Clocks are ancient devices because people have always needed to keep track of time. Around the world, sundials, water timers, candle clocks and hourglasses were the earliest timekeepers. However, once ...

The size and shape of a clock’s mechanism often determined how the case that held it looked. The 18th-century tall-case, or grandfather, clock was made to hold a long pendulum. In 1816, Eli Terry ...

Many local residents who had family members work at the former Waynesboro DuPont plant may still have tangible memories of that company in their homes. These could be safety prizes, diamond-studded ...

Noon in Skip’s Clock Shop in Randolph sounds a lot like the introduction to Pink Floyd’s 1972 song “Time.” Before the hour strikes, the windowless workshop is quiet except for the steady ticking of ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Aaron D. Crane (1804-1860) of ...

Here’s how to build a pendulum-controlled clock which can be made really accurate. Retro? – yes, but an interesting project all the same. You’ll need a spare quartz clock which must be adapted by ...