The Conger Street Clock Tower
This clock tower mechanism was built about 1750 and the
pendulum is 13 feet long. It takes almost 4 seconds
for the pendulum to complete one cycle.
The Conger Street Clock Museum is a walk back in time as you
look at one of the 20 window exhibits featuring memories of the past.
Hand made cars, tractors, trains and clocks are just a few of the things
you will see. Visit the communications room, see the camera collection
and the minature pedal car collection.
Conger Street Tower Clock
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The clock has two sets of bells. A single bell on the right side and double bells on the left. The right side is for counting the quarter hour and each fifteen minutes it rings one more time. So at fifteen minutes after the hour it strikes
one time. On the half hour it rings twice, at fifteen minutes before the hour it rings three times, and on the hour it rings four times. It will then count the hour with the bells on the left side.
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The old clock was made about 1750 and is a three train mechanism. That means that it is actualy three different mechanisms linked together to work as one unit. One train counts the quarters, one train counts the hour, and the other train tells the time.
The pendulum is thirteen feet long and weighs sixty two pounds. The pendulum takes three and three quarter seconds to complete one cycle.
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The Mechanism
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