From Victorian Era antiques to quirky mid-century modern pieces, collectors have been known to shell out small fortunes for rare and well-preserved clocks.

Q: I enjoy your column in the newspaper, and was wondering what you could tell me about the clock shown in the following two pictures? I have been told it has been in my family for over 200 years, but ...

Flip clocks: they were cool long before Bill Murray was slapping one repeatedly in Groundhog Day, they were cool in 1993, and they’re still cool now. If you can’t find one on the secondhand market, ...