Mantel clocks—or shelf clocks—are relatively small house clocks traditionally placed on the shelf, or mantel, above the fireplace. It was first developed in France in the 1750s. In Boston Massachusetts, Simon Willard created a relatively economical mantel clock around the first decades of the 19th century. They were typically made of cherry or oak. Charlotte Price designed the clock and titled it “Next”. She envisioned the clock sitting on a mantel in the parlor of Miss Molly Fairchild, where the gentlemen wait their turn to be, Next. Biography Charlotte Price has been rughooking for 38 years. She attended McGown Teachers Workshop, Southern Division and became accredited in 1985. She established many rug camps throughout the Eastern USA. In 1998, her business, The House of Price, Inc, purchased the patterns of Jane McGown Flynn. Additional patterns under the name of Primco were created making close to 2,700 rug hooking patterns available. Charlotte was the sponsor of the six Pearl K McGown Teachers workshops where rug hookers received their accreditation. She is also a certified Ontario Hooking Craft Guild teacher. She sold her business in 2013.