The Hoya

Clock Hands Tradition Rekindled

More than two weeks after the clock hands on the front face of Healy Tower went missing, the mystery of who took them remains largely unsolved. After confirming the theft of the front hands, which ...
The Hoya

Tradition Returns With Theft of Healy Clock Hands

In the latest iteration of a long-running tradition, the clock hands of Healy Tower went missing in the early hours of this morning, as the final examination period dawned. The university has ...
Observer

Big Ben’s Restoration Has Revealed That the Clock’s Hands Are Blue

Big Ben at the Palace of Westminster in central London on September 6th, 2021. BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images Big Ben, the iconic clock tower that’s defined the London skyline for generations, has ...
Hackaday

Metal Magic: Heat Bluing Steel Clock Hands

Metalwork of any kind is fascinating stuff to watch. When the metalwork in question is in service of the clockmaker’s art, the ballgame changes completely. Tiny screws and precision gears are created ...
Mainebiz

Thomaston composites firm makes clock hands for Boston custom house

Lyman-Morse Technologies combined its custom composite capabilities with precision fabrication technology to create historically accurate clock hands for Boston’s landmark Custom House Tower. The firm ...