Extended Visit For Shoes And Bottles!

EXTENDED VISIT FOR SHOES AND BOTTLES!

COLUMBIA, PA: Due to popular demand, the jaw-dropping Stanley Clockworks exhibit at the National Watch and Clock Museum has been extended until the end of the year!

The “Walking Clock” and “Bottle Clock” are the highlights of this special exhibit that opened in March. The reaction from visitors to the exhibit has been incredible. “I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s something you have to see to believe. I mean, it’s like something out of Dr. Seuss!” shared one recent visitor to the Museum.

The Walking Clock is 3 feet wide, 24 feet long, and 9 feet tall and uses a pendulum with 12 shoes that walk forward and backward on a boardwalk to tell time! Across from the Walking Clock sits the 20 foot-long Bottle Clock that uses 300 bottles to keep time and took five months to build! Other unique clocks in the collection include the Timber Frame Clock which uses 4 x 4 oak timber, an old school bell, and stones, and the Train Clock which looks like the front of a vintage train.

Rick Stanley and his son, Vince, co-owner and engineer for the company, think creatively to build their ingenious clocks and manifest a “what if” attitude. What if the clock was stretched out laterally rather than circular? What if the mechanisms were displayed so that everyone could actually see the inner workings of the clock? What if the clock was built around a particular theme? This Stanley Clockworks exhibit is the answer to all these questions and more!

The National Watch and Clock Museum has almost 12,000 timepieces in its collection and is home to not only historical and traditional timepieces but also novelty ones such as those represented by Stanley Clockworks. For additional information about the company and to see an entertaining video of the Walking Clock in action, visit http://www.stanleyclockworks.com/.

The National Watch and Clock Museum is operated by the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3) association with approximately 23,000 members, representing 55 countries. April through November the Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Summer hours also include Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. December through March hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Discounts are available to seniors, students, AAA members, and groups of 10 or more. Groups of 10 or more are encouraged to call ahead. For more program information, directions, or general Museum information, call 717-684-8261 or visit our website at www.nawcc.org.

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