Clock Tower on Exhibit in NMHT
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Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1970s
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 45, Folder: 10
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.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 45, Folder: 10
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1970s
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P6427C or MAH-P6427C
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print