Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Clock, Turret |
Catalog Number |
79.12.1 |
Collection |
Timepiece |
Other Name |
Tower |
Date |
1878-1898 |
Description |
Tower clock, Model No. 2, serial no. 1208 (stamped on top of frame) with a 3-legged gravity escapement., hour and half/hour strike. The clock was originally installed in the St. Francis Industrial School in Eddington, Pennsylvania in 1888. A shorter pendulum rod and smaller bob have been installed to permit the clock to be operated in the display area. It was donated anonymously in memory of Robert A. Franks, the NAWCC's first National President. |
Maker |
E Howard & Company |
Material |
Cast Iron, Brass, Wood |
Place of Origin |
Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
Notes |
A 28826 9 slides in slide cabinet 1 Updated by Cara M. Lower 7/10/14 M |