Ridgeway Clocks is a division of Howard Miller Company, and is a producer of

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s, mantle clocks, and wall clocks. The company's facilities are located in Zeeland Michigan. According to

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magazine, Howard Miller is one of only three major manufacturers of floor clocks in the U.S.

History

Ridgeway began as The Gravely Furniture Company in 1926Duncan Adams
'Henry County hit with 2nd round of job losses'
The Roanoke Times, October 12, 2007. and started producing

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s exclusively in 1960. This makes Ridgeway the oldest continuously produced

brand in the United States. Pulaski Furniture Corporation acquired Gravely Furniture Company in 1985, renaming it Ridgeway Clocks, though the name "Ridgeway" appears on some clocks prior the acquisition.

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based

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acquired Ridgeway Clocks in November 2004 from Pulaski Furniture Corporation. Miller also owns

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based Kieninger, which manufactures the movements that are built into each Ridgeway clock. The clock-making work moved to

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in the spring of 2005. The Ridgeway plant's production focus became curio cabinets and wine cabinets, product lines more vulnerable to import competition than grandfather and mantel clocks. In December 2007, Howard Miller Clock Co. closed its subsidiary Ridgeway Furniture, resulting in about 70 job losses. A Ridgeway Grandfather Clock is presented to the winners of

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, NASCAR Xfinity Series and

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races at the

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. It is also presented to the winners of the

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race.

References

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External links

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Clock brands Longcase clocks