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 1906 Clock and Holiday Wreath in 2018 |  Clock face prior to 2017 reconstruction showing old minute hand counterweight |  The 1906 E. Howard Model 0 clock after restoration in August of 2017 |
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 Original 1906 instructions from the E. Howard Clock Company, posted on the second floor of Town Hall. |  Historic 1897 McShane Foundry bell in the belfry. Note the striking hammer at lower left. It can also be rung pulling a rope attached to the wooden wheel. |  The front inscription identifies it as a McShane Foundry bell made in 1897. |
 The inscription on the reverse side states that the bell is a gift from the Corona Dramatic Club and lists the members of the Cranbury Board of Education in 1897. |  Right side of the clock showing winding arbors (crankshafts) to drive the clock and the striking trains. |  Close-up of the escapement, the gear that maintains the swing of the pendulum and allows the rest of the clock's gears to advance a fixed amount, thereby moving the clock's hands forward. |
 Close up of the fly fan, a device which dampens the speed with which the clock strikes. |  The striking weight poised at the top of a shaft that extends from the attic to the bottom of the floor below. From this position, it can drive the striking train for 3 days. |  The escapement allows the clock's gears to advance a fixed amount, causing the setting dial to rotate. This rotation is transmitted to the leading off work which, in turn, transmits it to the motion work in the belfry. The gears of the motion work are responsible for rotating the minute hand of the clock. |
 Close-up of the setting dial, which reflects the internal time of the clock engine. This dial should be in sync with the minute hand of the clock face. When rotated, the minute hand will also rotate. |  Close-up of a universal joint, a critical component of the leading off work which transfers motion from the clock engine to the motion work in the belfry. |  The motion works: a collection of gears (located in the belfry) which transmits motion to the hands of the clock. |
 An original pulley from 1906 which is used to raise the weight that drives the clock engine. |  Another view of the bell and the wheel located in the belfry |  3 of the approximately 60 locations on the clock that must be lubricated every 90 days |
 Installing a new clock face in 1976 |  Vernon Clemmer and his son, Gus, repairing the clock engine in 1976 |
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