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The Gothic Revival design required hand forged pieces to coordinate with ornamental castings and structural steel. Many different castings needed to be divided and re-assembled to fit the tower’s proportions and dimensions. Steel tube, sheets and plates formed the structure. The tower was constructed in two sections for transportation to the owner’s site. It took eight working months to complete.Lee Badger has collaborated on several projects involving historic clocks. Several of these, including the Gothic Revival Clock Tower, appear in the book Ironwork Today 2: Inside and Out published by Shiffer Books, Jeffrey B. Snyder, editor. The Gothic Revival Clock Tower is illustrated and desribed on page 251. (link to the publisher's book information) |
