Antique and Vintage Mechanical Clocks

Normally, my blog articles are a quick 3 to 5-minute read and include visuals to engage the reader. Within the next two weeks or so, I will be publishing a more in-depth article on Craftline Industries, a Canadian furniture and grandfather clock maker that was very active from the 1960s through the early 1990s.

If you live in Canada and have older furniture pieces in your home, there’s a very good chance they were made by Craftline Industries. You may even have one of their grandmother or grandfather clocks.

There is scant information about the company on the internet, which isn’t too surprising. It often feels as though, for those of us who rely on online sources, the world didn’t exist prior to 1990. The upcoming story is of a Canadian visionary who not only survived the Holocaust but was a major player in Canadian furniture production 35 years ago.

The article is mostly drafted, but there is no publication date yet, as I am waiting for further information from my sources. Publication is not far off.

The article will be longer than a typical article, and there is a reason for that. I considered breaking it up into parts, but since it will be the definitive online source for information about Craftline Industries, I decided to present it in its entirety.

Finding information about Craftline Industries has been a long process that began two and a half years ago.

Craftline grandfather clock – why so little information online?

A challenge to anyone who can help unearth the history of the Craftline Clock Company

One year ago (in March 2024), I published a plea, asking why we know so little about a company that once sold fine grandfather and grandmother clocks which adorned living rooms across Canada. At the time, I wrote: ‘Join me in a challenge to uncover information about this company. With enough bits of information, we can piece together a profile of this fine Canadian company.’

As the upcoming article will reveal, I got what I needed—and more.”

June 2025 update

The definitive source on Craftline Industries is an article I authored earlier this year.

From Holocaust Survivor to Canadian Visionary: The Story of Craftline Industries