Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 164, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1912 — Six Years Building a Clock. [ARTICLE]

Six Years Building a Clock.

Twenty thousand minute pieces of wood entered into the construction of an elaborately ornamented Notre Dame cathedral clock made by James Calway of Skowhegan, Me. This clock, which is finely carved, stands seven feet and ten inches in height and took Mr. Calway six long years to complete. In the upper story six folding doors open every ten minutes and the apos- 1 ties appear marching in time to an air played by a large music box that Is governed by the clock, each one bowing before the Savior as they pass, except the fourth one (which represents Peter), who turns his back upon the Savior, and the devU comes out of the top of the clock and blows a trumpet in honor of Peter. The second story is in the form of a mansion with double doors In front which also open every ten minutes. Lazarus appears at the rich man’s door and on bended knees asks for charity, the dogs licking bis sores, and the rich man stands in the door swinging his arm as if ha were throwing crumbs from his table. All these movable figures are run by machinery connected with a time movement, so as to work on the minute. The bottom story Is a very elaborately deslgfled foundation of fine Inlaid work.—Scientific American.