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The new hands for the new clocks |
The backsides of the new hands |
Detail of the counterweights on the new hands |
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Pat, a Verdin employee, puts some finishing touches on the new clock
face |
A view of the new east clock face being lifted into place |
Another view of the new east clock face being lifted into place |
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The new clock face ready for placement into the building |
Unfortunately the new faces
were incorrectly measured and could not be installed today |
October 1, 2008 - The correctly measured new south clock face awaits
installation |
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Interior view of the opening
for the south clock face |
The new east clock face waits
to be installed. The brick wall on the right is the elevator
shaft. |
A Verdin employee removes
parts from the old south clock face |
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Another view of the number
ring being removed from the old south clock face |
A Verdin employee looks out
the east old clock face as he prepares to remove the number ring |
A Verdin employee begins
separating the pieces of the old east clock face |
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A view of the new south clock
face as seen from Main and Court streets |
A close up of the new south
clock face. It may say 12 o'clock, but this photo was taken at
10:35 am |
Another view of the south
clock. The new clocks will not be keeping time until sometime
tomorrow afternoon |
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Part of the old clockworks,
this dial used to show the same time as the clock faces |
A gentle touch to the
perfectly balanced 98 year-old pendulum made it swing for over half an
hour |
A no longer needed weight
from the old clockworks lies almost forgotten in a corner |
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The old clockworks. The
grey power box and black electric motor were most likely added in the
1950's |
The old pendulum swings in a
specially built chamber. Do to the small size, debris can not be
easily removed |
This timer system controls
when the lights for the courthouse clocks turn on and off |
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This tiny boxcontrols the
four new clocks. The small, flat, silver battery near the top right is
only the size of a quarter |
A detailed look at some of
the brass gears in the old clockworks
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A close up view of the gears
on the backside of one of the old clock faces
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A detailed view of a number
ring section. Note the cracked glass between 7 and 8 o'clock |
Some number ring sections
from the old clocks stacked with their backsides up |
Another view of the number
ring sections stacked on the fourth floor |
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