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The Prague Astronomical Clock, or Prague orloj was first installed in 1410, making it the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world .
Hoboken Terminal's clock tower (which appears to be missing its hands and part of its face at the moment) shares the scene with ConEdison's 14th Street clock tower as the 2018 edition of the Macy's Independence Day fireworks light up the sky above the East River.
Hoboken Terminal, Hoboken, NJ
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This is the clock in the master bathroom. It doesn't tick, just perfect!
Manufactured by Gents of Leicester and hanging high over the main concourse, Waterloo’s huge four-sided clock has been a popular meeting point for Londoners (especially those on a romantic rendezvous) since the early 1920s.
I got this little alarm clock for christmas a couple of years ago. Today I used it as a "model" for experimenting with reflections and bokeh. The lights in the background are fairy lights -usually used around christmas, but this year they came into use a bit early ;-)
Eternal Sailor Moon alarm clock! I found it recently at a kiosk in my mall! Most likely a bootleg, but a darn cute one!
The stopped clock at Carnforth watches over 37099 as it waits at the station during a crew change, whilst leading the 16.42 Carlisle - Blackpool test train on Thurs 23rd February 2017.
37175 was on the rear of the train.
The Salisbury Cathedral clock is a large iron-framed tower clock without a dial, in Salisbury Cathedral, England. Thought to date from about 1386, it is a well-preserved example of the earliest type of mechanical clock, called verge and foliot clocks, and is said to be the oldest working clock in the world, although similar claims are made for other clocks. Previously in a bell-tower which was demolished in 1790, the clock was restored to working condition in 1956 and is on display in the North nave aisle of the cathedral, close to the West front.
It was not until the nineteenth century when clocks became the norm for telling the time. Previously, as far back as the thirteenth century, civilisations used sun dials in order to tell the time. The Greeks and the Romans frequently used sun dials and evolved them to become more accurate to tell the time.
Salisbury Cathedral Clock is claimed to be the oldest working clock in Britain dating back to 1386. It is made from hand-wrought iron and was created by three horologists (the study of measurement of time) Johannes and Williemus Vrieman and Johannes Jietuijt of Delft. What some may find unusual about the clock is that it has no face and was designed to only strike at the hours to remind local parishioners of service times. This design was first introduced in Salisbury itself and was a very new concept. Standardised hours had never been used before but rather increments based on the four seasons as seen in when sundials were the usual method of keeping time.
The Cathedral clock has a large, iron-framed movement with few moving parts. It is also known as a ‘turret’ clock which measures at 1.29M by 1.06 and standing 1.24 high. The frame is held together with steel tenons and wedges in much the same way that timber structures were being built as nuts and bolts were yet to be invented. It is also separated into two sections, both of which are named. The right-hand section is known as the ‘Going Train’ while the left-hand section is known as the ‘Striking Train’. The mechanics behind the clock has been designed so that each section is driven by falling weights which must be wound up every day.
In 1790, the old bell tower 'on the ditch of the close of the canons of the said church' mentioned in the deed of 1386 which had housed the clock was demolished, so the clock was moved to the Cathedral's central tower. In 1884, a new clock was installed and the old one was left to the side.
The old clock was left to deteriorate and was only rediscovered in 1929. It was partially restored and placed back on public display. It was not until 1956 that the clock was fully restored to its original condition and set up in its current position.
However, it was after the disassembling and restoration that the age of the clock was questioned. With records confirming that the cathedral itself was built in 1386, it was only the design of the clock itself that was debated. Similar clocks were discovered in the UK and Europe with similar designs dating back to the 1500s insinuating that the original clock may have been removed and replaced 200 years later. This 45-year period of inactivity between 1929 and 1956 has led to debate for the title as the World’s oldest working clock as well as having no dial or hands limiting it to not being able to tell the time in a traditional sense. Despite being the centre point for many debates, the cathedral and its unusual clock continue to draw visitors and both are still as intriguing as they were when newly built in the fourteenth century.
After 4 years I got a new wrist clock. It was a Christmas present from my brother. Just needed it so much
This is the back of my grandparents clock, the only thing I have of theirs. The clock itself is a Deco-type design, made of wood, so I estimate it to be from the early 1930s. It still works although I don't use it because I would never remember to wind it up every day. And although it works, I'm not sure how well it keeps time! Haha
My grandfather died, aged 53, eleven years before I was born, the effects of being gassed on the Somme in 1916. My grandmother died of heart failure when I was almost 3 months old, so I never knew either of them. Both were living in Meanwood, Leeds at the times of their deaths.
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