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Street clock

Type of clock

Astreet clock or post clock is a clock mounted on top of a post typically installed in a streetscape or other urban or park setting.

History[edit]

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.^[1][2] As of 2014^[update], the clock remains visible and maintained.^[1]

Past street clock manufacturers in the United States included:

• Brown Street Clock Company, of Monessen, Pennsylvania
• Seth Thomas Clock Company

Current street clock manufacturers in the United States:

• Tower Clocks USA
• The Verdin Company

Examples[edit]

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  On Main Street, Bar Harbor, Maine
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  Built in Boston, Massachusetts, by Seth Thomas Clock Company in 1911, it was moved to Bath, Maine, in 1915^[3]
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  InEllis Square, Savannah, Georgia

See also[edit]

• Clock tower

References[edit]

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