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Clock on University Hall on the campus of Friends University in Wichita Kansas. Built in 1886-1888 for the new Garfield University. After years of financial difficulty, James M. Davis of St. Louis purchased the building in 1898 as a gift to the Kansas Society of Friends under the condition that the city of Wichita would donate land for a university. The structure is named for him. It is the largest of the public buildings designed by Proudfoot and Bird.
National Register #71000328. Added in 1971.
An early view of University Hall:
Typ: AB 2
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Nr.: 4761
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Farbe/ colour/ color: blau/ blue/ azul
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Jahr/ year / año: 1984
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Designer: Greubel/ Rams
This is an unusually large size battery driven swinger clock which stand at 26" in height. This is unusual in a way that the entire swinger together with the clock moves. Most of which the clock itself remains stationary while only the arm extend below the clock moves.
Two sexy loosely clad lady tirelessly holding up a swinging clock structure. The time movement is quartz and the swinging action is electromagnetic. Bought this in a small novelty shop at Hay street during my trip to Perth in 2003AD The 2 ladies got nice bodies.....:)
Turn me on sometimes :)))
Not an easy clock to handle however. The 2 ladies are very temperamental To set the swinger in motion requires a little mess around with the counter weight so as to delicately offset the balance mechanically, a tricky undertaking indeed. Once the balance on the pivot is set correctly, the electromagnetic impulse would then keep it swinging back and forth. However, due to its massive construction, the swinging motion can't be sustained.
This one is extremely delicate. I don't have much luck (despite replacing the electronic circuitry) persuading the 2 ladies to set the swinger in motion for long until 2015 feb when I finally cracked the code. The problem (in addition to the counter weight adjustment) lies in the position of the coil (attached to the swinger) The original factory position was installed a little too far away from the stationary permanent magnet. The magnetic interaction between the two was not sufficient to cope with the fictional loses thus could not keep the swinger in motion for long. I adjusted the position of the coil to reduce the gap by about 1.5mm and that fixed the problem. The swinger works perfectly ever since.
Only Time will tell and every clock tells a story....
The problem with clock is, once you got two they start to multiply..
It all started when I acquired my first clock a 1960's jap 7-day wall clock from a colleague of mine by the name of Wong Mun Lai, a clock collector
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It was a non-working clock which I wanted to hang up for display. After a while, I felt something amiss. A clock is not a clock if it does'nt work! So I took it apart and do some fixing, to my surprise I managed to get it ticking again ! I was totally fascinated From there I got my second, third and so on....
My favourite has to be the 400 day clock
Amazing time piece and fun to repair Next in line is those of the electromechanical design type
I love the working principles
At the time of writing, my collection is still growing....but has grind to a halt as my interest is now focus on nature photography and music
I had an old Winchester Chime movement clock which I'd been threatening to make a case for for years. So I thought I'd combine my new found interest in Intarsia with a bit f basic wood work to make this.
The „World clock” (Világóra in Hungarian) is in the city of Gyula, in Southern Hungary. Interesting place to check curiosity of what time is in the other cities around the globe. It's not a big monument but fits into the scenery well.
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In 1987 some waterfront was developed in Brisbane for restaurants, and small offices. Part of the development included a reasonable sized lookout tower (now bolted shut) and an unusual water clock.
I remember seeing this operating in the early 90s on a visit, and it was impressive. I can't remember exactly how it worked, but those two vertical tubes are marked with times, and I think water was pumped to the top, and at the hour, a BIG bucket thing came out on rails along the red cantilevered ramp, and then the bucket was overturned and it all came splashing down inot the pond at the bottom, to start again.
Depending on the wind, and how close you wanted to see the action, it was touch and go whether you ended up being involved in a wet T-shirt competition or not.
If only I had a photo, or if only I could find it.
Well, sadly the complex was not a roarinf success, and that might be partly because of its position with respect to road access. I am not sure, but today, some of the building is still used, but much of it seems lifeless, and the water clock is looking rather sad, with broken clock faces, all shuttered up and fenced off, and pidgeons roosting in the top.
There is another wider shot below from the other side of Breakfast Creek which is just off the main Brisbane River. The "Italian" gondolas that ferry romance around the river leave from here.
Times up for this CLOCK
Timepieces Theme
The clock in Downtown Forest City, NC was restored in 2014 by Gene Volk, a clock repairman from the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, of Hendersonville, NC.
We visited London during our 2010 visit to the UK. We had a lovely day with beautiful weather, and enjoyed the area around the Wheel and Westminster Abbey. This is the clock (sometimes called Big Ben) on the Houses of Parliament.
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If only... time could freeze,
at the wish of your heart.
So that, you could cherish the breeze,
of happiness that just took its start.
If only... time could go back,
at the thought of your brain.
So that, you could probably go and smack,
all the wrong-doings that bring you pain.
If only... time could show what lay ahead,
at the death of your soul.
So that, you could peacefully lie dead,
realising this was the best end for your stroll.