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Fixing the Portobello Police Station Clock

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  1. js2 · · focus · HN ↗
    Next time you're in Baltimore, be sure to visit the Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower where you can see its gravity-driven pendulum clock. It's a beautiful mechanism with a very specific claim to fame: "The clockworks is the largest four dial gravity driven non-chiming clock in the world with the magnificent 24ft dials."

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;a&#x2F;PjAv85o" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;imgur.com&#x2F;a&#x2F;PjAv85o

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bromoseltzertower.com&#x2F;about&#x2F;virtual-tour" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bromoseltzertower.com&#x2F;about&#x2F;virtual-tour

    (The elevator motors are also up there so there&#x27;s a lot going on.)

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