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Old 22-05-2011, 19:24   #138
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Re: The Arndale Clock

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Originally Posted by MargaretR View Post
It was a mechanical novelty at the time.
Just as M. Eiffel's tower in Paris was, and it's smaller sister tower in Blackpool.

Two mechanical novelties still attracting crowds, over a hundered years after their construction.

There's a long history, and interest in automaton, particularly horological ones...that can frighten some small children.

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