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    Where did the term "grandfather clock" come from?

    Question #45563. Asked by AlbertCamus. (Mar 22 04 9:06 AM)


    robbie1

    		According to Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable:
    It derives from the popular song 'My Grandfather's Clock' by Henry Clay Work of Connecticut.

    Mar 22 04, 9:28 AM
    nzhou

    		I think they were originally known as long case clocks.

    Mar 22 04, 9:32 AM

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