Brattleboro Reformer

Local History: Brattleboro man famous for wooden clock-making hobby

BRATTLEBORO — When thinking of Charles Alvah Smith words that quickly come to mind are craftsmanship, curiosity and creativity. From 1931 to 1945 Smith handbuilt more than 600 wooden timepieces. Not ...
gearpatrol

How a Young Artist Is Building Giant Wooden Clocks in Michigan

“You feel like the void itself is breathing, and that you’re a part of it.” 31-year-old Rick Hale is comparing the sensation of wind in a forest to that of finishing one of his creations and sitting ...
WBAY

ACTION 2 NEWS REWIND: Oshkosh wood maker build violins, grandfather clocks (July 1990)

NOTE: This story originally aired on WBAY-TV2 in 1990 and was done by reporter Marc Cheiken. As the story was done before digital news media, the script for this story may be incomplete. Please watch ...
Janesville Gazette

Memory time: GM wood preserved in Janesville-made clocks

Instead of making a big fancy clock for a lot of money, we made smaller, simpler pieces.” Since then, Chris said the family has saved the wood from a few hundred old buildings by transforming it into ...
insider.si.edu

Jerome Brothers Ogee Clock

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The depression of 1837 hit Connecticut wooden clock manufacturers so hard that they feared the entire industry might ...