Very interesting thread. We truly have some talented people on this site. I've played with early Ely Terry clocks. I've got two of his early designs in pieces now. It's a shame how little value they have considering their age and the hand work that went into them. My father was a watchmaker and one of the first clocks I ever tinkered with was his old wood gear clock my mother had hung in the living room for decoration.
Some of the wood gear clocks being made today are beautiful works of art! People often give Henry Ford credit as being the creator of the modern day assembly line. I think Eli Terry should get the credit for all the clocks he turned out decades before Henry's cars. They say they cost about a years wages back then and he would drop one off at a farm and let them test it out. When he went back to see if they wanted the clock very few were returned. It would have been as ground breaking as an Iphone was when it was introduced.
I'm looking forward to seeing what kinds of creations develop from these gears.
Brad
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Originally Posted by BOB D
