nPostednon August 19, 2014
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nTick,ntock, a wooden block.
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nTick,ntock, make a clock!
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nToday’snbirthday was an American carpenter who built houses and barns…butnthen a fellow named Eli Terry convinced him to get into thenclock-making business. n
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Bornnon this date in 1785, in Connecticut, Seth Thomas worked with Terrynon tall clocks with wooden movements – which means that the gearsninside the clock – the things that moved together in such a waynthat they could keep the hands of the clock moving to mark thenseconds, minutes, and hours – were made out of wood!
Bornnon this date in 1785, in Connecticut, Seth Thomas worked with Terrynon tall clocks with wooden movements – which means that the gearsninside the clock – the things that moved together in such a waynthat they could keep the hands of the clock moving to mark thenseconds, minutes, and hours – were made out of wood!n
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nInhave always thought of gears being made of metal!
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nInn1812 Thomas left Terry and started a clock-making business on hisnown. His factory was one of the first to mass-produce clocks – andnhe made them with brass movements (gears). His shelf and mantelnclocks were particularly popular with people.
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Onenreason Thomas was able to sell so many clocks was that they werenaffordable. He streamlined the manufacturing process with automatednmethods and an assembly line, and he passed the savings on to hisncustomers.
Onenreason Thomas was able to sell so many clocks was that they werenaffordable. He streamlined the manufacturing process with automatednmethods and an assembly line, and he passed the savings on to hisncustomers.n
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- Findnout how gears work.
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- Findnout how pendulum clocks work.
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- Findnout about modern atomic clocks.
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- Findnout about mass-production techniques.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nNationalnAviation Day
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nRootnbeer entrepreneur Charles Hires’s birthday
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nPlannahead:
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nChecknout my Pinterest boards for:
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest boards for:
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