Zeeland, Michigan, United States
Howard Miller
Partially verifiedClocks, home furnishings, grandfather clocks, and curio cabinets
History
The company was founded in 1926 as the Herman Miller Clock Company, a division of the Herman Miller office furniture manufacturer.
It was spun off and renamed in 1937 under the leadership of Howard C. Miller, the son of co-founder Herman Miller. The company initially produced mantel clocks before expanding its product line to include grandfather clocks in the 1960s and curio cabinets in 1989. Throughout its history, the firm acquired several businesses, including Hekman Furniture, Alexis Manufacturing, Woodmark Upholstery, the clock movement manufacturer Kieninger, and Ridgeway Clocks.
Following a brief period of planned closure in 2025, the company was acquired by the Huizenga Group on May 7, 2026.
The extended history summarises the open references listed under Sources; each statement was checked against the cited passage. Confirm key dates in period documents before relying on them.
Current watchmaking & later fate
- As of May 2026, the company is owned by the Huizenga Group following its acquisition.
- The memorial products division was separated from the main company and is operated as Howard Miller Memorial LLC by Andrew Christmann and Eric Greenberg.
As stated in the references listed under Sources, retrieved 2026-11-03. Ownership and collections change; check the maker's own announcements for the latest position.
Key models
- Tempo '21 Series
- The Tempo '21 Series was the final series of clocks designed by George Nelson Associates for the company, introduced in 1984.
Serial numbers
No serial-number system for this maker is recorded in the cited references.
Collecting significance
The catalogued pieces listed on this page show the kinds of objects auction houses, dealers and museums attribute to this maker; each attribution is the source's own.
In the object catalogue
9 catalogued objects are recorded under Howard Miller. Attributions are as given by each source and are not independent authentication.
- Howard Miller Caspian Tripod Grandfather Clock 615174Floor clock
- Howard Miller Chaplin I Tripod Grandfather Clock 615070Floor clock
- Howard Miller Chaplin III Tripod Grandfather Clock 615069Floor clock
- Howard Miller Chaplin V Acrylic Floor Clock 615110Floor clock
- Howard Miller Circa 630-212 Mantel ClockMantel clock · vintage
- Howard Miller Hourglass II Floor Clock 615100Floor clock
- Howard Miller Hourglass IV Grandfather Clock 615170Floor clock
- Howard Miller Riella Grandfather Clock 615146Floor clock · Modern
- Howard Miller Theodore Grandfather Clock 615164Floor clock
Diagram
Sources & references
- Howard Miller Clock Company, Wikipedia (English), retrieved 2026-11-03 (text CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where sources disagree, the disagreement is stated rather than resolved silently.