I enjoyed Tom's posting on the Railway Station clock, I have had the chance to visit, and work on some Tower clocks in Alberta. Here are some pictures of the tower clock in the Post Office in the city of Lethbridge located in the southern part, Alberta about 100 miles north of the Montana border.

Post Office building

Tower clock.

Tower clock movement made by; W.F. Evans & Sons. at the Soho Clock Factory, in Birmingham, England. Note minute indicator that shows the time displayed by the clock's minutes hand.

A picture of the movement, note that chain guard. The clock was converted to electric winding, many years ago.

Another view of the clock's movement

Another view of the clock movement, I have posted some of the history of Lethbridge on page 10 of my Canadian private label watches.

A view of the escapement.

A view of the turret and the wands that connect to the clocks hands.

That's great Larry. It sure looks like they keep the movement in pristine condition.

Great set of pictures.

Larry,
Is the clock able to be visited by the public, or do you have to know someone to see it? I would like to visit places like that, but I assume most are not open to the public.

Andy

Thank you Debbie for your kind compliments, Andy I am afraid that the tower clock is not open to the public the Post Office is a Federal Government building, and the tour was arranged by a Chapter 145 member who was a civil servant at that time. The photos were taken in 1995. I have some more photos to add, my wife read me the riot act. So I had to go to bed before I was finished posting. Here is a picture of one of the dials;

The pendulum;

A photo of fellow Chapter 145 members, Doug Sinclair on left, and the late Don Hossack, a great friend and mentor, who has passed on;

Finally a photo from yours truly, and the clock movement to put everything into perspective. Tonight I'll start working on a post of the city of Calgary's City Hall Clock, a Seth Thomas

Thanks for the posting. That gives a great perspective on that one versus one I have worked on made in 1825. Is ther any record of the date of manufacture ?
Moses
Waxhaw NC

Hello Moses:

I have no idea what year the movement was manufactured, all I know is, the Post Office building was built in the early 1900's.

Larry