How do I wind an eight-day clock?

Eight-day clocks require winding via the winding holes on the dial face using a matching key every week. This action lifts the internal weights or winds the spring drives. Care must be taken not to overwind the mechanism, stopping when firm resistance is met to prevent damage to the historic gear train and gut lines.

Where were these clocks made?

These timepieces originated in workshops across Scotland, from major centres like Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen to smaller towns such as Montrose, Dundee, and Dunfermline. Local horologists built the movements and cased them in regional timber. Signatures on the painted iron or silvered dials frequently record the specific town and maker, anchoring the piece to a distinct Scottish locality and trade tradition.

How do I identify a Georgian longcase?

Georgian longcase clocks are identified by their classical architectural proportions, flat-topped or swan-neck pediments, and use of solid mahogany or early veneer techniques. They date from the reigns of the Georges spanning the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Interiors often house brass dial plates with cast spandrels in the corners, transitioning later to painted iron dials signed by provincial Scottish clockmakers.

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When you search for a scottish mahogany clock, you are looking at tall case timepieces and smaller bracket or drumhead designs shaped by provincial makers from the Georgian and Victorian eras.

Georgian Scottish Grandfather Clock Longcase Matt Wylie Paisley 1780

17th century

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Georgian Scottish Grandfather Clock Longcase Matt Wylie Paisley 1780

From Canonbury Antiques

£1,495

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Scottish Mahogany Grandfather / Longcase Clock

19th century

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Scottish Mahogany Grandfather / Longcase Clock

From Sinclairs Antiques and Interiors

£1,750

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8 Day Long Case Clock Joseph Gibson Ecclefechan

18th century

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8 Day Long Case Clock Joseph Gibson Ecclefechan

From Wickersley Antiques

£750

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Bryson, Edinburgh: A Mahogany Steeple Bracket Clock

19th century

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Bryson, Edinburgh: A Mahogany Steeple Bracket Clock

From Leigh Extence Antique Clocks

£3,200

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Scottish Victorian Mahogany Longcase Clock

19th century

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Scottish Victorian Mahogany Longcase Clock

From Sinclairs Antiques and Interiors

£1,250

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A George III Edinburgh Grandfather Clock

18th century

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A George III Edinburgh Grandfather Clock

From Georgian Antiques

£1,800

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18th century

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Late 18th Century Scottish Longcase Clock by David Morice of Auchtermuchty

From Nick Brewster Art and Antiques

£1,200

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18th Cent Regulator Longcase Long Case Clock

18th century

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18th Cent Regulator Longcase Long Case Clock

From Cross Antiques

£675

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18th century

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18th Century Scottish Forres Longcase Clock

From Carse Antiques

£1,450

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Georgian 8 Day Grandfather or Longcase Clock Good Maker

18th century

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Georgian 8 Day Grandfather or Longcase Clock Good Maker

From Heydays Antiques

£1,295

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Listings span periods from the seventeenth century through the Georgian, Regency, and Victorian eras, utilising mahogany, brass, glass, and painted iron.