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American Clock and Watch Museum

American Clock and Watch Museum is located on Maple St. in the historic 1801 Miles Lewis House in Bristol. This museum is supplemented by two modern wings and displays more than 3,000 clocks and watches dating from the 1590s. The exhibits include grandfather clocks, shelf clocks, novelties and church-tower clocks; many strike simultaneously on the hour.

A re-created 1825 clock shop area, an 1890 Victorican clock and watch store and a sundial garden are also featured.

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Location	100 Maple St. Bristol Connecticut 06114
Phone	860-583-6070
Fax	860-583-1862
Email	info@clockmuseum.org
Website	http://www.clockmuseum.org/ ... timekeepers will remind you of times past. Discover the finest collection of American manufactured clocks and watches on public display and many foreign ones. Treat your ears as well as your eyes with their ticking, striking and chiming. The museum and its research library are located in the colonial style Miles Lewis house, the historic ...