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The Indiana Steam Clock:
The Indian Steam Clock was designed by the Indiana State Museum by horologist Raymond L. Saunders and was inspired by his world famous Gastown Steam Clock in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. This steam clock is made of stainless steel, with brass trim, is 17 feet high, and weighs 1.5 tons. High-pressure steam, that heats the Museum, is reduced to 20 PSI for the 8 brass whistles. The steam whistles play "Back Home Again (in Indiana)" on the quarter hour. The four clock dials are operated by the weight driven mechanism which has a "pinwheel" escapement and is wound by an electric motor and loop chain system. A model of the earth, rotating at 3 rpm, is illuminated by a miniature "sun" lamp. |