Sligh Clocks

The Sligh Company was started by Charles R. Sligh when he began building furnitures in a small Grand Rapids factory. He only has a handful of workers at first. Charles Sligh believes in quality and fine craftsmanship and fine detailing. The belief in hard work and quality assurance is the primary reason why within just a few years, the company grew and become well known with the Sligh grandfather clock.

All of the timepieces in the Sligh Company are marvelous and they are the result of the skills and hard work of four generations of craftsmen that only creates the finest clock cabinetry there is. This combined with time-honored skills of the clock movement makers is the reason why Sligh clocks are still popular. A Sligh grandfather clock is not just a keeper of time. It could also be a part of your home decor that can reflect your character and style.

The Sligh Clock Collection

If you are thinking about buying yourself a classic Sligh grandfather clock, here are some of your options:

The Shelburne 0997-4-HA is a Sligh grandfather clock crafted in hardwood solids and veneers. It has a pediment face that features a fashionable raised hand-cut molding details and carved shell motif. Here are some of its features.

  • It has stainless steel pivots and bronzed bushings for long movement life and durability.

  • It has an midnight blue moon disc and Arabic numerals.

  • It has a distinctive antique moon dial made of brass with intricate center decor and casted corner spandrels.

  • It has a beveled glass side panels.

  • It has lower and upper hinged front doors and hinged doors at the side for easier it movement access.

  • It has an exquisite bomb-shaped four-tier base design that includes hand-carved feet and center ornamentation.

  • Its pendulum has casted center decor and twisted rods and designed as an antique brass lyre.

  • It also has an antique weight shells that are brass banded.

  • It has a triple chime movement that includes St. Michael’s option, Whittington, and Westminster and an auto nighttime chime silencer.

  • It also has a harvest finish that includes natural wood color variation and physical distressing to simulate an aged appearance.

  • It has hand-carved acanthus leaf top caps on four canted front columns.

  • Its dimensions are 94.5 inches high, 28 inches wide, and 16 inches thick.

The Jerome 0331-1-BL Sligh grandfather clock has a distinctive deep cornice shape with exaggerated overhand. It also has a three-piece half-round front columns for a decorative silver metal accent. Its floating dial design that features contemporary styled hour and minute hands, raised Arabic numbers, and a brushed silver finished bezel. This timepiece has a deeply shaped base frame with a front arch design. It also has a triple chime movement that has an automatic chime silencer. It has a pendulum and weight shells that are brushed with a silver finish in a grid style. It is 82 inches high, 29.75 inches wide, and 14.25 inches thick.

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