Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-07-15
A SINGULAR CLOCK.
wonderful Accomplishment Of a Pennsyl-
zNa tt - vania Coal Miner.

EHs IA -- vania Coal Miner.
Carl ketterer, q miner near Shame
kin, Pa, has employed his time during
a strike to q more purpose than most
men do. He has made, with pocket
knife as his sole instrument, wooden
clock which would appear worthy of
comparison with the famous apostolic
clock at Strasburg. The work began,
as indicated above, when the miners
were on strike, but it became the OBJ
ject of his life, and took him three years
and three months to complete. The
lower part represents the Old and the
upper one the New Testament, and this
idea has been followed in all the neatly
executed figures. The clock itself is
placed on stand four feet i'll height to
leave room for the weights. One of
these is for the motion Of the clock,
two for the striking work, and one for
the automatic work, such as the march
OF the apostles and the cock growing
and Tapping his wings. Back of the
weight moves the pendulum, which
was made in the form of an insect.
The clock runs thirty-two hours if
wound up, and always at II o'clock ap-
pear the apostles. On the two edges
in the roar are two obelisks in remem-
brance of the Egyptian pyramids in
front OF them are the figures of Moses
with the ten commandments, and the
prophet Elias. AS suggestion of the
fall of the first pair in Paradise, are
carved two snakes. Two acorns give
| the imitation that one must be firm and
durable as an oak tree IN temptation.
Gross heart and anchorrepresent Faith,
Love, and Hope. On the side of the
upper face are two figures, the one at
he left representing the time or..image
If death, and the one at the right the
Archangle Michael with sword and
scale, remembrance to the last Judge
symbols are stars and evergreens, re
minding of the glory in heaven and the
Immortality of the soul The two lower
fees indicate minutes and hours, the
upper ones the day of the month and of
tie week. Above is a small circle Civ
ing properly the phase of the moon &C
cording to calendar. Both sides are
onamented by neatly carved columns
aid gothic windows. In the upper de-
patment is the Savior holding the palm
, of victory, and above his head the in
sctiption in German, "Aspire Heaven
wacd.' A gallery encircles this por-
tiol. Shortly after II o'clock, a door
opens at the left side of Christ, the
apostles move out, and in passing their
Mister, turn their faces toward Him,
except Judas Iscariot, who comes last,
ano carries a money bag. This latter
turns his face from him whom he be-
trayed. Peter, with the key, leads the
mach, and as soon as he has passed
Christ the cock crows and flaps his
wing-the first time, and the second
timewhen Judas has passed. All the
while bells are playing. The door
close, as soon as the last exit. This
marcel may be repeated at any time if
the sping is wound up, which requires
very little time and trouble. The up
per palt is tastefully ornamented, and
ends IN an earth-ball with cross on it..
At the right is the cock, and at the left
the American eagle. Though apparently
round, The clock has sixteen corners,
which Intercept the rounding inre9 ular
distances. It strikes the quarters on
two smaller, and the whole hours on a
larger bell and keeps time very prompt
ly and accurately. .-..f