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Master Clock from Ottawa Schools Finds New Home
Wayne Herrmann a 35 year clock restorer from Merriam adjusts a circa 1920s master clock found in an Ottawa High School principal's office The 100 pound oak clock had sat in a maintenance building for about 50 years before being donated to the Franklin County historical society It now hangs at the Old Depot Museum Ottawa The clock controlled multiple slave clocks in Ottawa middle and high schools previously located near Washburn Towers before moving to Ash Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Herrmann
Merriam
Ottawa High School
Ottawa
Doug Loyd
Bell Systems
Franklin County Historical Society
Old Depot Museum
W. Tecumseh St
Eric Duderstadt
Herrmann
Washburn Towers
S. Main St
Ash Street
National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors
Wayne
Loyd