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Time Ticks On

House of Clocks in Lodi still ticking after 51 years

STORY AND PHOTOS BY Steve Martarano

There are more than a thousand different clocks at the House of Clocks in Lodi , ranging in price from $ 12.95 to $ 8,000 .

There are more than a thousand ticking , chiming clocks cramming the floors and wall spaces at House of Clocks in Lodi . There are grandfather clocks , one dating to the late 1700s , and several others at least 100 years old . There are cuckoo clocks , musical clocks , key wind , neon , wind chime , designer and cat clocks , with price tags from $ 12.95 for a basic alarm clock to $ 8,000 for a Howard Miller grandfather clock .

House of Clocks has been operated by the Hohn family since 1970 , with

Chuck and Sandy Hohn ( married since 1983 ), and Chuck ’ s brother Steve Hohn as the current owners .

“ Honest work , fair prices and we treat people the right way . That ’ s always been our motto ,” says Chuck , whose sons A . J . and Joey Hohn have

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