Street clock

Type of clock

A street clock or post clock is a clock mounted on top of a post typically installed in a streetscape or other urban or park setting.

History

A less common kind of street clock can be found on Maiden Lane in Manhattan, New York. In the late 19th century, William Barthman Jewelers had a clock embedded in the sidewalk.^[1]^[2] As of 2014^[update], the clock remains visible and maintained.^[1]

Past street clock manufacturers in the United States included:

Brown Street Clock Company, of Monessen, Pennsylvania
Seth Thomas Clock Company

Current street clock manufacturers in the United States:

Tower Clocks USA
The Verdin Company

Examples

On Main Street, Bar Harbor, Maine
Built in Boston, Massachusetts, by Seth Thomas Clock Company in 1911, it was moved to Bath, Maine, in 1915^[3]
In Ellis Square, Savannah, Georgia

References

^ ^a ^b Carlson, Jen (September 29, 2014). "A Clock Has Been Embedded In This Manhattan Sidewalk Since The 1800s". Gothamist. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
^ Kannapell, Anna (June 26, 1994). "F.Y.I." The New York Times. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
^ Bath Street Clock – Historical Marker Database