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Colonial Times Clock Co. celebrates 35th anniversary Throughout those wan the company has runlwd trom its with days on Albert Mreet, when thunder 1sattt Hall ortly suld dulrumnell clock-building, kits "tarur1, largest dud On mnpmn --k ulonml Imuwr IN relvhml "1):le um .uqu-rxun this mnmh The “or? then morcd to Parkside 1trive, ltetore w! tling In Nah at m curn'nl site. 564 Weber St. N.. where its showroom Is brimming with more than 300 models of clocks. said owner Philip Sheehan. Sheehan, who lives in Burlington. bought the company in 1993 from Hall. who was retiring. "Sam had built a nice " tle business, so I saw this as an opportunity to continue what he had started and hopefully imprmiort it," Customers travel from as far away as the Niagara Region. Owen Sound and Windsor lo browse through his merchandise. He attributes their will- ingness to journey so far to the hundreds of models he stocks, from mantle and wall to cuckoo and grandfa- ther clocks. "lf you can't find what you want in a clock here. you're ndt going to find it." A _ They iinpdrt some of their clocks internationally. Navigating Amazon reveals some surprises about retailer his week's column tttti- I line, some of the sur- prises I found manly whilv taking a closer look al one ot thc Internet?, longest running lulxillt'ss sucu‘\\ stories 1manm, known but for its unllnv hook smtrc, In upemlmn s,lttt't' the mid. ‘90s. is no“ selling a lot mom than Hooks, Not only has their III\(‘nr tory mpundrd to include unthinudvus. software and cidvo gamvx "" their ( and» dian site, Amazon ca mud many other items m1 Iln'n By lumnu (humor. In! HIM Illlbllllk’ and mum other models can be purvhawd hum cauiogs, As "ell, Hm use a num- ber m supplters. which tSheehan sud wts his slum awn 1mm he, mnuwuuux. who grin-mm only use one or "ot "\M' don) datthlc In tlmks It's our whole world" Grandtathcr doth ate Ihnl art'd ot specialty, and Slim-ham said they haw the Largest selvction of them m the province Ihey are more than lunepuxfx - they}? treatr, "red family heiriooms that are passed down through the ge"era0ons, he said, "lt mining a grandia- ther) tends to signify in people that mu'w arrived, you've gm some disposal income and you want to treat yoursdf." A common misconcep- tion about grandfathers is they are exorhitantty priced, The ones at Colonial Times range from $999 to t5,000, Sheehan said. Customers can browse through at least 35 floor models which. Sheehan said. is key because people want a choice in price and style. The style of clock a cus- lomer buys - whether it is traditional or contemporary - generally matches the type of furniture in their home, "if a person has a mod. em style. they don't want MICHAEL HIEMSTRA ID Colom'ol‘l'maodCoowvahilipSheehanaI-idsalesmanagetuszaesu‘ rooodedbrthegraodfattterdotestttestoresoeoatiaestn mmscdeblatmgmm anniversary in August. an»: tun‘ _ some bizarre-looking clock bought to commemorate tinker In their tvasemettts." on thewalr" such special occasions as Shaman said, adding the The mm emeqteocr of weddings, birthdays. kits cost Mm SKID and modern-style grandfather anniwrsaries and gmdua- can clocks coincides with their lions. said Liz McKetmw. McKerrow said one of new. updated name: floor the stoeehssaies manager the things she has noticed docks. Man has not strayed mu the pat tttree decades The ciock business is fairly seasonal. with pur- chasing peaks at Chr'mlmas and at wedding time in the spring. 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