5,000 Miles in 142 Years
First installed in 1884 on a busy street in Quincy, Illinois, an Ansonia street clock—nicknamed “Quincy”—led a nomad’s life until it arrived at the National Watch & Clock Museum in 2014.
Quincy began its public time service outside the Heinze and Rosenthal Jewelry Store and then was purchased and installed at other jewelers’ locations in Quincy. By 1920, the clock was on a street in Memphis, Missouri, until it was severely damaged during a heavy snowstorm. What could have been the end instead became a new beginning for Quincy.
In 1969, Charles Bottom, a private collector in Los Alamos, New Mexico, purchased the clock, carefully restored it, and set it up in his own backyard. It remained there until 1984, when Stan Good bought and moved it to Tampa, Florida, installing it outside his clock repair business.
After Stan’s passing, Quincy made its final journey in 2014. It was acquired by the NAWCC and moved to the National Watch & Clock Museum in Columbia, Pennsylvania. After more than a century and roughly 5,000 miles, this Ansonia street clock will soon have a permanent home in a newly built extension of the Public Time gallery at the Museum.
We need your help to finally give Quincy a permanent home.
We’re in the midst of completing the clock’s restoration and building a display area for it. Your donation will help ensure the project’s success in sharing this Ansonia street clock’s story.
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