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The tower clock was manufactured by the E. Howard Co. of Boston, Massachusetts. The 9' 3" diameter dials were backlit with reflected gas light. The size of the flame was controlled by the clock mechanism, possible the first use of an automatic pilot. The clock had numerals 15' high, a 4' 3" minute hand, 3' hour hand, 4,700 lb. bell, 190 lb. trip hammer and a 14' 3" pendulum. A half ton weight used to drive the mechanism had to be raised by two men every 8 days.

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