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1 May/June 2016 D Vol. 58/3 No. 421 Journal of the National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors

2 Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments Auction Friday, April 29 10AM 274 Cedar Hill Street, Marlborough, MA Department Director Robert C. Cheney, FNAWCC: or James Doull, Charlestown, Massachusetts, c. 1800, Eight-day Tall Clock with Rocking Ship Boston Marlborough Miami New York MA/Lic. #2304

3 Guiding Core Purpose To Encourage and Stimulate Interest in the Art and Science of Horology for the Benefit of the Public and NAWCC Members. Long-Range Vision To be the Global Leader in the Pursuit of the Art and Science of Time and Timekeeping. Letter from the Editor Longtime writer, staffer leaving; new member on board Greetings, members! Since I began working at the Association in May, you have seen changes in the Watch & Clock Bulletin and Mart & Highlights. Now we are seeing the loss of a prolific writer and a longtime staff member and welcoming a new member to the Publications Department. Bruce Shawkey (WI) has decided to stop contributing to the Wristwatches feature he started in October The winner of the James W. Gibbs Literary Award, he has covered a wide range of topics including little-known but historically significant wristwatch manufacturers and delve into the modern renaissance of wristwatches. His additional contributions include Vintage Wrist Watch Report, which contains original research and documentation about vintage wristwatches; Wristwatch News, the newsletter of the former Wristwatches Chapter; and Gruen Wristwatches: A Collector s Guide, a revised and much improved version of a 1993 book by Roy Erhardt. His work helped expand our appreciation and understanding as the voice of wristwatches. Amy L. Klinedinst (PA) who brought the artistic beauty and soul to the Watch & Clock Bulletin since March 1998 is leaving the Department to focus on her work in Tupperware. Since she started, Klinedinst has laid out more than 105 issues and worked with four editors. Her work did not stop with the Publications Department where she also helped produce several books, supplements, and marketing material, and organize the exhibits before Noel Poirier assumed the role of Museum director. During the past few years, Klinedinst has risen in the ranks of Tupperware, obtaining national recognition for her achievements, and we wish her continuing success and will miss her enthusiasm and dedication. New to the Department is Melissa A. Mann (PA) who is the NAWCC advertising services coordinator. She worked as an account manager for an airplane supplier and opened stores for a coffee chain in Tennessee. She also has served as an assistant promotions director at a local radio station. We are excited about the professionalism she has brought to this position. Thank you for your patience and support over the past year! Therese Umerlik About the Cover Don Bugh (TX) submitted this image titled Plenty of Time but No More Room! that showcases the shelves of the bench of an Indiana watchmaker and clockmaker. This photograph and another he took of the tower clock at the NAWCC Headquarters in Columbia, PA, were among more than 690 in the A Matter of Time contest. To see more photographs, turn to page 199. Errata In the article titled A Compilation of Clock Chimes & Sequences that appeared in the May/June 2015 issue of the Watch & Clock Bulletin, the Canterbury chimes score contained an incorrect note. For the third quarter sounded in the table on page 269, the notes are as follows: D-B-G-E-F # -A-G- B-E-A-D-F # -B-G-E-F # -A-D. The Watch & Clock Bulletin regrets the error. Board of Directors Terms expire 2019 Philip C. Gregory Chair 409 Guadalajara Circle Irving, TX pgregory@flash.net Thomas J. Bartels Vice Chair 1030 Foothill Road Gardnerville, NV tomjbartels@gmail.com Jay Holloway Secretary 1105 LaFayette Lane Pflugerville, TX jay@hollowaytrading.com Richard Newman Treasurer Nelson Road DeKalb, IL rpnewman@yahoo.com David A. Lee 34 E. Center Ave. Lake Bluff, IL davidlee@theclockworks. com Carroll W. Wolfe 1102 Highway 104 White Hall, AR carrollw@juno.com Ex Officio Myron J. Mintz, Esq., Legal Counsel J. Steven Humphrey, Executive Director Official Notice The full text of the approved minutes of NAWCC Board meetings may be found at bod-documents. Membership Terms expire 2017 Chester L. Ekstrand th Ave. SE Kent, WA chetekstrand@comcast.net George F. Goolsby 3728 Elmore St. Houston, TX goolsbyg@swbell.net Tim Orr th St. Lot 155 Boulder, CO torr286@aol.com Ruth Overton 1335 S. Main St. Carthage, MO rwoverton@att.net Jerry H. Thornsberry 905 W. 120th St. Kansas City, MO jlthorns@yahoo.com Eugene R. Volk 636 Cherokee Trace Lake Toxaway, NC evolk@citcom.net Effective for new members on January 1, 2016, and effective for renewals on April 1, 2016 US Memberships with publications mailed & online: Individual $90, Business $165 Memberships outside US with publications mailed & online: Individual $114, Business $189 ememberships with online-only publications: Individual $80, Associate (spouse/significant other of member) $20, Youth $20, Student $35 Donation and Lifetime Memberships available. Contact Member Services for information Option May/June 2016 NAWCC Watch & Clock Bulletin

4 The Watch & Clock Bulletin of the National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors, Inc., is published six times a year: January, March, May, July, September, and November. ISSN NAWCC Publications Department 514 Poplar St., Columbia, PA Editor Therese C. Umerlik Ext tumerlik@nawcc.org Associate Editor Freda Conner Chapter Highlights Coordinator Ext fconner@nawcc.org Associate Editor Amy L. Klinedinst Ext aklinedinst@nawcc.org Creative Services Production Leader & WatchNews Editor Keith Lehman Ext klehman@nawcc.org NAWCC Advertising Services Coordinator Melissa A. Mann Ext mart@nawcc.org Manuscripts being offered for publication and all editorial correspondence should be sent to the editor at the or address above. Reports for Chapter Highlights (published in Mart & Highlights) should be ed to fconner@ nawcc.org or chaphi@nawcc.org, or mailed to the address above. Change of address, membership applications, and dues payment should be sent to NAWCC, Inc., at the address above or by calling , ext. 201, faxing , or ing Patti Gable, administrative assistant, at pgable@nawcc.org. Please be advised that NAWCC membership is not to be used to imply NAWCC endorsement of individuals, their products, or their services. Periodicals postage paid at Lancaster, PA and additional offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc., 514 Poplar St., Columbia, PA Copyright 2016 by the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc. All Rights Reserved. All the material in the Watch & Clock Bulletin is copyrighted by the NAWCC, Inc. No article, or any part of it, may be cop ied or otherwise reproduced by anyone. Limited copying may be permitted by first requesting permission in writing, and receiving permission in writing; but acknowledgment of the source, adjacent to the copied article, is man datory. An author may have copyrighted an article, in which case permission to copy must be obtained from the author. Statements of opinion made by authors of papers read before or appearing in the publications of the Association are accepted as the author s own. The Association assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or correctness of any statements of its contributors. Watch Clock Published Since 1943 Journal of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors Watch & Clock Bulletin is the official publication of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable education organization, and includes all official notices of the NAWCC. Watch & Clock Bulletin is a peer-reviewed journal primarily made up of articles submitted by NAWCC members. Manuscripts, reviews, and commentaries pertaining to all facets of horology are welcome. For more information about submitting material, please call or the Publications Department or access Publications at Articles Vol. 58/3, No. 421 Contents A Matter of Time Photography Contest Roger W. Riehl and the Synchronar by Randy Jaye Trend and Sligh Clocks by Andrew H. Dervan Symmetric Hand Positions by C. Stuart Kelley A Compilation of Clock Chimes & Sequences Reprise by Steven R. Mallory Features Call for Nominations Horology in Art Part 26 by Bob Frishman Auction News by Bob Frishman Collection Connection Perilous Cell a poem by Raymond Comeau Research Activities and News by Andrew H. Dervan The Answer Box Horologica by Bob Frishman and Fortunat Mueller-Maerki Appraiser s Corner by Suzanne Charlebois Fantastic Finds, the First One... and Related Tales edited by Fredric J. Friedberg Regional Recap by Randy Jaye Vox Temporis Letters to the Editor Education Spotlight by Katie Knaub National Watch & Clock Museum and Library by Kim Jovinelli and Sara Dockery Profiles in Time by Ken McWilliams In Honor of In Memoriam Alice Faye (Stainbrook) Dankert Obituaries In Memory of For All Time 75th Anniversary Endowment and Capital Campaign Donors NAWCC Staff Dates to Remember Watch & Clock Bulletin Index Bulletin Publications» Watch & Clock Bulletin» Bulletin Index NAWCC Watch & Clock Bulletin May/June

5 Message from the Board Chair Dear Members, We are a wonderfully diverse organization. Our members interests include history, collecting, buying and selling, repairing, restoring, education, social contacts, traveling, Internet, and education. Our largest contributions to education come from the National Watch and Clock Museum in Columbia, PA, and nawcc.org. Over 95% of the visitors to the Museum are not members. Over 90% of the visitors to our websites are not members. Our contributions to these activities are consistent with our classification by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit. This allows contributions and a portion of your membership to be tax deductible, avoids taxes on our Association, and allows us to seek grants from foundations and governments. About 65% of our income is from individual memberships, 3% from businesses, 9% from the Museum, 3% from the National Convention, 8% from advertising, 5% from workshops, and 6% from individual donations and contributions. Thank goodness there are members who believe in our objectives and give to support us. Of course we should make more from our National Convention; most organizations do. Your Board is searching for more benefits that we can provide with the existing staff and increase revenue. As you may have noted we also try to reduce costs. For example, we cut the Library Archivist position to half time, but we have concluded that because of collections that need to be cataloged and research questions that need to be answered, it had to be reinstated to full time. We will continue to work on innovative ways to reduce costs and will depend on feedback if we go too far. Over 5,000 members attend 21 Chapter Regionals from which National receives only occasional contributions to support our expenses in support of this activity. Our education program pays for itself due to instructors who contribute their time or charge a fraction of their normal fees. As you can see we are very dependent on members who donate their time, dollars, or both to continue our programs. We do not recognize them as much or as often as we should. If we did not have this support, we must ask for a higher membership fee. Of course it would be better if we had more members. In the past we have recruited new members primarily through the Internet. We are trying to start programs to present ourselves in new venues by attending the shows of other societies and by direct mailings. I wish to thank all those who voluntarily donate time or money to our organization; we would be very ineffective if you did not. Chair Philip C. Gregory NAWCC Board of Directors pgregory@flash.net 196 May/June 2016 NAWCC Watch & Clock Bulletin Message from the Executive Director Dear Members, I want to highlight several items that are published in either the May/June 2016 issues of the Watch & Clock Bulletin or the Mart & Highlights. First is the Call for Nominations for the 2017 election of directors for the NAWCC Board and the election of a member to the Nominating and Elections Committee. Leadership, whether at the National level, Regional level, or Chapter level, is critical to maintaining a strong and vibrant NAWCC. If you have leadership qualities, a desire to see the NAWCC flourish, and time to commit, I strongly encourage you to help make a difference at some level. If you have an interest in the NAWCC at the National level, you will find qualifications and a nomination form in your publications. We will be electing four directors in 2017 to serve from 2017 to Two directors also will be appointed by the Board. Second are the NAWCC s finances. The 2017 fiscal year budget for April 2016 to March 2017 passed by the Board in November included a shortfall or deficit of $56,249 with the proviso that the staff was to work at reducing the shortfall. In the six months since the budget s passage, adjustments have allowed projections for income and expenses to reduce the projected shortfall to approximately $15,000. We will continue to seek additional income and reduced expenses to bring the budget into balance by the March 31, 2017, yearend. At the time of this writing, it appears that the FY16 budget that ended this March 31 will provide a several thousand dollar surplus. Third are two upcoming events that deserve your consideration. The National Convention from July in Louisville, KY, is shaping up to be an outstanding event. The theme of the convention is Unwinding on the River: Public Clocks of Every Shape and Excitement! On Wednesday there will be a trip on the Belle of Louisville, an authentic 1914 riverboat. Other event features include the Craft Competition and workshops. October 6-8 will be the Ward Francillon Time Symposium at the Winterthur Museum near Wilmington, DE. Winterthur, the former home of Henry Francis du Pont, has an outstanding horological collection that will be the basis for the Symposium. The Symposium has scheduled an exceptional group of speakers and will culminate with a banquet at the exclusive and prestigious Wilmington Country Club. Register for these events today to ensure your spot. Reserve your hotel room now because many nearby accommodations are at or near capacity. J. Steven Humphrey NAWCC Executive Director shumphrey@nawcc.org

6 NAWCC Dates to Remember Access information about Regionals, the Convention, and the Symposium from the nawcc.org homepage. All regional meetings must be scheduled through Convention Committee Coordinator John Koepke, NAWCC, Inc., 514 Poplar St., Columbia, PA This listing includes only Regionals that have been confirmed as of March 15, National Convention July 20-23, 2016, Kentucky International Convention Center and Louisville Marriott Downtown, Louisville, KY. Host Kentucky Bluegrass Ch Ward Francillon Time Symposium October 6-8, 2016, Winterthur Museum & Visitors Center, Winterthur, DE. May May 5-7 Pacific Northwest* Hosts Puget Sound Ch. 50; British Columbia Ch. 121; Mt. Rainier Ch Cohosts Pacific Northwest Ch. 31; Inland Empire Ch. 53. Hotel Murano, Tacoma, WA (National Rep. Carroll Wolfe). May Arkansas Razorback* Host Arkansas Razorback Ch. 62. Cohosts King Cotton Ch. 48; Ozark Ch. 57. Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center, Eureka Springs, AR (National Rep. Ruth Overton). May North Coast* Host Lake Erie Ch. 28. Cohosts Ohio Valley Ch. 10. Lakeland Community College, Kirtland, OH, and Holiday Inn, Mentor, OH (National Rep. Tom Bartels). June June 3-4 Greater St. Louis Host St. Louis, MO, Ch. 14. Cohost Electrical Horology Society Ch. 78. Wentzville Community Club & Fairfield Inn & Suites, Wentzville, MO (National Rep. Phil Gregory). June Rocky Mountain* Host Colorado Ch. 21. Cohosts Colorado Centennial Ch. 100; Boulder Horological Society Ch Jefferson County Fairgrounds and Days Inn, Golden, CO. August August Eastern States Host Central New York Ch. 55. Cohosts Western New York Ch. 13; Toronto Ch. 33. Holiday Inn Syracuse/Liverpool, Liverpool, NY. August All Texas Chapters Host San Jacinto Ch Cohosts Southwestern Ch. 15; Five State Collectors Ch. 80; Lone Star Ch Marriott Houston Westchase, Houston, TX. September September 1-3 Mid-South* Host Dixie Ch. 16. Cohosts Atlanta Ch. 24; Tennessee Valley Ch. 42; Alabama Ch. 54; Rocket City Regulators Ch. 61. Chattanooga Convention Center and Marriott Hotel, Chattanooga, TN. September Mid-America Host George E. Lee-Michiana Ch. 26. Cohost Indiana Ch. 18. World War II Victory Museum/Kruse Hall & Quality Inn, Auburn, IN. October October Southwest California* Host San Diego County Ch. 59. Cohost Palomar Ch Del Mar Fairgrounds, Wyland Center, Del Mar, and Courtyard by Marriott, Solana Beach/Del Mar, Solana Beach, CA. November November 4-6 Mid-Eastern* Host Philadelphia Ch. 1. Cohosts Maryland Ch. 11; Washington DC Ch. 12; Carolina Ch. 17; Shenandoah Valley of VA Ch. 32. York Expo Center, York, PA. November Southern Host Creole Ch. 43. Cohosts Magnolia Ch. 41; Queen City Timekeepers Ch. 167; Big Bend Timekeepers Ch Best Western Landmark Hotel, Metaire, LA April April 4-6 Southern Ohio Host Buckeye Ch. 23. Cohost British Horology Ch Roberts Centre and Holiday Inn, Wilmington, OH. April 29 Memphis King Cotton* Host King Cotton Ch. 48. Cohosts Magnolia Ch. 41; Arkansas Razorback Ch. 62. Bartlett Station Municipal Center and Hampton Inn & Suites,Barlett, TN. *Public day offered. 288 May/June 2016 NAWCC Watch & Clock Bulletin

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