American Tower Clocks, 1717 - 2005


Covering all the known makers, major and minor,
all their known installations,
and the known current status of each installation.


Early American Makers, based on
Early American Tower Clocks©
by Frederick M. Shelley, 1999.
Early American Makers
This takes you to a chronological
list of all known makers who actually
made and installed tower clocks.
___Listings of Tower Clock Installations by State:
New listings will be posted as they become available.
To the extent possible, ALL known installations will be
listed, with currently existing clocks separately identified.


State Listings
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The known Edward Howard
installations, both domestic and foreign.
Edward Howard Installations
Only some 1700 (out of more
than 3500) of the Howard installations
are listed, simply because the original
data has been lost.

The known Seth Thomas installations,
both domestic and foreign.
Seth Thomas Records
This link is to a listing by state, city, and
installation location from a catalog.
This listing also includes the A. S.
Hotchkiss installations with which
Seth Thomas padded its records.


Seth Thomas Installations
This link includes the date and
the model of the clock, but leaves out the
installation location.

The known George M. Stevens
installations, both domestic and foreign.
Stevens Installations

The known installations,
both domestic and foreign,
of makers of post, or street
clocks only.
Street Clock Makers

Some notes on the care and feeding of Tower Clocks.Clock Care

A transcription of Seth Thomas Clock
Company instructions (1936) for the
installation, adjustment and maintenance
of power wind (much of it applies to
weight-driven clocks as well) tower clocks.
Clock Assembly Instructions

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