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A steam clock is a clock which is fully or partially powered by a steam engine. Only a few functioning steam clocks exist, most designed and built by Canadian horologist Raymond Saunders for display in urban public spaces. Steam clocks built by Saunders are located in Otaru, Japan; Indianapolis, United States; and the Canadian cities of ...
Raymond Saunders (Feb. 7, 1940 to Nov. 23, 2024) was a Canadian clockmaker who has designed and built more than 150 customized clocks that mainly serve as tourist-attracting public artworks. In 1977 he was commissioned to build a steam clock for the Gastown district of Vancouver , Canada. [ 1 ]
Indiana Steam Clock Coordinates: 39°46′09″N 86°10′10″W / 39.7692°N 86.1695°W / 39.7692; -86 The Indiana Steam Clock is a steam clock installed outside the Indiana State Museum , in Indianapolis , Indiana.
John Inchaw's Steam Clock The Steam Narrow Boat – including a description of Inshaw's notable twin-screw propeller-driven steam boats This article about an engineer, inventor or industrial designer from the United Kingdom or its predecessor states is a stub .
Guinness World Records: The world's largest pendulum-regulated clock is the Harmony Tower in Ganzhou, China. [6] Guinness World Records: The world's largest steam clock is on the North Quay at St Helier, Jersey. The world's largest solar-powered clock is called 'The Beacon' and is installed as a feature clock at the University of Baghdad. [7]
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Gastown's most famous (though nowhere near oldest) landmark is the steam-powered clock on the corner of Cambie and Water Street. It was built in 1977 to cover a steam grate, part of Vancouver's distributed steam heating system, as a way to harness the steam and to prevent street people from sleeping on the spot in cold weather. [10]