Kev's Railway Clock
Added 2023-07-03 21:55:11 +0000 UTCIf you like old things, you might like a look at my old railway clock. We've just been doing some re-decorating and have had to move it to another wall, and it reminded me of a neat thing inside I thought you'd like to see.
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It could go on one of those sleep apps 😂
Kevin Hicks
2024-03-01 14:49:46 +0000 UTCYou could always make an mp3 of the last few seconds and play it on a loop.
Matt Gibson
2024-03-01 06:37:34 +0000 UTCThanks Emily, it's still ticking away 👍🏻
Kevin Hicks
2024-02-04 19:41:39 +0000 UTCGreat clock, great story how you rescued it and continue to give it TLC.
Emily Rauwerdink
2024-02-04 17:52:24 +0000 UTCI was surprised to see how small the clock actually was inside. And the pendulum is inside the box too? Who would have thought?
PSYuhas
2023-10-06 12:28:11 +0000 UTCIt’s a great feeling to have
John Strawmyre
2023-07-09 20:03:14 +0000 UTCHi John, welcome to our Patreon page! I used to have an old miners lamp but unfortunately it didn't quite make the move to Canada, but my clock did and it makes me smile every time I look at it so I know what you mean.
Kevin Hicks
2023-07-08 02:39:38 +0000 UTCAlways interesting to see a working piece of history. My grandfather worked for the Pennsylvania railroad. I got some of his pieces that he kept. A old light from a train car is my favorite. It just looks like a different time. I’m always happy to see it.
John Strawmyre
2023-07-07 23:52:16 +0000 UTCFabulous
Kevin Hicks
2023-07-06 20:34:13 +0000 UTCDidn't you hear it at the end? Only 9 seconds though 😜
Kevin Hicks
2023-07-06 20:33:27 +0000 UTCKev, give us like 15 seconds of just the clock ticking. Mic the clock!
Jack Dempsy
2023-07-05 22:33:05 +0000 UTCIts great that obscure pieces from history are still being kept alive. Another day and it probably would of ended up in the scrap heap of time.
Tom Whitehurst
2023-07-05 18:13:32 +0000 UTCI love things like this Kev! As you know I work at an old Theatre in Bristol, England. The Bristol Hippodrome. We were revamping some dressing rooms a while ago and had to remove and old framed mirror from one of the walls. Well.....the whole thing started coming apart as we gently eased it off the wall after we took the screws out. Everything separated and between the backing board and the glass mirror were sheets from the Daily Telegraph newspaper dated 14th February 1912. The Theatre opened to the public on the 16th December 1912. What was also nice was that my Father used to work for the Daily Telegraph! We have now framed the remnants of the newspaper.
Dave Sheppard
2023-07-05 16:55:29 +0000 UTCThat reminds me of when I was very young of gathering around a paraffin heater for warmth in the winter time while we wait for the coal fire to really roar.
Kevin Hicks
2023-07-04 14:57:38 +0000 UTChow lovely
Kevin Hicks
2023-07-04 14:56:20 +0000 UTCYes, that's how I feel when I look at sometimes.
Kevin Hicks
2023-07-04 14:55:02 +0000 UTCThat is a great piece of history to have on the wall. Not all history has to be something with a significant story behind it. I have a kerosene lamp that was owned by my great-great grandparents, in original condition except for a replacement wick and mantlet of course. I often think how it must have been used as they sat in the evenings, and in the mornings. No flipping the light switches back then.
David A Strother
2023-07-04 12:50:16 +0000 UTCBeautiful piece, thank you for sharing the story and your continued care of that piece of history for all to enjoy
Derek Schultz
2023-07-04 12:11:22 +0000 UTCwhat a beautiful piece of engineering. It's strange how that clock ticking makes me feel nostalgia for an era I never saw myself.
Jay Walker
2023-07-04 11:01:32 +0000 UTCA fantastic piece of history you call your own. I love those mechanical watches, own a wallhanger with a pendulum myself, and I agree, you can here when something is wrong with the timing when you are used to it. And I definetely miss the ticking sound when it has been stopped.
Marco Engelbracht
2023-07-04 08:55:53 +0000 UTCI always loved trains when I was little so this was really neat
Ben Hottinger
2023-07-04 05:04:20 +0000 UTCThe sad reflection was that rather than have the clock repaired (which admittedly took some work), they replaced this beautiful old piece with a new shiny digital one, still my gain 😉
Kevin Hicks
2023-07-04 01:19:56 +0000 UTCMy great grandfather and great uncle both worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. We absolutely love trains in our family.
Hannah Wallace
2023-07-04 00:31:31 +0000 UTCAll from looking at your clock, hung on the wall in the train station..... I thought I saw a signature from the early 1900's. No cars yet, just the train, a horse-drawn buggie or walking to get around.
John Embree
2023-07-03 23:54:22 +0000 UTCWonderful! I can imagine all the people in England, rushing from place to place, "is the train here yet?". "No, it won't be here for another 15 minutes.".
John Embree
2023-07-03 23:51:41 +0000 UTC
