Talk:Steam clock

message: If not, it invalidates a lot of the article... Killdevil 20:01, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is the Vancouver clock steam-powered anymore or not? 

message: I restored the original theme - that this is a steam powered clock; I saw it in operation June, 2005 (less than one year ago). I closely examined the mechanism through each of the glass sides and feel qualified (as an amature technophile and mechanic) to judge the motive power of this clock. The steam motor could be easily seen to be providing the power, with no indication of an electric motor, although one could have been covertly hidden in the mechanism, but this would be inconsistant with the placards placed within the case. It was claimed that extensive donations were made by a local pub/brewery to restore this clock to steam power as noted (click on the image for the bulk of the text associated with this device, both external bronze placards and internal pasteboard notices). I have no reason to believe that this device is not steam powered. I also observed and imaged an inlet pressure gauge reading 17 PSI, which is not of publication quality, but which I will provide upon request. Perhaps some diligent tourist could carefuly trace out the piping and even use an IR thermal imaging device to establish the true facts of the matter. - Leonard G.
:Fair enough. Probably what happened was that decades ago the steam engine broke down and an electric motor was added. And then sometime after 2000, the steam engine was restored. I've asked the Vancouver library to look for documentation that can be referenced. Sorry for the fuss. Nesbit 01:46, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: By the way, it was clearly stated (I do not recall exactly by whom, but perhaps our Grand Circle tour guide) that the device had been converted to electicity and was now restored to steam.- Leonard G. 23:38, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I called the pub/brewery corporate office Monday April 17th for confirmation of the motive power of this device and the date of its restoration to steam, preferably with newspaper article dates.  A response to a subsequent e-mail is pending - Leonard G. 17:22, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: As I say, I'm willing to go along with your claim, but it eventually should be verified through some authoritative published source to meet the WP verifiability criterion. Even a newspaper article would be ok, but tourist websites not. Nesbit 01:30, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I've got more information from Ray Saunders in which he says that there are electric motors but also that the steam engine is used to raise the balls to the top track. I will add this and other details now. Nesbit 18:15, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: According to Blore, Shawn. (2000). Vancouver: Secrets of a City. Vancouver, CA.  “After five years of near-constant tweaking, Saunders gave up and threw the switch on the auxiliary electric motor.” That means the clock was designed to run without the electric motors at all. Is that worth mentioning?--Vancouver robin 04:29, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: This clock is steam powered to the best of my knowlege

message: The article is supposed to talk about steam clocks IN GENERAL, not just single out one particular (no matter how famous) clock.
The main article should include the definition and provide a few examples (or even one example) as a link and short summary, but the detailed information about the gastown clock should be moved to somewhere like Gastown Steam Clock
:: Perhaps... but it's not as though there is a booming industry of steam clock makers out there. Ray Saunders made the Gastown clock first and has built most of the others noted in the article lead. I'd vote to keep all the steam clock information in one article, adding histories and technical information about other clocks over time. Each clock could have its own section. Not necessary to split it up unless the article gets too big. Nesbit 02:57, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: As the majority of the article currently at "steam clock" is about one particular steam clock, how about moving the bulk of the article to the title "Vancouver steam clock"? -- Infrogmation 04:03, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I've just gotten an email from Ray Saunders, the steam clock maker. Apparently the article still has errors, some of which I'll correct now. I now favor keeping the Vancouver clock in the article, but de-emphasizing it in the lead. My reasoning is that people need at least one somewhat detailed example of a steam clock to understand what they are. Nesbit 05:00, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move bulk of article to Gastown Steam Clock 

message: The following links were removed from the External Links section as failing WP:ELNO. Some of these may be of use to future researchers of this page, so I have made note of them here:
*Indiana State Museum steam clock
*Landmark Clocks
*Berwick steam clock -- can also see this clock on YouTube
The other links, pertaining to John Inshaw, have been re-discovered and used as references.
EdJogg (talk) 13:18, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Additional references 

message: The Gastown clock section says "funding for the project, over $C58,0000". This is obviously a typo but what should it be? Is it $C58,000  $C580,000 or $C5,800.00?--Roly (talk) 21:54, 1 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Typo