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A shaddow clock (?). Dedicated by the astronomer Nymaatre.
Late Period. E 11737
A sundial, made of alabaster. E 11738
Louvre Museum
The working clock is the oldest in the world. It is made with thousands of varieties of flowers and is re-created each year designed to commemorate special occasions. This year it celebrates the centenary of Edinburgh Zoo.
It was invented by John McHattie of Edinburgh Parks and was first planted up in the spring of 1903 in West Princes Street Gardens. In that year it had only an hour hand but a minute hand was added the following year. It was soon imitated across the United Kingdom and later throughout the world. Here the clock mechanism is set inside the plinth of the statue to Allan Ramsay adjacent. There is also a cuckoo which calls each hour.
An unusual clock hanging off the side of a building in downtown Minden, Louisiana. It has a "C" with a pine cone inside it.
Back in March 2004 (hey, 8 years ago), we were diagnosing the first failures of the stepper-driven clock face. Clock faces (like this one) are NOT designed to be laid flat and be stomped on! It makes the hands rattle and strike each other.
Anniversary clock German made Schatz. 1000 day movement, 4 ball pendulum. all brass construction. Plastic dome cover. This guy got good stamina...can last 1000 days with one winding:)
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
www.flickr.com/photos/lonesomecrow/3975601137/in/set-7215...
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
One of the more fantastic aspects of being in New York, is the ability to take the train or subway across to Hoboken, New Jersey. Home of TLC's "Cake Boss" and Carlo's bakery. We took the path train under the Hudson River over to Hoboken, and walked around. While the line to actually get in the bakery was longer than the lines at the airport, it was really fun to see the bakery that I see on TV all the time. I loved this clock right outside of Hoboken City Hall.
For STDW #5 my topic was clocks. I wanted to get a old and rustic look and I think I achieved it well. I love the rustic gears and how the corners are vignette.
The clock tower at the top of this building in Brooklyn is home to a rather famous penthouse apartment.
The case of this clock is by Hans Coenraadt Breghtel (1608-75) with movement by Adriaan van den Bergh. It is from the Hague in 1650-75 and is partially gilded silver.
It appears in the V&A exhibition Baroque: Style in the Age of Magnificence.
This clock was made for display as a masterpiece of design and technical virtuosity. The exceptionally fine goldsmiths' work includes richly embossed floral ornament and also silver filigree, a technique of Chinese origin. The design, with complex references to the zodiac, the seasons and the passing of time, presents the clock as a Temple of Life.
V&A Museum no. 92-1870
See this object on the V&A Interactive Global Baroque map: www.vam.ac.uk/microsites/baroque/interactive_map.html
China made mechanical alarm clock, one day winding with moving hen's head while the clock is running. This is a female clock :)
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
www.flickr.com/photos/lonesomecrow/3975601137/in/set-7215...
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
Play with contrasting scale today: juxtapose something small with something big!
Back when I was teaching in the late 90s,I had a Mac G3 with a matching monitor www.mrmartinweb.com/images/computer/macg3bluemonitor.jpg that sat on my desk. One of my students appeared on day with this clock which so closely resembled the monitor. They sat on my desk together at work. Here it is on my latest Mac - a MacBook Pro.
After a lifetime of tumbles from my nightstand my alarm clock took it's last, fatal fall. I gathered up the scatted pieces, reassembled them, and then watched in horror as every faucet of the digital display groaned to life and then slowly faded out.
Attempts to resuscitate the clock were unsuccessful, and it looked like I was going to have to say goodbye to a good friend. Several days of grieving passed and I decided to revisit my now dark clock. I disassembled as much as two screws would allow, poked and prodded at some wires and then reattached the batteries for one final, desperate attempt.
To my surprise, the display flickered then sprung to life. An unlike the jibberish last time, the clock now displayed distinct numbers as it had done with pride for so many days. I set the time, and alarm and sat back to marvel at the simple magnificence of it all.
As soon as I get home tonight I'm going to build a tether to keep the clock from ever being forcefully introduced to the floor again. Hallelujah!
KINGS HEAD CLOCK
This Clock Originally stood outside the Kings Head Public House, Hagley Road, and was removed for road widening in 1971
It was renovated, fitted with new electric clock mechanism and erected on this site by the City engineers department on 1st April 1979.
The maker of the original clockwork drive unit was Arthur Walker (1871-1948) who carried out his trade as a clockmaker from 1900 at 31A Vere Street (now demolished). His gear cutting machine and other accessories are kept at the Birmingham Museum of Science and Industry, Newhall Street.(*)
The cast iron components which include the column, turret and crown were made by J and A Law Ironfounders, Glasgow.
The base of the column also served as a horse trough, dog drinking bowl (at ground level) and a supply of water for public use.
The clock faces were originally gas lit and it was necessary to hand wind the clock once a week
TEMPUS FUGIT
*Now also demolished - Not sure if they are on display at the Thinktank or not....
Birmingham Flickrmeet - November 2011