Wednesday, December 12, 2012

I get it honest

I stumbled across this photo of my late great-grandmother opening up her horse clock present in the fifties.



Sweeeeeeeet. 


14 comments:

Lauren T said...

I love it!! What a fantastic picture...and I am a total sucker for a kitschy western clock.

Unknown said...

I love the clock, and I love your grandmother.

Dana@Mid2Mod said...

That's such a great family photo, and it's great that it documents your great-grandmother receiving a gift with such relevance to you!

Anonymous said...

That clock is sweet! Do you own it know?

Lisa said...

Haha, fabulous! And the SIZE of the clock-- mantlepiece-licious.

Rae - Say It Aint So said...

oh wow what a great picture! i love her face, you can tell she LOVES that clock just as much as you would today!

Dakota said...

That's an awesome present!!! And such a great candid shot! I hope you inherited the clock, too :)

Mr. Tiny said...

Wow! What a great picture to have! I have a few pieces of my great-grandmother's embroidery and a stack of 50's magazines - I love seeing her name on the mailing label. I love that clock!!!

The Curious Holts said...

LOOK at her face! AND HIS!! omg.

Sara In AZ said...

So completely awesome, I LOVE this picture....and her happiness at receiving such a great gift just beams right through.

Susie Q. said...

My grandparents had a clock that reminds me of this one. The clock was set into the side of a little carriage, there were little horses out in front of it, and the little coachman's arm always moved as if he were cracking the whip. I was so fascinated by it as a kid.
By the way, if you grew up in Nashville, do you have any memories of "Little Salvage" (on 2nd Ave S, 3rd Ave S?). I have so many memories of going in there w my mom--they had a large selection of grandfather clocks, and what I liked best were those light fixtures where oil runs down threads or wires and looks like rain.

jason said...

what a wonderful photo! :)

SUZY8-TRACK said...

Great photo! What happened to the clock?

Dottie said...

Brilliant! Like beyond brilliant. Last week I saw Charles Phoenix's holiday slide show and he would have gone beserk for a gem as wonderflu as this! HORSE CLOCK!