bracket clock

noun

1. a small clock designed to be placed on a bracket or shelf.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bracket clock¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

In The Repair Shop: A Royal Visit, the team helped with an 18th-Century bracket clock and a piece made for Charles's great-great-great grandmother's diamond jubilee in 1897 by Scottish ceramics maker Wemyss Ware.

From BBC

The Repair Shop team also pledge to restore the 18th century bracket clock from the collection at Dumfries House and pottery by renowned ceramics company Wemyss Ware made for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897.

From BBC

The bracket clock from 1690 was made by Thomas Tompion - named by the auctioneer as "Father Time".

From BBC

“When I started here in 1997, I was an art historian,” Ms. Gurbuz said, as she worked on a French bracket clock made in 1855, its assorted gears and other pieces arrayed on the table before her: “I didn’t do this kind of job.”

From New York Times

As she talked, Ms. Gurbuz worked on a French bracket clock needing a new pendulum and new hands to replace lost originals.

From New York Times