulum can change direction only at the two end points, and generations of grandfather clocks have agreed.

The oversized wine glasses, blown - up hands of grandfather clocks, and other random objects are feel somehow completely necessary in the room.

Not exact matches

Chances are that this is what most of our grandfather's use or still use to shave their faces, but now many savvy men are starting to turn back the clock and picking up an old - school safety razor for themselves — and if you're smart, you'd do well to join them.

As the recipient of the award, Dairy Enterprises received a Grandfather clock.

Ever since he was a young boy Dale Earnhardt Jr. wanted a grandfather clock, which is awarded to the winner of a Martinsville race.

In my third eye, a vision of an old mahogany grandfather clock with a swinging pendulum and hand - painted Roman numerals on the dial.

We see pendulums in other areas of our lives as well, such as in grandfather (also known as longcase) clocks.

Much as a pendulum in a grandfather clock requires gears to record its swings and slowly turn the clock's hands, an optical atomic clock uses an optical frequency comb to count the oscillations of light and convert them into a useful electronic signal.

WM magazín - časopis, který přečtete celý I have to stress that in the case of the Phaistos Disc, there is not a single word to be officially Find out what dealers and collectors have actually paid for antique grandfather, mantel or wall clocks like yours.

Making the most meaningful impression of the supporting characters, however, is Hal Holbrook, who clocks in for only a portion of the screenplay but demands at least a tear or two in his role as a kindly grandfather type which earned him a rightful Oscar nomination.

Though he comes across as a mild sociopath at times (like in one scene where he matter - of - factly tells Phil that he wants to rip open his antique grandfather clock to see how it works), Gyllenhaal imbues Davis with enough charisma that he turns an otherwise unsympathetic character into someone whose erratic behavior is understandable, if not completely relatable.

Like her Keeshond - Italian Greyhound mix, Trooper, she's treat motivated, but only one of them has tried to eat a grandfather clock.

This hip and trendy boutique in downtown Santa Barbara uses colorful customized vinyl decals of peacocks, chandeliers, grandfather clocks, giraffes with... Read More

This hip and trendy boutique in downtown Santa Barbara uses colorful customized vinyl decals of peacocks, chandeliers, grandfather clocks, giraffes with parachutes, and other playful images to create a modern and individual style for each of its 16 guest rooms.

The Emperor's Chest is a series of sculptures that incorporate historical artifacts such as the camera obscura, the shadow puppetry, the phantascope, the praxinoscope, magical lantern slides, grandfather clocks, wooden projectors, the Daguerrian camera.

James Weingrod's self - illuminating grandfather clock, Max Glaser's fragmented wood and mirror constructions, and Maria Jose Duran's yarn shelters mediate and explore transcendent icons of children's stories: the looking glass from Alice in Wonderland and the grandfather clock from The Nutcracker.

Extending this line of thought, «Home / Museum Arranged for Living and Viewing,» Lawler's 1984 exhibition at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut, transformed a gallery into a genteel domestic interior, complete with a grandfather clock and lemon yellow walls.

Musicians too took notice: Schwitters imagined a score in which the tones would be produced by «violin, drum, trombone, sewing machine, grandfather clock, steam of water, etc.,» 40 years before John Cage composed pieces using a watering can, a iron pipe, a bottle of wine, a grand piano, five radios and an electric mixer.

One of them is connected to a mechanism which regulates mechanical energy delivered to the pendulum depending on the position of the pendulum — an escapement mechanism in a grandfather clock.

The Girls» Bedroom: Paint Color — Soft Chamois by Benjamin Moore Trim Color — Simply White by Benjamin Moore Door Color — Wrought Iron by Benjamin Moore Wallpaper — Wallpaper Direct, Delphine in Charcoal Curtain Rods — Target Drapery Panels — Ritva from IKEA Beds — Passed down from my grandfather's house and painted in Annie Sloan's Graphite from Lady Butterbug Coverlet and far back pillow — Joss and Main Gray Pillow with the Pom Poms — Ballard Design Front Pillow — IKEA Little piece with the baskets between the beds — Joss and Main White Pitcher — HomeGoods Little Jars — White Home Market — Wilton, NH Striped Blanket at the End of One Bed — IKEA Rug — Target Trunks at End of Bed — IKEA Chandelier — Purchased about 6 years ago from Target Frames with Silhouettes — From Hobby Lobby about 7 or 8 years ago Dresser — Passed down from my grandfather's house and painted in Annie Sloan's Graphite from Lady Butterbug Canvas — Dear Lillie Wire Basket — Little antique shop in Vermont Clock — TJMaxx Hat — J. Crew Metal Pitcher — Joss and Main White Shelf — Target (six years ago) Horseshoes — Little antique shop in Vermont Cowboy Boots — Sheplers Dresses --(From left to right) TJMaxx, Joyfolie, Chasing Fireflies

Divided stairs in the entry hall bestow a gracious ambience that befits a medley of family antiques, including a grandfather clock.

Note the little masculine touches that bear all the hallmarks of GBBO's Alpha Male, a grandfather clock and the skull wall art.

From what I've been told a large wall clock like the one shown is called a Grandmother clock, and of course a Grandfather clocks sits on the floor.

Fill a narrow stretch of wall with an heirloom - worthy, grandfather - style clock.

Elegant white shapes, such as this grandfather clock from Swedish Chair silhouetted against the wall break up the horizontal lines, while accent colours of yellow and black create contrast.