Over
100 visitors arriving for the opening of the exhibit were invited to
"clock-in" by punching the bell handle of a 1880's
vintage time clock. In addition to entertainment, guests were met
with ample food and champagne to toast the event.
The exhibit's focus is divided
among local public timepieces of historic importance including
street clocks, a Howard tower clock movement, and high grade jewelers
regulator style wall clocks from competing jewelry stores,
and telegraph offices .
A
key area of the exhibit showcases a variety of nautical themed
timepieces that example the community's historic connection to the
United States NAVY and the Naval Shipyard. The nautical exhibit
includes a rare Seth Thomas weight driven 62, an E. Howard Number 74
Special astronomical regulator with mercurial pendulum and others that
demonstrate the Navy presence in Bremerton, Washington.
Another area spotlights historic
domestic clocks from the early history of the region, and a variety of
high end collector's clocks.
The West Coast Clock and Watch
Museum is a nonprofit community based organization dedicated to
preserving the history of timekeeping and timepieces. The museum is
funded in part by donations made by members of the National
Association of Watch and Clock Collectors' Chapter 180 and by visitors
to the museum and exhibits.
The
W.C.C.W.M. sends special thanks to Mr. Ernie Lopez, Mr. Stan Mueller,
Mr. Paul Middents, and Mr. Leon Jaussaud for their continued
dedication to W.C.C.W.M. and for working to make the Kitsap Museum's
"Changing Times" exhibit an overwhelming success.
The Changing Times exhibit is
expected to extend until September 16. More information about the
Kitsap Museum's hours of operation and admission can be found at www.kitsaphistory.org. You
can download and print a full color postcard by clicking
here.
To view
all the photos larger, click one of the thumbnails below:
Changing Times at the Kitsap Museum
