tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56479933240239642912024-03-13T01:04:29.270-07:00CABARRUS TIME SAVERSScooterMcRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797282129998364808noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647993324023964291.post-70274139663986564692020-01-30T05:25:00.000-08:002020-01-30T05:25:07.556-08:00Paint Recovery UpdatesThe past few months have been dirty, but exciting. Much of the original paint has now been exposed on the bottom portion of the support chassis of the clock. Although much of the paint is damaged from years of abuse and from excess oil sitting around, much of it is salvageable.<br />
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The upright side plates, unfortunately, must have been stripped and repainted. They do not appear to have any of the original paint left underneath. These will have to get repainted to best match the original paint and art work, as well as all the wheels from the going and strike trains.<br />
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Stay tuned for more updates. Here are some pictures for everyone to enjoy!<br />
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Close-ups of the Going Train Clean-up Details. Still lots to do!</div>
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Some of the original components from Allen that have been cleaned up and prepped for restoration and re-paint.</div>
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<br />ScooterMcRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797282129998364808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647993324023964291.post-77208674094381272802019-07-16T04:44:00.000-07:002019-07-17T04:22:33.026-07:00Allen McDonald - THANK YOU!This restoration project has brought to light quite a few personalities and stories. My favorite so far to date, is the day that Allen McDonald sent me an email saying that he had held on to some parts from the clock so they wouldn't be destroyed, back in 1977. He even had the pendulum. It seems Allen was the last one to get this clock working and his passion kept it from being gutted and destroyed during a period when the Historic Courthouse's fate was a bit in question.<br />
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The clock is still missing many brass/bronze parts and was missing many cast iron parts. Because these parts were kept and stored all these years, we're missing a whole lot less. Allen McDonald deserves a giant THANK YOU from our community and I appreciate him and his forethought to hold on to the parts he had so one day they could help in the restoration of this clock.<br />
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Thank you Allen!<br />
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<br />ScooterMcRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797282129998364808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647993324023964291.post-41705783996072095972019-07-10T07:38:00.000-07:002019-07-10T07:38:09.591-07:00Original DetailsI have an update for those of you following along.<br />
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I've uncovered some more original paint details, including pintstriping, on the legs and bed of the clock chassis. I'm very excited I was able to uncover these details without further damage. Long way to go, but getting there.<br />
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<br />ScooterMcRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797282129998364808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647993324023964291.post-84725463902580810322019-05-17T12:18:00.001-07:002019-05-17T12:18:42.830-07:00Let There Be Light - Sneak PreviewMonday night we all spent some time staring at some lighting for the clock. We have some work to do, but it was fantastic to see it lit up again after many decades of no real back-lighting.<br />
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<br />ScooterMcRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797282129998364808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647993324023964291.post-65330285323010395832019-05-10T07:48:00.000-07:002019-05-10T07:48:47.078-07:00Friday Matinee - Thank You Cabarrus CountyA huge thank you to County Commissioner Steve Morris and David Baxter for putting together this video in their "Out and About - Cabarrus County" series of videos. Hopefully it helps more people understand what and why we are doing this project.<br />
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If anyone has more questions about this project, please reach out to us at cabtimesavers@yahoo.com.<br />
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As always, another huge thank you to the other folks involved with Cabarrus Time Savers and to Phil Wright for the dedicated efforts to making this restoration happen! You are all very much appreciated!<br />
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<br />ScooterMcRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797282129998364808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647993324023964291.post-56765386159180810772019-05-06T06:26:00.000-07:002019-05-06T06:26:01.107-07:00New Dials InstalledWe are excited to announce that the new dials are installed in the courthouse! Everything went off without a hitch and the weather couldn't have been any better for us!<br />
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Huge thanks go out to Phil Wright, of the <a href="https://www.thetowerclockcompany.com/">Tower Clock Company</a> for his help building these dials and coming down for the installation. Also, equal thanks to Monty Eudy and Alex Porter for all their help and extra hands.<br />
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Once the A.S. Hotchkiss-Seth Thomas clock movement is restored and functional, these dials will show the correct time. Until then, the hands will all be locked to the same time. In the coming weeks, we will be looking at some back-lighting for the dials so the lighting can be planned and installed.<br />
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We have a lot more fund-raising to do to make this clock functional and make these dials read the correct time. If you would like to donate to this project, please see our contact information above and reach out to us.<br />
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THANK YOU!<br />
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Here are some pictures from our installation day...<br />
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<br />ScooterMcRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797282129998364808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647993324023964291.post-28801010310064820102019-04-29T07:13:00.001-07:002019-04-29T07:16:35.962-07:00The Clock from a Different ViewThis past weekend we hired our friend, Tyler Nottingham, to do some drone video footage and still photos of the clock tower specifically focusing on the dials before they are removed. The County was able to come out and supervise the flight. The same will be done after the new dials are installed. Stay tuned for that footage! We're very excited to see how it all turns out.<br />
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<br />ScooterMcRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797282129998364808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647993324023964291.post-36270631758325677462019-04-25T09:40:00.000-07:002019-04-25T09:40:28.786-07:00Show of Hands...One more update before the installation.<br />
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(pictures provided by Phil Wright of the Tower Clock Company)<br />
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<br />ScooterMcRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797282129998364808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647993324023964291.post-55345341981057841252019-04-22T07:04:00.001-07:002019-04-22T07:04:51.613-07:00Clock Update - Dials Are CompleteHere's a wonderful update for our community! Phil Wright has completed the dials and are ready to be installed in the courthouse clock tower. We are targeting May the 2nd for installation. These are really going to look incredible overlooking Concord.<br />
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(Photo courtesy of Phil Wright, of the Tower Clock Company)<br />
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<br />ScooterMcRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797282129998364808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647993324023964291.post-89177578710127745462019-03-18T07:11:00.003-07:002019-03-18T07:11:35.574-07:00Numerals Are Here!We officially have numerals back from water jet and are ready to send off for final coating and mounting to the new dials. This puts us on schedule to install new dials in the courthouse late spring time.<br />
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<br />ScooterMcRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797282129998364808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647993324023964291.post-35807345302503203002018-11-28T05:27:00.001-08:002018-11-28T05:27:37.411-08:00More Progress from the Tower Clock CompanyPhil Wright and the folks at the Tower Clock Company continue to work on our courthouse clock parts. In addition to building us new dials and faces, they are also restoring the gear assemblies called "motion works" that give the minute and hour hands the proper ratios from the clock's movement to tell time as we see it on the outside of the building. In addition, they also restored the wood "lead-off rods" that turn each of the motion works assemblies.<br />
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Here's what they looked like before removal</div>
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Here's some pictures showing the progress on the motion works components and freshly restored wood lead-off rods. All the original parts are in very good condition.</div>
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Next the proper paint will be selected for top coating on the steel parts and Phil will machine a few small brass parts to allow proper mounting to the new dials. </div>
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ScooterMcRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797282129998364808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647993324023964291.post-20230656355947459182018-11-17T12:07:00.001-08:002018-11-17T12:10:58.937-08:00We Need Your Help - Please DonateWe have had several people approach us about how they can help or how they can donate to help fund the parts and pieces required to make the Historic Cabarrus County Courthouse clock work again. If you would like to donate, please send a check or money order to:<br />
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<b>Cabarrus Time Savers</b><br />
<b>P.O. Box 1094</b><br />
<b>Concord, NC 28026</b><br />
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Please make payable to "Cabarrus Time Savers" and please provide your name, company name, and contact information so you can receive recognition for your contributions. Cabarrus Time Savers is a 501c3 non-profit organization.<br />
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We are working on a way to donate online via PayPal. We should have that available soon! In the meantime, anything donated would be greatly appreciated. All funds go directly to the restoration of the clock, including parts, materials, paint, and hired labor for processes we can't do ourselves. We strive to do as much ourselves as possible, but some tasks just have to be outsourced.<br />
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If you would like to donate in person, please contact us directly at <b>cabtimesavers@yahoo.com</b>.<br />
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We are still collecting for Phase I of our restoration. Phase II and III calculations are currently underway as the renovation gets deeper. We expect these costs for the last two phases to be in excess of $35,000. We will update our needs as we learn more.<br />
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Here are our current goals:<br />
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ScooterMcRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797282129998364808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647993324023964291.post-33544668604798102242018-11-12T10:27:00.000-08:002018-11-12T10:27:57.750-08:00A.S. Hotchkiss Restoration ProgressIt has been slow going on the clock movement restoration. Layers upon layers of dirt, debris, bird and bat unmentionables, and unfortunately a "newer" paint job that needs to be removed. The effort to really start removing paint has begun. Virtually no original paint has been found on any of the wheels or moving parts. It seems anything that could be unbolted was removed, stripped, and repainted. The chassis itself has the only original paint, so far. It appears that it was sanded to prep for the "newer" black paint job, thus destroying a lot of the original hand painted art work, as well. A bit remains, but all is in bad repair.<br />
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<br />ScooterMcRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797282129998364808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647993324023964291.post-38543648521791707662018-10-26T10:07:00.000-07:002018-10-26T10:07:15.480-07:00Tower Clocks Around North Carolina - PBS/UNC TVThank you to <a href="https://www.pbs.org/">PBS and UNC TV</a> for broadcasting a show that included the care-taking of some beautiful tower clock installations around North Carolina. These examples are exactly why Cabarrus Time Savers exists. Click the link below.<br />
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<br />ScooterMcRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797282129998364808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647993324023964291.post-37601138894660530242018-10-23T05:41:00.002-07:002018-10-23T05:41:45.514-07:00Dial Construction Begins for the CourthousePhil Wright has started construction on our new dials for the Historic Cabarrus Courthouse project. These will be correct in design for the Seth Thomas Company and era correct for pictures that were shown in the 1930's. It was recorded that the lighter face colors (only pictures are in black and white) were done in the late 1800's for better visibility. The new dials will be back-lit, as updated in the 1970's so the clock can be visible after dark. Back-lit dials were available in 1876 when the courthouse was constructed, however wood dials were installed instead. Ultimately visibility always proved to be an issue, especially only being 34-inches in diameter.<br />
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Laying out the guide lines</div>
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Time to get the glass dials out that are not original to the building. They will be replaced with new translucent dials that will visually look era correct for an 1876 Seth Thomas installation.</div>
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Removing the hands and motion works from each dial face so they can be packed up.</div>
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The courthouse looks a little different without the dials.</div>
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With the legs off, we mounted the chassis bed to an old pair of water skis. Phil gets full credit for this clever idea! It worked great!</div>
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The first hurdle was the steep steps from the dial room down to the belfry platform. They are as steep as they look.</div>
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<br />ScooterMcRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797282129998364808noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647993324023964291.post-53967270117546086422018-08-27T10:08:00.000-07:002018-08-27T10:08:11.460-07:00The Clock Is Out - A Long Time ComingOn Saturday, August 25th, we successfully removed the Hotchkiss/Seth Thomas clock from the historic Cabarrus County Courthouse. Everything went off without a hitch. We are very excited!<br />
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I will post more pictures as I can get them. In the mean time, here is the small group of us that got it taken apart and brought down piece by piece. Thank you Monty Eudy for taking pictures along the way and of course we'll never forget you carrying that 110 pound pendulum bob down 3 flights of stairs.<br />
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Additional thanks to Phil Wright of the Tower Clock Company for coming down for the extraction, and of course Josh Weaver for volunteering to help do some heavy lifting and run to his house to do some quick carpentry.<br />
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Monty Eudy, Phil Wright, Josh Weaver, Scott Schmeiser<br />
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<br />ScooterMcRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797282129998364808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647993324023964291.post-66316317666768755652018-08-09T07:39:00.000-07:002018-08-09T07:39:10.027-07:00Seth Thomas - Hotchkiss 12A - Pre Restoration PicsWith the removal of the historic Cabarrus Courthouse clock quickly approaching, here are some additional pictures to show the current condition. This is going to be an exciting and challenging restoration, but another piece of history will be brought back to life.<br />
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(NOTE: These pictures are the property of Cabarrus Time Savers and are not to be reused with out written permission from Cabarrus Time Savers.)<br />
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<br />ScooterMcRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797282129998364808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647993324023964291.post-64562444088994321722018-08-06T06:53:00.000-07:002018-08-06T06:53:04.567-07:00Coltrane-Webb Elementary School ClockAnother clock in our community that hasn't functioned for many decades is the clock mounted on the side of Coltrane-Webb Elementary School, in the historic district of Concord. The school was built in the 1940's and the clock appears to be original to its construction. However, the clock, an electric clock, has not functioned since possibly the 1960's. We're still trying to find someone that can account for the last time it actually worked.<br />
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After reaching out to Timothy Taylor, principal of Coltrane-Webb, we found that there was a common interest to restore the clock and have it functioning again. A couple of us form Cabarrus Time Savers met with Mr. Taylor and were pleased to find a great deal of enthusiasm towards the idea of restoring the clock. Cabarrus Time Savers will help Mr. Taylor the best we can to get this clock going in. Coltrane-Webb is a STEM school, and the process will be documented for educational purposes for the students. Tim's motivation to have it functional to represent his school is refreshing, in a time where people are so quick to discard and destroy historic details like this.<br />
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The plan for this clock is to restore all the original existing salvageable components, remake missing numerals, and replace the removed/missing electric movement that drives the clock.<br />
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Here are some pictures of the clock before and after removal. The hands are cast aluminum, as are the numerals. The shafts are steel and ride in a cast iron mounting plate that would be greased. The drive shafts appear to have been cut off flush with the inside wall surface, where the motor/movement was mounted.<br />
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<br />ScooterMcRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797282129998364808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647993324023964291.post-4591536093415672062018-06-30T13:07:00.001-07:002018-06-30T13:09:08.711-07:00This Shouldn't Happen - Destruction of a Seth Thomas Tower ClockIn February 2018, Northside-Blodgett School, in Corning, New York was demolished. In doing so, the clock tower went with it, along with the clock components, bell, and 3 of the 4 dials on the building. Efforts were made to purchase and remove the Seth Thomas Clock and the 34" McShane bell before the building was demolished, but the demolition company had no interest in allowing the salvage of the clock. A wonderful tower clock was destroyed along with the bell. Tragic and sad. This shouldn't happen in this day in age.<br />
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It can't be stressed enough how important it is to save these pieces of history. This is why Cabarrus Time Savers was formed. We want to prevent this from happening in our own community. So if you live in a community with history you care about, get involved and help protect it. We can't saver every building throughout history, but there are artifacts worth saving and preserving that are part of our heritage.<br />
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Thank you to Peter Nunes, of NAWCC, for making this public among other enthusiasts.ScooterMcRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797282129998364808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647993324023964291.post-80497937760862172962018-06-25T11:06:00.001-07:002018-06-25T11:06:54.657-07:00Residents of Historic Concord - Thank You!Last week we received our first donation towards the restoration of our Historic Couthouse clock. The Residents of Historic Concord (<a href="http://residentsofhistoricconcord.org/">http://residentsofhistoricconcord.org/</a>) donated $10,000 in support of this project. This will officially kick off our efforts and get the ball rolling.<br />
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Thank you to everyone at Residents of Historic Concord and everyone in the community standing behind this restoration effort. It is greatly appreciated!<br />
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From left to right, Sharon Kiser (CTS), Lois Marlow (CTS), Scott Schmeiser (CTS), Alex Porter (CTS/RHC), Amber Yuill (RHC), Patrick Dempsey (RHC)ScooterMcRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797282129998364808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647993324023964291.post-29482158386792462452018-06-22T07:48:00.000-07:002018-06-22T07:58:56.274-07:00The Restoration Plan - A.S. Hotchkiss #12AThe day is quickly approaching for the restoration to begin on the1876 A.S. Hotchkiss #12A tower clock, located in the historic Cabarrus County Courthouse. The process is extremely involved for this rare clock and will take 2 to 3 years to complete. The process is being broken into a several phases in order to better organize the work and help with funding. The phases are as follows:<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Phase 1</span> </b><br />
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The clock movement and dials will be removed from the courthouse clock tower in several pieces. Every component will be tagged, bagged, photographed and documented for restoration purposes. Dials will be removed and the hands and motion works will be disassembled. All components will be taken off site for restoration. Included in these components will be various parts and assemblies related to striking the bell.<br />
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Hands and motion works that drive the hands will be restored by Phil Wright, of the Tower Clock Company in South Charleston, Ohio. Phil Wright will also be constructing new faces and numerals for the dials that will accurately represent dials available from the Seth Thomas company, the parent company of the clock, during the time the clock was installed. Phil Wright and Cabarrus Time Savers will also be working together to recreate a Seth Thomas style weight drive system during this phase.<br />
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During this phase, Cabarrus County, in parallel, will also make necessary improvements and restorations to the building and clock tower so that the installation will last and be protected for years to come.<br />
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Intended style of face and numerals that will be built for this clock tower. This will better represent the original installation and will be back-lit so it can be seen at night.</div>
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Clock restoration will begin. Every component of the 1876 Seth Thomas-Hotchkiss #12A will be cleaned, examined for damage, missing pieces will be identified and re-created, every component will be reverse engineered and constructed in CAD (Computer Aided Design) software, refinished, and reassembled for testing. It is intended that every detail will be restored to the best of our abilities, including original paint details and finishes to the clock's wheels/gears and bell striking components. Cabarrus Time Savers will work closely with the Tower Clock Company to reproduce the missing parts.<br />
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The bell will also undergo attention during this phase. Restoration to components and inspecting the bell for problems and checking function.<br />
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During this phase, a bell silencing device will also be designed and constructed. It is to appear as original as possible to the installation, but will be actuated with modern electronics so that the bell can be muted during theater productions and at night.<br />
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This equally rare 1874 A.S. Hotchkiss/Seth Thomas #6A will be used for reference during the restoration process. It is completely original and is being made available by the Tower Clock Company</div>
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This phase will be for final testing/running, display of the restored clock in the museum and then ultimately re-installed into the clock tower for final commissioning. The clock will undergo a testing period for setup, general time keeping and to make sure everything operates as intended in its home, at the top of the tower.<br />
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<br />ScooterMcRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797282129998364808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647993324023964291.post-58988315426376835212017-07-11T06:05:00.000-07:002018-08-03T11:25:53.993-07:00New for 1874 - Seth Thomas Now Sells Tower ClocksIn the late 1860's, early 1870's, a merger took place with A.S. Hotchkiss and the Seth Thomas Company. The Seth Thomas Company wanted in on the tower clock business and they felt that A.S. Hotchkiss was the man for the job with his great reputation for fantastic tower clock designs. The new clock designs, under the umbrella of the Seth Thomas Company, would be shown in the 1874 product catalogs. Records would indicate sales as early as 1872.<br />
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Below are pictures of the movements offered in 1874 as shown in the 1874 Seth Thomas Catalog. The very bottom picture shows the specifications for the #12A that was purchased for the Cabarrus County Courthouse in 1876. The graphic above the description depicts the #14, which has similar features as the #12A, just on a much larger scale for larger installations.<br />
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<br />ScooterMcRadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797282129998364808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5647993324023964291.post-64536902089890671892017-06-06T10:36:00.000-07:002017-06-06T10:36:23.389-07:00Southampton Village E. Howard Clock - Another Threatened InstallationI just ran across this story of another clock installation that caught my attention. 5 generations of care and more than a 140 years of tradition are being threatened by the installation of a cell tower inside the church's steeple, which would make caring for the clock impossible and ultimately force the clock to be removed or replaced with a modern electric clock. Just another example of how and why these tower clocks are being threatened. Please visit <a href="http://www.danspapers.com/2012/10/the-ritual-every-week-for-140-years-a-member-of-the-corwin-family-winds-the-clock/">Dan's Papers</a> to read more about the story and the Corwin family.<br />
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NOTE: The story of this clock was first released in 2012, but it very much sets a theme of what's happening around the world, currently. Some modernization just cannot be stopped, but when a community pulls together, it shows they can fight for their history and traditions.<br />
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