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"Public Time" (previously named "Tower and Street Clock Talk", originally named "Tower Talk") is the official newsletter of the Tower and Street Clock Chapter (#134) of the National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors (NAWCC).  It is published occasionally, and the tables of contents for all issues are presented here. 

Current and back issues

• #31, Winter 2024:   39 pages
  > President's Message   by Don Bugh
  > Recreating the GE Tower Clock   by Kevin Nolan
  > Restoration of a Joseph Mayer Eight-Dial Street Clock — A Work in Progress   by David Gunderson
  > Historic Ohio Town Clock Maker Ads   by Robert Manke
  > The Street Clocks of Tacoma   by Paul Middents
  > A Partial 1735 Tower Clock Movement   by Bob Frishman
  > A Possible Joel Curtis, Cairo, NY, Wood Works Tower Clock   by Russ Oechsle
  > James Ridgeway's "Flatbed" Tower Clock: An 1809 Restoration Project — Part Two   by Don Bugh
  
  
• #30, Winter 2023:   41 pages (numbered 1 to 42, but there is no page 19)
  > President's Message   by Don Bugh
  > James Ridgeway's "Flatbed" Tower Clock: An 1809 Restoration Project   by Phil D'Avanza
  > Cortland's Town Clock Rises from the Ashes ... An Atypical Fate for a Typical American Tower Clock   by Russ Oechsle
  > E. Howard Clock Co.: Directions for the Care of a Tower Clock   by Don Bugh
  > Pollhans-Hoffmann Redux   by Carl Scott Zimmerman
  > Mart
  > Examples of Early Tower Clock Contracts/Invoices   by Don Bugh
  > A Rare Barn Find: The Dayton Union Station Clock   by Erik Ryback
  > The Gap, PA Seth Thomas Tower Clock in Pictures   by Rev. Raymond Mialki, PA
  
  
• #29, Winter 2021-22:   58 pages, with numerous color photos
  > President's Message   by Don Bugh
  > Frank Del Greco: Recipient of the 2021 Bryson and Mary Lou Moore Museum Service Award; Declaration by the NAWCC Museum Collections Committee
  > Q. & A. On the Street and in the Tower   by Jim DuBois
  > Restoration of a Seth Thomas 4-Dial Street Clock at Eagles Mere, PA   by Chuck Roeser
  > The Restoration (Maybe) of a Seth Thomas #18 Tower Clock in Ravenna, Ohio   by Frank Del Greco
  > The History of the Andrew Meneely, ca. 1848, Eaton, NY Town Clock   by Russ Oechsle
  > Preserving a Pittsburgh Legacy: The Heeren Tower Clock   by John Bauerlein
  > The New Public Time Gallery at the National Watch & Clock Museum   by Frank Del Greco
  > Restoration of a 1924 Seth Thomas Four-Dial Street Clock:  NAWCC Maine Chapter #89   by Mark Beever
  > National Watch & Clock Museum Secures New Donation   by Frank Del Greco
  > Penny Postcards: A Great Research Tool!   by Don Bugh
  > Clocks on the Internet
  > Restoration of the Last Self Winding Street Clock - New York City   by Thomas Erb
  
  
• #28, Winter 2020-21:   37 pages, with numerous color photos
  > President's Message   by Don Bugh
  > Q. & A. On the Street and in the Tower   by Jim DuBois
  > 3D Printing - and the Ansonia Street Clock   by Frank Del Greco
  > A Creative Night-Time Silencing Device for a George M. Stevens Count Wheel Striker   by Mark Beever
  > Seth Thomas Tower and Street Clock History and Research   by Chuck Roeser
  > Ansonia Four-Dial Street Clocks (The Rarest of the Rare)   by Don Bugh
  > A Propitious Provenance: A George M. Stevens #1 Street/Tower Clock with a Surprising Ownership History   by Chuck Roeser
  
  
• #27, Winter/Spring 2020:   57 pages, with numerous color photos
  > President's Message   by Don Bugh
  > Upcoming Chapter #134 Meetings and Speakers
  > Finally - A Real Public Time Gallery for the NAWCC Museum!   by Frank Del Greco
  > My First Tower Clock - Just in Time for Christmas   by Andy Dervan
  > Preserving the Tower Clocks at Fort Monroe, Virginia   byAlan Bomar
  > The Salem, NY Meneely Tower Clock and Bell   by Roger J. Nolfe
  > Lost, Found & Saved...
  > Q. & A. On the Street and in the Tower   by Jim DuBois
  > How to Destroy the 1892 Brazos (TX) County Courthouse and a Seth Thomas No. 16 Striker in 14 Days   by Don Bugh
  > A Restoration for Concord   by Scott Schmeiser
  > Seth Thomas Tower Clock Data - Part Two   by Don Bugh
  > Member Item Marketplace
  
  
• #26, Spring 2019:   36 pages, with numerous color photos
  > President's Message   by Don Bugh
  > Upcoming Chapter #134 Meetings and Speakers
  > A Husband's Guide to Displaying Tower Clocks in the Home   by Frank Del Greco
  > Getting Technical: Level Winding   by Bob Manke
  > Seth Thomas Paint Codes   by Jim DuBois
  > Photo Gallery > Member Item Marketplace: Items for Sale & Wanted
  > Q. & A. On the Street and in the Tower   by Jim DuBois
  > The Search for Seth Thomas 4-dial Street Clocks   by Eric Ryback & Chuck Roeser
  > Seth Thomas Tower Clock Data - Part One   by Don Bugh
  
  
• #25, Spring 2018:   24 pages, profusely illustrated
  > President's Message   by Russ Oechsle
  > "The National Watch & Clock Museum's Ansonia Street Clock,"   by Frank Del Greco
  > "A Clock from Cleveland"   by Frank Del Greco
  > "In Memory of our Friend Paul Middents"   by Dirk Middents
  > "Hemispherical Bells 'Chimola' by Seth Thomas"   by Chuck Roeser
  > "My Neighborhood's Street Clock Restored"   by Sam Thornton
  > Curiosity Shop [a variety of short notes]
  > "Another Cleveland Clock"   by Don Bugh
  > "Q & A in the Tower and on the Street"   by Jim DuBois
  > "Rating a Tower (Turret) Clock"   edited by Frank Del Greco
  
  Before issue #25, the newsletter was titled "Tower and Street Clock Talk."
  
  
• #24, Nov.2017:   28 pages, with numerous color photos. 
  > President's Notes   by Russ Oechsle
  > In Memorium... The Passing of Donn Haven Lathrop   by Russ Oechsle and Jim DuBois
  > Listing of Upstate, New York Town Clocks by Clock Maker   by Russ Oechsle
  > Warwick clock winder retires after 50 years   by Shelby Ashline, Recorder Staff
  > The Howard Round Top Special   by Paul Middents
  > The Warwick Clock   by Paul Middents
  > Editor's notes   by Paul Middents (new editor)
  
  
• #23, May 2017:   18 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Russ Oechsle
  > American Street Clocks, 2016 NAWCC National Convention Exhibit   by Russ Oechsle
  > Q & A: On the Street and In the Tower   by Jim DuBois
  > Chapter 134 Dues Notice   by Jim Coulson
  > Using Howard Order Numbers and Serial Numbers to Approximate Dates of Sale after 1905   by Paul Middents
  > New Book - "The Turret Clocks of T. Cooke & Sons of York [UK] - a historical perspective 1807-1897"   by Frank Del Greco
  > The Ansonia Street Clock Project   by Frank Del Greco
  
  
• #22, Apr.2016:   14 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Russ Oechsle
  > Joseph Mayer's Street Clock   by Paul Middents
  
  
• #21, Sep.2015:   12 pages, with several color photos. 
  > President's Message   by Russ Oechsle
  > An Ansonia Street Clock "Quincy" Update   by Noel Poirier, NAWCC Museum Director
  > Street Clock Corner   by Don Bugh
  > Revised Book - Early American Tower Clocks   by Frank Del Greco
  
  
  Before issue #21, the newsletter was titled "Tower Talk."
  
  
  
• #20, Nov.2014:   28 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Russ Oechsle
  > Howard Tower Clock Model Numbers   by Paul Middents
  > World's Smallest Tower Clock?   by Frank Del Greco
  Note:  There are many illustrations from Howard Clock catalogues, plus seven photographs or photo groups, six of which are in color.
  
  
• #19, Jun.2014:   15 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Russ Oechsle
  > Joseph Mayer: Seattle Manufacturing Jeweler and Clockmaker / A Condensed Biography   by Paul Middents, Rob Ketcherside and Charles Roeser
  
  
• #18, Dec.2013:   16 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Russ Oechsle
  > Marietta, PA Tower Clock   by George Hudson
  > Salisbury Heights Tower Clock   by Donn Haven Lathrop
  > Tour of Seattle Area Street Clocks   by Don Bugh
  > Fred Shelley's "Early American Tower Clocks" to be Revised   by Donn Haven Lathrop
  > 2014 National Convention   by the Convention Committee
  
  
• #17, Apr.2013:   16 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Chuck Roeser
  > Tower Clocks at Shelburne Farms Vermont and other Vanderbilt Clocks   by Gerald P. Francis and Mark C. Thermansen
  > John Eberman Tower Clock Donation to NAWCC   by Frank Del Greco
  
  
• #16, Dec.2012:   16 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Chuck Roeser
  > After Inspecting that Tower Clock, Be Sure to Close the Hatch!   by Frank Del Greco
  > Italian Tower Clocks   by Frank Del Greco
  > A Few Words on Replacing the Decorative Striping and Gilding On Tower Clock Frames   by Lee Davis
  
  
• #15, Aug.2012:   12 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Chuck Roeser
  > Secretary-Treasurer Report   by George Hudson
  > What Oil Should One Use to Lubricate Tower Clocks?   by Frank Del Greco
  > Getting the Chain Right
  > Where Is the Ventura County Courthouse Clock?   by Mike Schmidt
  > Old Tower Clocks in a Garage in England   by Frank Del Greco > Reports from chapter officers. 
  
  
• #14, May 2012:   12 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Chuck Roeser
  > Milhous Brothers Auction Results   by Don Bugh
  > April 1911 Popular Mechanics article on Ayer Woolen Mills clock in Lawrence, MA   by Don Bugh
  > Two- and Three-Module European Tower Clocks   by Frank Del Greco
  
  
• #13, Jan.2012:   12 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Chuck Roeser
  > A Life of Passion and Great Heritage   by Christian Tauber
  > English Door Frame and Field Gate Tower Clock Configurations   by Frank Del Greco
  
  
• #12, Jun.2011:   12 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Chuck Roeser
  > The Turret Clocks of the Vienna Clock Museum   by Frank Del Greco
  > The Santa Barbara County Courthouse Tower Clock Comes Back to Life   by Frank Del Greco
  > Progress on Understanding the Contents of the Newly Digitized Howard Records   by George Hudson
  > Use of an Electromagnet for Keeping Tower Clocks on Time   by Frank Del Greco
  > How Not to Bush a Tower Clock   by Frank Del Greco
  
  
• #11, Jan.2011:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Chuck Roeser
  > The Dana Blackwell — E. Howard Tower Clock Co. — Smithsonian Records   by George S. Hudson
  > Ansonia Street Clock Movement   by James Coulson
  > Kick Start Striking Explained   by Frank Del Greco
  > Results of Auction of Joe Mann's Clocks   by Frank Del Greco
  
  
• #10A, Nov.2010, Special Edition:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message Honoring Joe Mann   by Chuck Roeser
  > Joe Mann Clock Collection Auction — Evansville, IN — November 13, 2010
  Note:  This issue was an announcement of a forthcoming auction of the clock collection of the late Joe Mann, with photos of four tower clocks and some other items.
  
  
• #10, Oct.2010:   10 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Chuck Roeser
  > John Smith & Sons, Midland Clock Works, Derby   by George Hudson
  > Time Well Spent   by Frank Del Greco
  > Assembling a Jigsaw Puzzle — When Some of the Pieces Are Missing   by Frank Del Greco
  > An Interesting Door Frame Style Clock   by Frank Del Greco
  
  
• #9, Feb.2010:   10 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Chuck Roeser
  > Thieves Gut Historic Carroll's Clock at MOHAI   by Frank Del Greco
  > Restored Clock Chimes in Again (Baker County Courthouse, Baker City, OR)   by Frank Del Greco
  > Westminster Maryland Tower Clock Visit   by George Hudson
  > A Scottish Tower Clock With a Provenance   by Frank Del Greco
  
  
  
• #8, Mar.2009:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Chuck Roeser
  > Directions for Erecting and Care of Tower Clocks (Seth Thomas Clock Company)   from Frank Del Greco
  
  
• #7, Feb.2008:   7 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Chuck Roeser
  > Useful Web Sites   by Frank Del Greco
  > A Weight-Driven Telescope Clock Drive   by Frank Del Greco
  
  
• #6, Jan.2007:   16 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Chuck Roeser
  > The Evolution of Tower Clock Mechanics and Design Over the Past 1000 Years (Parts 3 & 4)   by Mark Frank
  Also:  two short items.
  
  
• #5, May 2006:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Chuck Roeser
  > Chapter 134 Has a New Web Site
  > The Evolution of Tower Clock Mechanics and design Over the Past 1000 Years (Part 2) — Most Common Forms of Escapement in Tower Clocks   by Mark Frank
  
  
• #4, Dec.2005:   9 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Chuck Roeser
  > The Evolution of Tower Clock Mechanics and design Over the Past 1000 Years — A four-part series (Part 1) — Tower Clock Frame Styles   by Mark Frank
  
  
• #3, Feb.2005:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Chuck Roeser
  > Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota   by Dave Peterson
  > Repair of the Hiram College Clock   by Frank Del Greco
  > The Mart
  
  
• #2, May 2004:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Chuck Roeser
  > Time to pay your dues
  > The Clock in Cesis, Latvia, Needs Your Help   by Ed Beachman
  > Baltimore Fire Museum Clock   by George Hudson
  > Restoration of the Verdin Clock at Ft. Leavenworth   by M. Kuyt, American Tower Clock Co.
  > A Gallery of English Clocks   by Frank Del Greco
  > The Mart
  
  
• [#1], Jan.2004:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Chuck Roeser
  > NAWCC Public Time Project   by Jim Bland, NAWCC Director of Marketing
  > An English Street Clock Movement   by Frank Del Greco
  > Restoration of the Historic Clock in Hillsborough, North Carolina — Newspaper Photo and story of Chuck Roeser's restoration of the city's clock
  > The Mart
  
  
  Before the editorship of Frank Del Greco, newsletter issues were un-numbered.
  
  
  
• Mar.2003:   9 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Request for financial help to rebind the Seth Thomas Clock Records   by Chuck Roeser and Fortunat Mueller-Maerki, Chairman NAWCC library committee
  > Bromo-Seltzer Tower Clock Field Trip of Maryland Chapter #11   by George Hudson
  > The Amelian Tower Clock   by William Harlan
  > Kawaiaha'o Church clock in Honolulu, Hawaii   by Rick Alhadeff
  > Advertisements
  
  
• Jan.2003:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Picture of fail-safe mechanism on the clock at Big Ben
  > Electric Time Company clock at The Grove at Farmer's Market in Los Angeles, California
  > Electric Time Company 25' Clock at The Waverly at South Beach in Miami, Florida
  > Balzer Family Clock at the new Neiman Marcus Facility in Coral Gables, Florida
  > Letters from Members: Doug Sinclair of Calgary, Alberta, Canada and James B. West of Houston, Texas
  
  
• Oct.2002:   7 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > The Canadian Clock Museum
  > Making a new escape wheel for a Howard clock   by Doug Sinclair
  > Balzer Family Clock Works: Timepiece for the Neiman Marcus facility in Coral Gables, Florida
  > List of tower clocks to be displayed in the rotunda of the National Museum   by Gene Volk
  
  
• Jul.2002:   9 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Japanese tower clock in Vienna   by Bill Harlan
  > Love makes clock tick — Newspaper article recognizing Clifford Love's efforts in restoring the Stone & Marshall clock of the Rutherford County Courthouse in Tennessee
  > Newspaper article and pictures of London clocks   from Bill Harlan
  > A tour of the Clock Tower on St. Mark's Plaza in Venice   by Andy DuBois, editor
  > Newspaper information about restoration of Joseph Mayer clock made for J. C. Leadbetter and donated to the Anacortes, Washington, Museum
  
  
• May 2002:   7 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Beijing's drum-beating ritual revived amid modernization — newspaper article
  > Balzer Family Clock Works: restoration of E. Howard Gas Illuminated Street Clock installed on West Broadway, South Boston, Massachusetts in the 1870s
  > Santa Cruz, California Seth Thomas Tower Clock   by Andy DuBois
  > Murfreesboro, Tennessee Stone & Marshall clock   by Cliff Love
  > Restored Seth Thomas #4   by Bill Tull
  > Advertisements
  
  
• Mar.2002:   9 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Seth Thomas #15 restoration   by Andy DuBois
  > James B. West (TX) received James Gibbs award at Texas Regional
  > Tower Clock of the Dome Cathedral, Riga, Latvia   by Ed Beacham
  > Balzer Family Clock Works: Neiman Marcus Project, Coral Gables FL
  > Advertisements
  
  
• Jan.2002:   9 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Met Life Building tower clock article   from New York Times (Aug.22, 2001)
  > Electric Time Company Installation of repro Seth Thomas Street Clock in Boston
  > Turning Back Time — A Bremerton landmark gets new life — newspaper article
  > Balzer Family Clock Works tandem wind time only tower clock under construction
  > Advertisements
  
  
• Nov.2001:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Request for clock bell information   from Carl Scott Zimmerman
      [Webmaster's note (Nov.2021):  Although I have moved since writing that letter, the email address and the request itself remain valid.]
  > Updated identification of small French tower clock   from Bill Harlan
  > Balzer Family Clock Works early progress on Neiman Marcus clock, Coral Gables
  > Chapter #21 request for assistance for restoration of a Seth Thomas tower clock from McPhee & McGinnity Lumber Co., Denver, Colorado
  > Seniors work to preserve courthouse clock — newspaper article on Rutherford County Courthouse clock, Murfreesboro, Tennessee (Dec.31, 2000)
  > Pair oils, cleans courthouse clock, 25 Years ago — newspaper article on Rutherford County Courthouse clock, Murfreesboro, Tennessee (Feb.20, 2000)
  
  
• Aug.2001:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > News items
  > Joseph Mayer clock in Seattle — weight information   from Bill Harlan
  > Request for information on pictured W. H. Bailey's Tower Clock near Lawrence Massachusetts   from Joe Connors
    [Webmaster's Note:  Joe is gone, but I would like to know more about this installation.]
  > Seth Thomas order for ship's bell strike tower clock movement to Dock Department, Pier A, North River, New York City
  > Obituary — Philip R. Gilbert, June 30, 2001
  > Meneely bell in Albany, New York city park off Delaware Avenue
  
  
• Jun.2001:   9 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > J. C. Leadbetter street clock ticking again — articles about restoration of a Joseph Mayer clock   from William Harlan
  > Rutherford County Courthouse, Murfreesboro, Tennessee — Stone & Marshall tower clock story   from Cliff Love
  > Schematic drawings of a night silencer unit built by Marshall Irving (NY)
  
  
• Mar.2001:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Rutherford County Courthouse, Murfreesboro, Tennessee courthouse pictures and additional information on Chapter #16 restoration of the Stone & Marshall clock
  > National Park site church in Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands — #2 E. Howard   from Edward York
  > Hawaii Ed. Korfhage & Sohne tower clock now in window of Rick Alhadeff's shop
  > Mart
  > Information wanted on a tower clock owned by Lynn Grogan
  
  
• Jan.2001:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > The Anker Art Clock (Vienna)   by William Harlan
  > McLennan County Courthouse (Waco TX) clock restored, relocated — Chapter 15
  > Rutherford County Courthouse clock, Murfreesboro, Tennessee courthouse — pictures from Cliff Love
  > George Hoffman clock pictures, from Bob Mazzocchio
  > A.E. Pollhans clock on display in Concordia, Missouri, from Joe Man
  
  
• Oct.2000:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Restoration of a Belgian Tower Clock   by William Harlan
  > Restoration of E. Howard round top in Chatham, NY
  > Map of layout of new NAWCC museum in Columbia
  
  
• Jul.2000:   9 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Schematic of Umatilla County clock tower in Pendleton, OR
  > Old foundry's bells ring clearly for local historian   by Chris Sturgis, Times Union, Albany, NY, Nov.1, 1999) — about Eugene (Gene) Burns and Meneely bells
  > Western Follies   by James B. West — about a McClintock street clock
  > Church of the Immaculate Conception in Yonkers, NY — newspaper article from The Journal News
  > Lubricating electric motor bearings — information from a plant publication applicable to bushings on tower clocks
  > Photo of an E.Howard #1 tower clock restored by Ronnie Romain
  
  
• May 2000:   7 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > The Waco, Texas Clock Story   from Debbie Andrle — excerpts from a manuscript about two tower clocks being worked on by Chapter #15
  > Various items requesting and sharing information
  > Advertisements
  > Roster Additions, Changes & Corrections
  
  
• Mar.2000:   7 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy Dubois
  > My Tower Clock Project   by David Berghold
  > Unusual Restoration (French tower clock by Collins & Wagner [sic])   by Mark Frank
  [Webmaster's Note:  The nameplate on the clock (photo 11) actually reads "COLLIN Suc. de WAGNER", i.e., Collin, successor to Wagner.]
  > Picture of an 8-ft 3-in open dial made by Chuck Roeser for a clock in St.John, Michigan
  > Advertisements
  
  
• Jan.2000:   9 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Randolph County, Indiana, Courthouse clock tower that might be   by Addison Clipson
  > A Survey of Tower Clock Literature   by Frank Del Greco
  > Advertisements
  
  
• Oct.1999:   10 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Albany Academy Clock (E. Howard tower clock)   by Andy DuBois
  > Honolulu, Hawaii, Central Union Church, E. Howard endless weight clock   from Rick Alhadeff
  > Ten Commandments of Human Relations
  > Advertisements
  
  
• Jul.1999:   9 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Timepiece in tick-tock shape   by David Blow — article from an unidentified newspaper about a clock in Glens Falls
  > The Tower Clock in the Old Parish Church of the Town of Weston, Vermont, Made by George M. Stevens & Company — Some Research notes   by Jerry T. Bidlack
  > Advertisements
  
  
• May.1999:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > E. Howard tower clock in Florence, Alabama community center   by Doug Farley
  > Donn Haven Lathrop — A Tower Clock Millennium Project to locate and document existing tower clocks in the country   [Webmaster's Note:  The lists mentioned in Donn's letter, along with those on his former Website, are all here on the Chapter 134 Website.]
  > Clockmaker in love with Aloha Tower — newspaper article from Honolulu Advertiser, Apr.22, 1999, about E. Howard tower clock maintained by Herman Allerstorfer
  > News and Mart
  
  
• Apr.1999:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Fanzago Planetary Clock of Clusone (Bergamo, Italy)   by Guido Bonandrini
  > The Turret Clock Keeper's Handbook,   by Chris McKay — how to obtain a copy
  > Marvin DeBoy's E. Howard round top clock
  > Mart
  > Registration form for Special Tower Clock Tour to Central Europe
  
  
• Jan.1999:   9 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Updates and announcements
  > Teaching Clock Tower Dial Faces
  > Restoration of a John Smith & Sons Midland Steam Clock Company clock moved from England to Australia to America   by David Opal
  > Mart
  > Photo of Marvin DeBoy's back yard clock tower
  
  
• Sep.1998:   11 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Updates and announcements
  > Balzer Family clocks at L. L. Bean in Freeport, Maine, and restored E. Howard clock Walnut Square school in Havermill, Massachusetts
  > Colby College clock at Waterville, Maine
  > John Seymour's ancient faceless church clock at East Hendred — article from The Parish Church of St. Augustine, November 1984  [Webmaster's Note:  The word "carillon" is often used in England for what Americans would call a chime or a chiming machine.]
  > E. Howard tower clock and Waltham galley clock in the Alii-olani Hale Building   from Rick Alhadeff
  > Mart
  > C. G. Schulze, Clockmaker, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   by Graham Jones
  
  
• Jul.1998:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > A Boom Time for Public Clocks   by William M. Bulkeley — article in The Wall Street Journal, Jan.8, 1998
  > E. Howard restoration with schematics of rewinding control setup   by David Opal
  > Mart
  
  
• Mar.1998:   7 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Updates and announcements
  > Electric Time clock at The Tourneau Store in New York City   from Tom Erb
  > E. Howard time and strike at Chester (MA) Elementary School   from Joel Dumont
  > Church clock identification requested   by Bob Mazzocchio and Tom Jones
  > Members' tower clocks:
    — Stevens tower clock and Electric Time dial — David Barber
    — Gillette tower clock — Allan Riggs
  
  
• Jan.1998:   10 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Updates and announcements
  > Clocks in Portugal, Spain and Morocco   by Andy DuBois
  > Hudson NY tower clock — Possible Meneely and Company clock turns out to be a Seth Thomas   by Andy DuBois
  > Clocks in Australia   by Joe Mann
  > Seth Thomas Tower clock in Rockford (IL) City Hall   by Rasso Eps
  > Action of the Remontoir and associated going train for Wagner Tower clock   from Mark Frank
  > Mart
  
  
• Nov.1997:   9 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Updates and announcements
  > Umatilla County Court House (Pendleton, OR) Seth Thomas clock restoration
  > University of Massachusetts (Amherst) Seth Thomas #16 with Huygens weight systems
  > Mart
  
  
• Sep.1997:   7 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Updates and announcements
  > Honduras Cathedral Clock   by Dave Weisbart
  > Mart
  > Ebenezer Baptist Church (Newburgh) Charles Fasoldt tower clock restoration information   from James Storrow and Milton Buxton
  
  
• Apr.1997:   10 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Algiers retiree breathes life into dormant clock   by Pam Louwagie (article about a Seth Thomas tower clock from Times Picayune, New Orleans, La., Feb. 7, 1997)
  > Mont Pleasant clock tower repair comes at a good time, several say   by Shirin Parsavand — (article about a Seth Thomas slave clock from Daily Gazette, Schenectady, NY)
  > Updates and announcements
  > Charles Fasoldt tower clock of the Union Presbyterian Church, Newburgh, N.Y. — Mid Hudson Chapter #84
  > Publisher's Corner: An inexpensive Electric Winding System for tower clocks — from Douglas Farley
  > Mart
  
  
• Feb.1997 — Supplement:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Comment on Donn Haven Lathrop's Article "An Unusual 'Winding Aid'" in the May 27, 1996 Issue of "Tower Talk"   by Dr. Snowden Taylor
  > Response and Correction   by Donn Haven Lathrop
  
  
• Jan.1997:   9 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Updates and announcements
  > History of a Hotchkiss Tower Clock at Rock Island Arsenal (between Davenport, IA and Moline, IL)
  > War and Peace, Crime and Punishment, or Perils of Pauline? — Seth Thomas Tower Clock, Ardmore, OK   by Stephen Nelson
  > Historic tower clock runs again, thanks to volunteers   by Julie Tunheim (newspaper not identified) — Faith Lutheran Church (Pelican Rapids, MN) Nels Johnson tower clock
  > Photos of a street clock at Central Square, Klamath Falls (Oregon?)
  > Photo of Doug Farley's auto-wind E. Howard round top clock (see Updates page)
  > Photo of Ted Widhelm's Pollhans auto-wind clock (see Updates page)
  > Mart
  
  
• Nov.1996 — Supplement:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > The Jay Heritage Center Tower Clock, Rye, New York   by Robert Hoch — History and restoration of the Center and Seth Thomas tower clock #1431
  
  
• Oct.1996:   10 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Call for information on A. E. Pollhans Clock Company
  > A Few Words on Replacing the Decorative Striping and Gilding on Tower Clock Frames   by Lee Davis, York, PA
  > Updates and announcements
  > The Brigham City, Utah, Project (Seth Thomas tower clock) — Andy DuBois
  > Mart
  
  
• Aug.1996:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > A Street Clock Restored by Chapters #69 and #4   by Bud Saiben, Santa Ana, CA — E. Howard street clock for Chapman College, Orange, CA
  > Updates and announcements
  > Slow Death   by Donn Haven Lathrop — Issues and consequences of electrifying tower clocks
  
  
• May.1996:   9 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > An Unusual 'Winding Aid'   by Donn Haven Lathrop — followup to article by Fred Shelley and George Hudson in the March 1996 Tower Talk newsletter
  > The St. Lawrence Hall Clock, Toronto, Ontario, Canada   by Graham Jones — Request for information on parts found for a 4-dial time and strike tower clock
  > Updates and announcements
  > Mart
  
  
• Apr.1996 — Supplement:   10 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > The Restoration of the Box Elder County Court House Clock (Seth Thomas #15) in Brigham City, UT   by Richard F. DuPont, CMW — Information forwarded by Jim West, TX
  > Clocks in Durango and Silverton, CO   by Jim West, TX — information on Seth Thomas (Durango) and E. Howard round top (Silverton) clocks
  
  
• Mar.1996:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Holbrook Invades Connecticut   by Frederick Shelley and George S. Hudson — Discussion of Holbrook bells and flatbed tower clocks and an unusual winding aid
  > Reformed Church, Tarrytown, NY — clock and bell tower repairs   by Tad Stride and Rick Balzer
  > More on the Calgary, Alberta, Canada, City Hall Tower Clock (Seth Thomas 16A)   by Doug Sinclair, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  > Mart
  > News items
  > United Church, Durham, CT — Balzer family request for information on unknown tower clock
  
  
• Jan.1996:   9 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > The Restoration of the Calgary, Alberta, Canada City Hall Clock (Seth Thomas 16A)   by Doug Sinclair, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  > Research on the Angelus system — St. Patrick's Church, Port Henry, N.Y., Seth Thomas #16
  > Mart
  > Chapter financial statements
  
  
• Nov.1995:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Zion Episcopal Church, Morris, N.Y., Seth Thomas #15 tower clock
  > The Hagerstown, Maryland Tower Clock (Arthur Johnston 4-dial 1833 clock)
  > Vancouver, B.C., Gas Town Steam Clock — from letter from Richard Warburton
  > Table of counts of Chapter #134 members by state
  > News items
  > Glimpsing a ghost at Skene Manor (Whitehall, New York)
  > Mart
  
  
• Sep.1995:   11 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > News items
  > 1995 ESR Display — Early American (pre-1870) Tower Clock Makers and Custodians — Compiled by Frederick Shelley (CT)
  > Drawing of A. Meneely tower clock, c.1840 — Hasbrouck Museum, New Paltz, New York
  > Pictures of Austin Van Riper, Stone & Marshall and Alonzo Taylor clocks
  > Mart
  > Prayer found on a McClintock tower clock   from Jim West (TX)
  
  
• Jun.1995:   10 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > News items
  > Mart
  > Treasure Found (John Smith & Sons Midland Steam Clock Works, Derby, England, to Arizona via Australia)   by Bob Hoddy (AZ)
  > E. Howard & Co. Tower Clock c.1890 gift of Chapter #84 (Mid Hudson) pictures and drawings
  > Master clock maker fixes time on Cathedral tower clock — and on his own time!   by Athena Damianos (newspaper article from The Tribute, LTD, Nassau, Bahamas)
  
  
• Mar.1995:   10 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > News items
  > Rock Island Clock Tower Building on Arsenal Island (article from The Quad City Times)   by John Willard
  > Other area tower clocks:  City Hall clock, Davenport (E. Howard), First Lutheran Church clock, Moline (I. T. Verdin Co.), Norwest Bank Building clock, Davenport (Standard Time of Massachusetts)
  > Mart
  > South Pasadena Middle School Tower Clock, A Report to the Membership of Santa Anita Chapter 116 NAWCC, The Pacific Electric Clock Co.   by Les Lesovsky
  
  
• Dec.1994:   7 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > News items
  > Mart
  > Early American Tower Clocks (pre-1870): Makers, Dealers, Custodians   by Frederick Shelley
  
  
• Sep.1994:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Meneely Manual Describes the Fine Art of Chiming — Cornell Chimemasters
  > Heat treating of various metals — Henry B. Fried response
  > Down Time — picture from Calgary Herald of Doug Sinclair working on tower clock (see May 1994 newsletter)
  > Mart
  > Request for information on Pacific Electric Clock Company of San Francisco — Santa Anita Chapter 116, Secretary Les Lesovsky
  
  
• May 1994:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Technical Notes on the Seth Thomas 16A Tower Clock (City Hall Building, Calgary, Alberta, Canada) — Doug Sinclair and Don Hossack
  > Timely Ideas — repair of an extension tube joint   by Doug Sinclair
  > News items
  > Mart
  > Trinity Church clock and bells, from "Lights and Shadows of New York Life; or the Sights and Sensations of the Great City"   by James D. McCabe Jr. (1872) — Submitted by Jim West and Eva Smythe
  [Webmaster's Note:  The identification of the makers of the bells associated with the clock is incorrect.  Although the history of these bells is admittedly complex, only one was ever supplied by the Meneely bellfoundry of West Troy.]
  
  
• Mar.1994:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Tower Clock Escapements — A Review of the Development of the Escapement in Extremely Accurate Clocks   by A. T. Hare (from Scientific American Supplement No.2270, July 5, 1919)
  > Tower Clock Lubrication   by Sam B. Ledbetter
  > Repair of the Aloha Tower four-dial clock by Herman Allerstorfer (from Honolulu Advertiser)
  > News items
  > Mart
  
  
• Jan.1994:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > News items
  > Cornell University McGraw Tower 1875 Seth Thomas tower clock restored
  > NYC names man clock master; first since 1800s (Met Life Building clock) (newspaper article)
  > Mart
  > Postcard — Village of Richfield Springs, N. Y. town clock
  
  
• Oct.1993:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > News items
  > Clock takes a licking, keeps ticking — Sayville clock back in working order   by Lenny Greco (newspaper article from Suffolk County News, July, 29, 1993)
  > M. A. Green clock (E. Howard clock) given to city   by Annie Sweeney (newspaper article from Waterbury Republican-American, Waterbury, CT, August 6, 1993)
  > Clock's time has come   by Robert Nelson (newspaper article about E. Howard clock originally from Central United Methodist Church in Detroit MI, restored by Balzer family)
  > The Steam Clock   by Tim Pawsey (article on Vancouver, B.C.'s Gastown Steam Clock)
  > Mart
  
  
• Jul.1993:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > A History of IBM Tower Clocks   by J. M. Huckabee
  > News notes
  > Mart
  > It's about time that New York City pay this clock master for his work   by Jules Loh, The Associated Press (newspaper not identified)
  
  
• Mar.1993:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Clock Tower Nears Completion — Newspaper article picturing and describing Memorial Clock Tower at NAWCC headquarters in Columbia, PA — F.A. Jensen (TX) and A. DuBois (NY) installed electrical control boxes March 15-19
  > Tower Clocks — A Big Time Business   (newspaper article showing clock pictures from Howard Clock Products in Waltham, Mass.)
  > The Old and the New   (newspaper article picturing New York City's Trinity Church clock and clocks on the new Staten Island ferry terminal)
  > Restoration of a Seth Thomas Tower Clock   by William Harlan (WA)
  > Florence, Alabama, Community Center E. Howard Clock — Doug Farley (AL)
  > Mart
  
  
• Jan.1993:   6 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > News items
  > 60-Year Silence Ends: Restored bell tolls for hope — Michael Lopez (newspaper article from Times Union, Albany, NY, about the restored bell of the First Church in Albany)
  > Keeping Them Ticking — (newspaper article on the 4-sided Clock of the New York Sun)
  > A Mystery Clock (skeletonized version of a striking clock) Has Re-appeared
  
  
• Nov.1992:   6 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > News items
  > Victor Wahlberg Is Dead at 76; City's Clock Winder 40 years — (newspaper article from the Herald Tribune, April 19, 1949)
  > Mart
  > It's working ... clock again marks time for Haverhill Corner — (newspaper article on repair by Donn Lathrop and Carl Elsner of Hasham clock in Haverhill Corner sanctuary)
  > Dangers of pigeon excrement in old buildings   by Alton A. DuBois, Jr.
  > Photos of Michael Paul's French tower clock
  > Photos of street clock in Richfield Springs, N.Y.
  
  
• Jul.1992:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Drawings and descriptions of a limit switch system in which the weight only rises and falls 14" and an electro-mechanical replacement for tower clock pendulums in volcanic and earthquake areas — Henry Rodgers
  > Gore, New Zealand, clock for which Henry Rodgers provided information   (newspaper article)
  > Hasham clock in the Old Brick Meeting House, Haverhill, New Hampshire — letter from Donn Haven Lathrop
  > Antique clock discovered in Troy: Clockmaker discovers ignored relic   by Eric Drexler (newspaper article about First Baptist Church Hasham tower clock and Donn Haven Lathrop's involvement)
  
  
• Apr.1992:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Campaign keeps clock ticking in downtown   by Sheri Venema (newspaper article from The Hartford Courant, January ??, 1992, about Seth Thomas 1889 street clock at Sage-Allen in Hartford, CT)
  > An Occupational Safety and Health Review of a Tower Clock — Bill Ellison
  > Clock Restoration Taking Shape — (newspaper article about Lions and Rotary Clubs uniting to restore the Greystone, N.Z. town clock with help from Henry Rodgers)
  > News items
  > The hands of time   (newspaper article from Greenville News, February 12, 1992, about the Seth Thomas 4-dial clock donated to the NAWCC by Bruce and Louise Bell of Seneca, S.C. — information and article from Phil Gilbert)
  > Mart
  > Prints of post clocks from a brochure by Electric Time Company   from Thomas Erb
  
  
• Feb.1992:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > News items
  > Landmark mill clock   (newspaper article from the Boston Globe, January 18, 1992) — Restoration of the Ayers Mill clock completed;  before and after pictures, work completed by the Balzer Family.
  > Design for Charlotte clock tower turns back the hands of time   by Richard Maschal (newspaper article from The Charlotte Observer, Dec.2, 1991 about restoration of the city tower clock by Jim VanOrsdel)
  > Helping the hands of time   by Marego Athens (newspaper article from The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 27, 1991, about Charlie Haines' restoration of the Endeavor Fire Co.'s J.D. Custer steeple clock)
  > Letter from Douglas Sinclair that includes an update on restoration and installation of an E. Howard clock, and the local Chapter's nomination for a provincial Heritage Award based on the project.  (See article in December 1991 newsletter)
  
  
• Dec.1991:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Letter from Jim West (TX) about the E. Howard courthouse clock (c.1915) of Lincoln County, Lincolnton, Georgia
  > Update information on Brown & Sharpe tower clock company listed in Brooks Palmer's "The Book of American Clocks"
  > It's his time   by David Skolnick (newspaper article from The Record, Troy, N.Y. about the clock from Timpane's Jewelers being returned to Howard Toftegaard, owner of Howie's Jewelers.)
  > John Eberman Jr. tower clock article information   from Cass Woodbridge
  > Mart
  > A Canadian Tower Clock Story   by Doug Sinclair, Chapter #145
  
  
• Oct.1991:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > News items
  > Seth Thomas Tower Clock advertisement, including instructions on making dials and positioning bells and movement — from Jim West (TX)
  > On time — picture of workman for Electric Time Company installing hands on Disney/MGM studio tour facility clock (reproduction of the Paramount Building clock in Times Square)
  > Mart
  
  
• Jul.1991:   6 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Member News
  > Letter from Donn Haven Lathrop, currently working on Stephen Hasham clock
  > Mart
  > When it comes to timepieces, blood is thicker than gear oil — (newspaper article from The Youngstown Vindicator, July 7, 1991 about the Warren Exchange Club's restoration of the E. Howard tower clock at the Trumbull County Courthouse)
  > Picture of State Trust Company clock — Daily Kennebec Journal, August 22, 1926
  > Pictures of Jim Bryant restoring McClintock clock now on Key Bank (previously State Trust Company), Augusta, ME
  > Picture of tower clock on Pier "A", Marine Division, New York City Fire Department
  
  
• May 1991:   5 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Replacement E.Howard clock at Union Station, Pueblo, CO   from S. H. Ambjor
  > What Has Four Orange Faces and Eleven Sousaphones?   by Bob Feldman '66, Ph.D. '75, Chimes Advisor  (article from Cornell University Chimemasters)
  > Photos of a wooden clock at the Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan, attributed to Samuel Terry   from Jim West
  > O.B. McClintock Company: Manufacturers of Electrical Chime and Clock Systems Carry the Message of Minneapolis to All Parts of United States  (from Minneapolis Golden Jubilee 1867-1917 - permission from Minnesota Historical Society)
  
  
• Mar.1991:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Drawings of designs suggested for NAWCC Museum clock tower   from Addison Clipson
  > News items
  > Mart
  > "Yankee Ingenuity", 1953 Bulletin article attributed to Hamilton E. Pease, but actually written by Henry B. Fried, with story of its origin
  > Pictures of John Younkman's E. Howard clock, Pratt, KS
  > Pictures of Ayers Mill clock, Lawrence, Massachusetts
  > Picture of Jeffrey Wood working on clock atop the former Masonic Building in Springfield
  
  
• Jan.1991:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > News items
  > Mart
  > Marking Time — article on Seth Thomas street clock at Richard and Denise Kemp's home in Mission, TX   from Jim West
  > Picture of tower clock dials at the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia   from Lou Johnston
  > Picture of the new Pendleton, OR, clock tower with 1890 Seth Thomas clock from the old Umatilla County Courthouse   from Bob Mumm
  > Pictures of an E. Howard clock for sale
  > McClintock Chime Clock drawings and request for McClintock information   from Jim West
  > Drawing of method to power wind a tower clock   from A. DuBois
  > Drawing of three-train E. Howard clock that will go in the NAWCC Museum tower
  
  
• Oct.1990:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > McClintock clock logos   by James B. West
  > Pigeons Help Church With Organ Expense — Trinity Episcopal Church, Hartford CT
  > Bells to break silence after extensive repair   by Jay Jochnowitz (newspaper article about Union College Memorial Chapel Meneely bells; mentions Howard tower clock)
  > Drawing of Christiaan Huygen's 'Endless Rope' As Applied to Our Seth Thomas Clock — submitted by the American Watch & Clock Museum, Bristol, CT
  > Drawing of device marked O.B. McClintock Clock Co with patent number that was granted to F.S. Carpenter and assigned to Waltham Watch
  > Request for identification of a clock (possibly French), with two photos   from Paul W. Jahnke
  > Mart
  > Request for McClintock Clock materials for presentation and article   from James B. West
  > Theft of Seth Thomas tower clock from Pueblo, CO, Union Station — Ian Roome and Amby Ambjor providing information and requesting help finding it
  
  
• Jun.1990:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > News items, including:
  -   Proehl-Kline clock details   from Dicky Barclay
  -   Joseph Barborka, Iowa City, Iowa, maker of tower clocks and a one-year running clock; information in "The Best of J. E. Coleman"   from Sam Jennings
  > List of suppliers and individuals that work on clocks
  > Mart
  > The McGregor Clock — history of the E Howard three-train clock and Meneely bells to be used in the new NAWCC tower
  > After century, time stands still at train station   by Chris Lopez (article about theft of A.B. Hotchkiss tower clock in Pueblo's Union Station, in Pueblo Chieftain, April 10, 1990)   from Bob Macomber
  
  
• Apr.1990:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > News items
  > Mart
  > How to get good black-and-white photos   by Bob Dennison (article from Old Timers' Bulletin, the Antique Wireless Association's publication)
  > Example of computer-generated plans for tower clock restorations   from David E. Caldwell
  > A Brief History of the Earl G. Proehl - Emmet J. Kline Clock Tower   by The Portage County Historical Society, Inc., Ravenna, OH
  > Lubricating Watches and Clocks   by N.O.S. Nora (article from American Machinist, March, 1908)
  > Move Begun to Preserve Ga. Clock Towers (article on Atlanta Chapter's move to preserve and perpetuate the use of Georgia's antique tower and street clocks)
  
  
• Jan.1990:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > News items
  > Sketch of the Eli Terry clock at the Congregational Church in Plymouth, CT   from The American Clock and Watch Museum
  > Request for information about Geo. M. Stevens & Co. and location of their clocks — Frederick Shelley
  > Awards know no bounds (Nelson, NZ newspaper article about clockmaker, author and inventor Henry Rodgers' good citizenship award for community activities)
  > Old Town Clock Ticking Again — (newspaper article about Henry Rogers' work on Greymouth's town clock, with photo)
  
  
• Nov.1989:   4 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > News items
  > Poet's Corner
  > Pictures of Durward Center's newly installed 1902 E.Howard #2 clock in his town house
  > Pictures of motion works for the Greymouth tower clock   from Henry Rodgers (New Zealand)
  
  
• Aug.1989:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > News items
  > Mart
  > Picture of Walter Juckett Memorial Park clock, Hudson Falls, NY
  > Pictures of unusual Charles Fasoldt tower clock
  > Picture of Glens Falls, N.Y. reconditioned McClintock street clock   from Andy DuBois
  > Pictures and description of incandescent light bulbs on hands of Seth Thomas mammoth clock being tested
  > Halifax Town Clock — picture and description of Halifax Old Town Clock
  
  
• Apr.1989:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > News items
  > Mart
  > Photo of street clock installation at J. Walter Juckett Memorial Park in Hudson Falls
  > Replacing the "Armstrong" winder (Westerly, RI town clock)   by Robert M. Driscoll
  > Time for a Change — (article from Westerly, RI, November 14, 1988, about Robert Driscoll and the Old Town Hall clock)
  > Pictures of four tower and street clocks in Philadelphia
  
  
• Jan.1989:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > News items
  > Picture of a restored street clock in Richmond, Michigan
  > Explanation of weight distribution of an endless chain electric drive, with diagram   by Marvin F. DeBoy
  > Whodunit (and a Howdidtheydoit?) on Broadway — David W. Dunlap (article from The New York Times, August 23, 1988, about the disappearance of artwork from the top of the tower at 346 Broadway, home of the former New York Life Insurance Company, and about Marvin Schneider, keeper of the clock)
  > The Clock Keeper of Cambridge (Maryland) — (article from The Banner, week of October 26 to November 1, 1988)
  > Letter from Donald E. Feik, Sales Manager, I.T. Verdin Company
  
  
• Nov.1988:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Clock waiting for new home — Leonard Kransdorf (newspaper article from Florence Mississippi about Lauderdale County Courthouse clock restoration)
  > News items
  > M. Schwalbach Tower Clock restoration by J. E. Finney Clock Sevice of Bartonville, IL
  > For sale — English clock and manual carillon [chimestand] for 8 bells (drawings), by Peter Bomford, Ottawa ON
    [Webmaster's Note:  Clock, bells and chimestand eventually went to Mill Bay, BC.]
  > Mart
  > Locating serial numbers on E. Howard clocks   by David Hochstrasser
  > Identification wanted for clock owned by Lynn Grogan, Lexington, KY; photos provided
  > Keepers of the Clock — (unattributed article about American Electric Power timekeeping for the North American power grid)
  > Photo of German tower clock c.1745,   from Tom Cushman
  
  
• Aug.1988:   12 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > News items
  > Mart
  > Ross Hochstrasser — clock restoration (article by Linda Shepherd, from The Sunday Enterprise, Brockton, Mass., April 3, 1988)
  > History of E. Howard #3 currently located at the Pittsburgh Children's Museum, and other public clocks in the area (Excerpts of article by Joanne Root in the Tribune-Review "Focus" section)   from Jim Johnston (PA)
  > Time of his life  (article about Gary Garton and the Seth Thomas tower clock of Cherokee County Courthouse, Columbus, Kansas; from the Joplin Globe, June 29, 1987)   from Jim West (TX)
  > Seth Thomas tower clock directions, from Seth Thomas materials
  
  
• Jun.1988:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Directions For the Care of a Tower Clock (reprint from E. Howard materials)
  > Drawings of E. Howard gravity escapement, Albany Academy School, Albany, N.Y.
  > Jim McKinnon rebuild of post office wall clock into a street clock in Auckland, New Zealand   by Andy DuBois
  > Chapter #71 installation of a Terraillon & Cie Perrigny (Juka) clock in a school in Rio Linda, CA   from Rob Peischl
  > Photos of a street clock face and movement, with request for information
  > Let's Make a Street Clock!  (scale drawings for making a street clock)   by A. DuBois
  
  
• Apr.1988:   5 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > News items
  > By Laws of Tower Clock Chapter #134, NAWCC
  > Pictures of street clock (Brown Street Clock Company) restored by Ralph Pokluda
  > Picture of clock restored by Jim Shawn
  > Picture of clock restored by Vermont Chapter #109 at Assembly of God Church in Wilder VT
  
  
• Jan.1988:   8 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > News items
  > The Agnew Tower Clock (San Francisco Bay area Seth Thomas)   by John Grass
  > Mart
  > Picture of Lillard Cooper tower clock
  > Picture of Gillette [sic] & Johnson tower clock
  > Detroit City Hall, W. A. Hendrie clock — information wanted by Bill Ellison
  > Picture of Sweeney post clock in downtown Houston, TX, restored by R. Pokluda, J. Zuspan and Q. Jordan
  > Pictures of Chapel State Church clock (believed to be made by James Harrison of Hull, England) Cumbria, England, restored by I. M. Haigh
  > Illustrations of Smith & Sons Clock Factory, Clerkenwell, London
  
  
• Nov.1987:   4 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > Tower Clock Weights   by John Grass
  > Electrification of Tower Clock in Albany, N.Y. (First Church)   by Dallas Cain
  > How to Photograph Tower Clocks   by Alton A. DuBois, Jr.
  > News Notes
  
  
• Jun.1987:   5 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > News Notes
  > System of electric weight lifting   by Andy DuBois
  > Rotary Clock Tower Project in Prescott, Ontario — drawings and description submitted by Ned Howard (NY) via Bill Graham, Ottawa
  
  
• Apr.1987:   3 pages. 
  > President's Message   by Andy DuBois
  > A Touch of History — Rochester's Newest Landmark (article from Rochester (MN) Visitor) — submitted by Clarence Shultheis
  > News Notes
  > Facelift (article on dial replacement on the Trinity Chapel and Church School of the Evangelical Reformed church in Frederick, MD, from The Morning Herald, Hagerstown, Maryland, August 15, 1985)
  
  
• Feb.1987:   8 pages. 
  > Letter from John Cammarata, Secretary/Treasurer, about the 1986 organization of the Chapter and subsequent events
  
  

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