I now have a Daneker "Senator" cherry wood Grandfather Clock.

by Andy Mick
(Pittsfield, MA, USA)

1965 Daneker

1965 Daneker

My father and mother acquired the clock in late 1965. The clock became a centerpiece in a house of loving parents with six children. Dad was really attached to the clock. He was the only one to pull the weights or adjust the time. I believe that my four younger siblings all suffered dad's ire over messing with his clock. The quarter-hour chimes became part of the background noise in a busy house. You heard them, but were never annoyed and in fact you almost didn't notice.


Dad died in 1991 and mother failed to give the clock the attention it had become accustomed to. The clock sat idle, in the dining room, for eighteen years.

Mother has moved to an assisted living facility and the clock has passed on to me. The dilemma for me was the clock was in Florida and I live in Massachusetts. I took the head, pendulum and weights off the main body and carried everything to the United Parcel Store in Bradenton, Florida. They packed it in three seperate containers and shipped it to Pittsfield, MA. From a pure financial standpoint, it probably costed more than the clock was worth to ship it. But to me, the clock is priceless.

UPS did things right and the clock arrived in good shape. The owner of Westside Clock Shop, in Pittsfield, MA, made a house call to tune up the clock. The years of standing idle were quickly reversed and dad's clock proudly stands in my foyer. The sound of the chimes reminds me of home and makes me smile.

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Dec 20, 2016
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Weights on a Danaker NEW
by: Tammy

How can I tell if the weights remain original since the clock repairman took the weights with him to servive the 'Senator" face and weights with him?

Jul 22, 2015
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parts needed
by: Pat

I am looking for the pendulum adjustment screws for my Daneker (Senator). Any help will be appreciated.
patcjohnston@aol.com

Aug 17, 2014
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Looking to purchase a Daneker Senator in maple
by: Anonymous

Hello. I am looking to purchase a Daneker Senator model in maple. I am looking for a clock in good working condition. Please email me if you have such a clock: gabrielleprisco@gmail.com. Thank you. Gabrielle

Jul 31, 2014
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Danecker Senator- what to do, what to do...
by: Anonymous

Hi folks... I live near Columbus, ohio,k and I have a Danecker Senator without weights and pendulum. Also has a small piece missing from bottom of bonnet. Have dragged it around for years. Got it from my great aunt and don't know what to do with it. Has been collecting dust. Would like to find reasonable offer to a loving home. Mhunter574@yahoo.com. Thanks!

Feb 09, 2013
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Brief history
by: Selman Wright

You are never alone in a house with a Daneker chiming clock. I also have a Daneker "Senator" made of cherry, purchased at the beginning of 1972 after the Daneker family sold the factory resulting from a labor dispute. If you have a clock made in 1965, it was made under family ownership. The way to tell is by looking at the name on the clock face. If it is black letters applied to the brass base, it was under family ownership. I was told that the name was a replication of the first Mrs. Daneker's signature. The clocks made after Jan. 1972 have "Daneker" is engraved on the face.
The founder of the company and my grandfather were close friends, and I was lucky enough to have been treated to a personal tour of the factory in the last year of the family operation.

Nov 26, 2011
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i have a daneker congressional model
by: Anonymous

My grandmother had what I believed to be a Walter Durfee clock that I admired growing up.....unfortunately that clock has long since disappeared...I acquired the Daneker Congressional model for roughly 200 back in 2003, it is in mint condition and while it does not replace the family hierloom that graced my grandmothers home for many years....it has helped to fill that void....although I am still on a quest to locate that missing family clock.....

Apr 19, 2011
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Senator Lover
by: Kathleen

My clock has been in my life since 1972,and it IS the home feeling says my brother when he visits. He says they're the best nights of sleep he ever gets. Like being with an old friend!

Dec 26, 2009
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The Senator Grandmother Clock
by: Anonymous

I have "the Senator" clock, it is awesome, got it from my grandfather who was born in 1896. The sounds do remind me of his beautiful home which over looked the Potomac River in Alexandria.

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