EIGHT-DAY CLOCKS — Willard House & Clock Museum Use the form on the right to contact us. You can edit the text in this area, and change where the contact form on the right submits to, by entering edit mode using the modes on the bottom right. 11 Willard Street North Grafton MA 01536 5088393500 info@willardhouse.org The Willard House & Clock Museum is a historic place with festive roots, right in the heart of Massachusetts. Come visit us for a guided tour of our museum. Willard House & Clock Museum Info Email EIGHT-DAY CLOCKS Many people know these clocks today as “grandfather clocks”, but that term is not what the Willards would have called them. To the Willards, they were eight-day clocks , since they were said to run for a week and a day. It is this term we use to describe them during our tours. The term grandfather clock was not in use until after the song “My Grandfather’s Clock” by Henry Clay Work was written in 1876. Over a million copies of the sheet music for this song have been sold, and has become a standard - sung by Johnny Cash, spoofed by Garrison Keiller, and even used in video games Please click on the image below to learn more about the object. Benjamin Willard, 1768 Benjamin Willard, c. 1775 Simon Willard, c. 1790 Simon Willard, c. 1770 Simon Willard, "Bancroft" c. 1793 S. Willard Musical Clock, c. 1792 Aaron Willard, c. 1790 A. Willard & S. Badlam, c. 1800 Benjamin Willard, before 1770 Simon Willard, c. 1805 Benjamin Willard, c. 1775 Simon Willard, c. 1785 Back To The Collection