The World’s Largest Clocks (Possibly)
The 2nd largest clock in the world is
supposedly the
Colgate clock, atop the Colgate-Palmolive factory in Indiana.
The clock was built way back in 1906 when it originally sat on
Colgate’s New Jersey facility, before being moved here in 1924.
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The 1st largest clock in the world is
also the
Colgate clock. This one replaced the above clock at the now
defunct New Jersey offices, but after Colgate left the area in the
1980s it sits alone on the waterfront.
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The claims of “largest in the word” for each is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biggest_clock_faces disputable,
and both clocks are facing an uncertain future as developers move
into each area.
The similarities don’t end there - after the Indiana clock
starred in the 1999 film The Insider, the New
Jersey clock starred in the 2006 flick Inside Man.
Spooky.
Thanks: Ironguts & James
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colgate_Clock_(Indiana) Indiana
Clock & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colgate_Clock New Jersey
Clock
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