street clock
Illustration — Street clock in Utica, New York, USA A street clock or post clock is a clock mounted on top of a post typically installed in a streetscape or other urban or park setting.
Also recorded as sidewalk clock
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Illustration — Street clock in Utica, New York, USA A street clock or post clock is a clock mounted on top of a post typically installed in a streetscape or other urban or park setting.
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History
A less common kind of street clock can be found on Maiden Lane in Manhattan, New York. In the late 19th century, William Barthman Jewelers had a clock embedded in the sidewalk. As of 2014, the clock remains visible and maintained.
Past street clock manufacturers in the United States
Past street clock manufacturers in the United States
• E. Howard & Co. • Brown Street Clock Company • Seth Thomas Clock Company • Self Winding Clock Company – produced public clocks including street clocks; one surviving example was later restored by the Electric Time Company. • Joseph Mayer & Bros. (Seattle, Washington) • O.B. McClintock Company (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Current street clock manufacturers in the United States
Current street clock manufacturers in the United States
• Electric Time Company • The Verdin Company
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Examples
• Illustration — In Astoria, Oregon • Illustration — Built in Boston, Massachusetts, by Seth Thomas Clock Company in 1911, it was moved to Bath, Maine, in 1915 • Illustration — In Ellis Square, Savannah, Georgia • Illustration — William Stromberg Clock on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California
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