Clock Tower on Exhibit in NMHT

ID: P6427C or MAH-P6427C

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1970s

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 45, Folder: 10

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Summary

A reconstruction of a Renaissance clock tower in the Hall of Light Machinery, Museum of History and Technology (MHT), now the National Museum of American History (NMAH). The basic clock mechanism is that of the town clock of Frederick, Maryland, made by clockmaker Frederick Heisley in 1790. On each face of the clock tower is a different kind of dial: a sundial (shown on the right), a civil time dial (here being installed by John Vernon of Thwaites & Reed, London), an astronomical dial and an automaton dial. Each was specially designed for this exhibit.

Subject

  • Heisley, Frederick
  • National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)
  • National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)
  • Hall of Light Machinery
  • Thwaites and Reed, London

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 45, Folder: 10

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1970s

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Clocks and watches
  • Clock tower
  • Sundials
  • Vernon, John
  • Time Keeping
  • Exhibitions
  • Installation

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Exhibit

ID Number

P6427C or MAH-P6427C

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print

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