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| The clock tower at Fort Leavenworth Kansas March of 1955 (CLICK on any picture to SUPERSIZE) |
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| The old Seth Thomas clock movement to be replaced with new works |
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| Striking part of old movement |
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| Old electric winding works (to rewind the weight to power the clock) |
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| 8 foot clock dial with frosted glass and the old motion gears to turn the hands (the notice the drive shaft) |
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| My Father Eldon Falke installed the new tower clock movement in March of 1955 (at the age of 28) |
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| The Army staff looks on with amazement at the new I.T Verdin clock movement |
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| The new I.T. Verdin clock movement installed March of 1955 |
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| The old bell still used today to strike out the hour at Fort Leavenworth |
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| This script is written on the bell at Grant Hall 1907 |
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| Beginning of a interesting paper trail |
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| Invitation to bid on replacing the tower clock movement |
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| Notice Of Award |
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| Awarded Contract |
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| Delivery Order |
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| Tower clock movement order |
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| Clock movement invoice |
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| Shipping notice (weather delayed) |
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| The tower clock movement Installation complete |
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| The clock tower at Grant hall in Fort Leavenworth (June 2000) |
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| The I.T. Verdin clock movement 45 years later |
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| I removed the count wheel cover to inspect the clock movement for maintenance in June of 2000 |
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| This striking gear had several broken teeth and needed to be replaced |
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| Clock movement (notice the snail cam on the right the strike lever falls into a notch on the cam and the heighth of the cam tells the clock what hour to strike) there are 12 notches |
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| The driveshaft going up to drive the clock motion gears to turn the hands |
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| The driveshaft going up to motion works to split off to all four clock dials |
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| Close up of the electric motor that drives the time and turns the driveshafts to the hands |
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| A small working clock dial tells the time that is on all four dials |
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| One of the 8 foot dials (notice the shadow of the hands) |
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