"Meet me under the clock at Marshall Field's"
#4/120 Antique
According to legend, Marshall Field decided that the corner of the store bearing his name should have a clock after he discovered notes wedged in the corners of the store’s new glass plate windows that pinpointed times and places to meet friends, family members and business associates. Field determined that a clock could serve as a rendezvous spot for shoppers and also make them mindful of the time. It didn’t take long for the Chicago Tribune to report that women in Chicago were telling others to “meet me under the clock at Marshall Field’s!”
The original clock was hung at the State & Washington corner of the store in 1897. As a result of the clock’s soaring popularity, a second clock was added at the corner of State & Randolph Streets in 1902. For five years the designs of the clocks didn’t match, but in 1907, the original clock was replaced with the one pictured here which is identical to the second clock. This iconic Chicago landmark was designed by Pierce Anderson and is made of 7¾ tons of cast bronze which hangs from ornamental ironwork.
(from "The Fascinating History of Macy's on State Street in Chicago")
"Meet me under the clock at Marshall Field's"
#4/120 Antique
According to legend, Marshall Field decided that the corner of the store bearing his name should have a clock after he discovered notes wedged in the corners of the store’s new glass plate windows that pinpointed times and places to meet friends, family members and business associates. Field determined that a clock could serve as a rendezvous spot for shoppers and also make them mindful of the time. It didn’t take long for the Chicago Tribune to report that women in Chicago were telling others to “meet me under the clock at Marshall Field’s!”
The original clock was hung at the State & Washington corner of the store in 1897. As a result of the clock’s soaring popularity, a second clock was added at the corner of State & Randolph Streets in 1902. For five years the designs of the clocks didn’t match, but in 1907, the original clock was replaced with the one pictured here which is identical to the second clock. This iconic Chicago landmark was designed by Pierce Anderson and is made of 7¾ tons of cast bronze which hangs from ornamental ironwork.
(from "The Fascinating History of Macy's on State Street in Chicago")