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National Watch and Clock Museum : details
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National Watch and Clock MuseumColumbia, PA, 17512 717-684-8261 URL : http://www.nawcc.org/museum/museum.htm overview : The National Watch and Clock Museum was officially opened to the public in 1977 with fewer than 1,000 items. Since that time the collection has increased to over 12,000 items and the museum has undergone several expansion projects. The latest expansion opened in October 1999 and featured an entirely new and redesigned exhibit space as well as a new two-story addition. - Today, the museum is recognized as the largest and most comprehensive horological collection in North America collections : The Museum collection is international in scope and covers a wide variety of clocks, watches, tools and other time related items. The main focus of the collection is on nineteenth century American clocks and watches. topics : horology, technology |