Introduction

I'm 70, a widower, and a semi-retired pastor. I was the youngest thing on a small farm at the end of the Appalachians down South, though I moved from there in 1984. As a kid, we had to use kerosene lamps, and listened to a battery-powered radio at night. I often went to my grandmother's house and laid on the floor watching what we called her "grandfather clock" tick, though I now know it was a floor standing jeweler's regulator, and have been interested in clocks, lamps, and radios--among other things--ever since. I restore radios and clocks as a hobby, but my interests range far and wide.

 

Let me be the first to welcome you here, John. And thank you so much for joining us.

Debora

 

Greetings, John!

 

Welcome John!

 

greetings....
where there many Appalachian baskets in your home...

 

Hi John and WELCOME to ANTIQUERS!!

 

Greetings John and welcome to the forum

 

Welcome! Hope the family still has that regulator!

 

A lot of people (relatives, friends, her doctor, and others) tried to get it from Granny, but regardless of her needs, she held onto it. One day when I was very young and foolish (4, maybe 5 years old), I said to her, "Granny can I have your clock?" She smiled and said, "When I die you can have it." When she could no longer live by herself, she moved in with an aunt and uncle, leaving everything in her house (we lived across the road from her). When she died, my mother and I took my little red wagon across the road and drug it home. It stands in my house to this day--but that's not half the story!

 

You were the grandkid who loved it, so you got it. And it's not going anywhere.