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01 Dec

Tower Clock project

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tower Clock meetings continue in mysterious and timeless place full of time secrets (Micks Shed). The Work continues spending time outside while working on the Tower Clock Project [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="20px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][qodef_image_gallery type="slider" image_frame="no" autoplay="3" slide_animation="slide" pretty_photo="no" navigation="yes" pagination="yes" images="270,265,262,260,259,261,258,249,253,251,243,234,238,232,231,229,223,221,219,211,202,180,184" image_size="large"][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

01 Dec

Scimitar Skeleton Clock

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Club member, Trevor Herbstreit, recently won the Gold Medal for Experimental Timepiece Designs at the National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors 2018 National Convention in York, PA, USA. Trevor designed this clock as both a Modern Artistic Impression and Practical Timepiece that is fit for purpose. As a completed item in its finely crafted, yet simplistically designed case, it is apparent that it would display...

01 Dec

From the Editor

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Hello everyone. I trust you will enjoy our new digital newsletter style with it’s ability to display beautiful colour photographs. Regards, Fergus Forsyth – Editor & Vice President ...

01 Dec

Lost Trades Fair

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The AAHS will again be exhibiting and demonstrating at this year’s fair. A great opportunity to promote our club and supplement our knowledge & skills. ...

01 Dec

Is the world’s largest Wooden Tower Clock?

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Contentedly ticking away in a specially built shed in Nannup, Western Australia, is possibly the largest working wooden tower clock in the world. Read the full story.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

01 Dec

Vale: Henry Ekselman

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Dear members, On Sunday at 9pm my old clock friend Henry Ekselman was hit by a car while crossing Chapel St, South Yarra and has passed away. Henry was the last of a family of clockmakers that ran INGRAM BROS and BRIGHT tower clock company in Melbourne since 1890. Ingram’s built 1000’s of clocks all over Australia, most of which became well known landmarks. I worked...

01 Dec

The Adventures of a Clockmaker

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Michael Guiver ponders the advantages of old versus modern...

01 Dec

Vale: John Keith MacLeod

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It is with much sadness that I recently heard of the passing of John MacLeod. John passed away on the 16th of August 2018. John was a much loved member of our society for many years and a regular contributor to both the workshops and clock making projects. He was a very talented man who built some lovely clocks and made a variety of special tools...

01 Dec

End of Year MART

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Crowds of time enthusiasts wandered looking at the various clocks: table clocks, ornate clocks and other ticking timepieces. Carefully scouring through tables of alarm clocks, faces, barometers, clock making tools and texts. It is wandering through a Horologists Bazaar. Clocks displayed, Clock tools well cared for and clock books to skim read… it seems as though even the White Rabbit (of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland) has left his...

01 Dec

President’s report

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Hi all, Well it’s a little over 3 months since my last communication and I am happy to report the club is running smoothly and tracking well. The Christmas meeting was a great night and I would like to make a special thank you to Jim & Lydia Reaper for their kind donation of 5 great door prizes, (a selection of hampers and wine!) All attendees received a raffle...

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