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Meier's Wonderful Clock
On exhibition in the
GERMAN BLACK FOREST VILLAGE
Century of Progress-1934, Chicago, Ill.
Width, 7 ft.
Height, 14 ft.
Weight, 2,500 lbs.
Frame of solid mahogany, beautifully carved and finished.
The clock is driven by weights.
The small dials show exact time in London, Berlin,
Paris, Rome, Peiping, Leningrad, New York, Chicago,
Denver, San Francisco, Honolulu and Tokio. These run
in harmony with master clock. The dials show the relative
difference in time of thirteen principal cities of the world.
The sphere at the top revolves once in 29 days and 8
hours, and shows correctly the moon's phases. The moon
is illuminated. The calendar shows the day of the week,
month and date and changes automatically.
The globe represents the earth and makes a revolution
every 24 hours. The miniature figures representing men
of different nations march out around the globe every five
minutes, accompanied by music. The beautiful chimes are
rung every quarter hour by characters representing child-
hood, youth, manhood and old age. Father Time strikes
the hours.
Louis Meier, inventor, builder, and owner, was born in
Bavaria, Germany, 1866.
Exhibited by LOUIS MEIER'S SONS
Watch and Clock Makers
Detroit, Michigan
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