Tower Clock Installation Records
based on
Early American Tower Clocks©

by Frederick M. Shelley

Section III


Mathias Schwalbach Clocks

The format of this listing is slightly different, to permit listing the model number.

Model        City            State   Date    Clock?  Building

#2      La Salle,       IL      --      --      St. Hyacinth's Church
#1      Chicago,        IL      1894    --      St. Michael's Church

#3      Muscatine,      IA      1904    --      St. Mary's Church

#4      Mt. Vernon,     IN      1890    --      St. Matthew's Church

#2      Ellinwood,      KS      --      N       St. Joseph's Church

#4      Earlington,     KY      1888    --      Church of the Immaculate Conception

#4      Grand Haven,    MI      1890    --      First Reformed Church

#2      Westphalia,     MI      1897    --      St. Mary's Church
#?      Muskegon,       MI      8/26/1905Y      St. Paul's Evang. Lutheran Church
                                $390; bell clock & dials.

#2      Chaska          MN      1890    --      Guardian Angel Church
#2      Chaska,         MN      1903    --      Guardian Angel Church
                                                (Orig, church burned)
#2      New Ulm,        MN      --      --      Holy Trinity Church
#2      Jordan,         MN      1890    --      St. John the Bap't Church
#2      St. Joseph's    MN      --      --      St. Joseph's Church
#3      New Munich,     MN      1897    --      St. Mary's Church
#2      Norwood,        MN      --      --      St. Mary's Church
#2      Stillwater,     MN      1905    --      St. Mary's Church
#4      Glencoe,        MN      --      --      Sts. Peter & Paul Church

#?      David City,     NE      1911    Y*      St. Mary's Church ****

#1      Buffalo,        NY      1903    N       St. Mary of the Rosary Church

#       Minster,        OH      1903    --      St. Augustin Church

#       Mt. Angel,      OR      --      --      Mount Angel College

#2      Windhorst,      TX      1925**  Y       St. Mary's Catholic Church

#2      Appleton,       WI      1898    --      St. Joseph's Church
#3      Brillion,       WI      --      --      St. Mary's Church
#2      Burlington,     WI      1889    --      St. Mary's Church
#4      Chilton,        Wi      --      --      St. Mary's Church
#3      Jefferson,      WI      1905            St. John's Ev. Luth. Church
--      Jefferson       WI      1907    --      Puerner Block
#5      Juneau,         WI      1903    --      --  Church?
#3      Kaukauna,       WI      --      --      Holy Cross Church
--      Kewaskum,       WI      --      --      --
--      Lacrosse,       WI      --      --      La Crosse Cathedral
--      Mauston,        WI      --      --      St. Patrick's Church
#2      Milwaukee       WI      1896            St. Michael's Church    
#3      Milwaukee,      WI      1905    N       Cross Lutheran Church
#3      Milwaukee,      WI      --      N       Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
#1      Milwaukee,      WI      1890    N       Holy Trinity - Our Lady of
                                                Guadalupe
#4      Milwaukee,      WI      1889    N       Notre Dame Convent
                                                (Building demolished)
#2      Milwaukee,      WI      1893    Y       Sacred Hearts Church    
#       Milwaukee,      WI      1900    Elec'd  St. Casimir Parish
#       Milwaukee,      WI      --      Elec'd  Sts. Cyril & Methodius Church
#       Milwaukee,      WI      1910    Elec'd. St. Francis of Assisi Church
#2      Milwaukee,      WI      1905    N       St. Hyacinth's Church
#2      Milwaukee,      WI      1890    Y       St. John's Ev. Lutheran Church
#2      Milwaukee,      WI      1901    Elec'd. St. Josephat's Congregation
#       Milwaukee,      WI      --      --      St. Joseph's Congregation
                                                (Church demolished)
#3      Milwaukee,      WI      1901    Elec'd. St. Lucas Ev. Lutheran Church
#2      Milwaukee,      WI      1890    N       St. Matthew's Ev. Luth. Church
                                                (Church demolished)
#2      Milwaukee,      WI      1892    N       St. Michael's Congregation
#       Milwaukee,      WI      --      Y       St. Paul's Ev. Luth. Church
#       Milwaukee,      WI      1875    Y       St. Stanislaus Church
#2      Milwaukee,      WI      --      N       St. Vincent De Paul Cong.
#4      Milwaukee,      WI      --      Y       Trinity Ev. Lutheran Church
#3      Newburgh,       WI      1903    --      Holy Trinity Church
#       Pewaukee,       WI      1923    Y       St. Mary's Church***
#3      Newburg,        WI      1903    --      Holy Trinity Church
#3      Stevens Point,  WI      1897    --      St. Peter's Cath. Church
#4      Tomah,          WI      --      Elec'd. St. Mary's Church
#4      Waterford,      WI      1899    Elec'd. St. Thomas of Acquinas
#       Watertown,      WI      --      --      St. Henry's Cath. Church
* Now in a private collection.
** This clock likely came from a different place, as Schwalbach stopped making tower clocks in 1915.
(Or it may be a Star Clock Company clock.  See the note below.)
*** This clock is now in the collections of the American Clock & Watch Museum, Bristol,
Connecticut.  It was made by Mathias' successor, his son, Robert, under the name of the Star Clock Company.
**** Angelus strike. 


Justice Marshall   1876

[No data]



Floria Geiring Clocks

Made major modifications to the Neisser (q.v.) clock in the Central Moravian
Church in Bethlehem, PA, to extend its running time from 30 hours to 8 days.



George W. Russell Clocks

New Holland     PA              Y               Public School           1875



William A. Hendrie Clocks

Detroit         MI      Y (Mus)                 Detroit City Hall       1876



Nels Johnson Clocks

Model      City        State    Date    Clock?  Building
        Los Angeles,    CA      1912    --      Los Angeles Times Bldg.
        San Jose,       CA      1909    --      Post Office, now Public Library

        Pottsville,     IA      --      --      --

        Chicago,        IL      1893    --      World's Fair-Michigan Bldg.

        Big Rapids,     MI      --      --      --
        Detroit,        MI      1891    --      Union Depot
        Detroit,        MI      --      --      Post Office
        Holland,        MI      --      --      Bank
        Lansing,        MI      --      --      City Hall
1       Muskegon,       MI      1889    Y*      Lyman Building
        St. Joseph,     MI      --      --      Court House
3       Manistee        MI      1894    Y**     St. Joseph's Polish Catholic Church
        Manistee,       MI      1893    --      First Methodist Episcopal Church
        Manistee,       MI      1889?   --      Johnson's Machine Shop

2       Pelican Falls,  MN      1905    Y       Faith Church

        Rochester,      NY      1892    --      --

        Memphis,        TN      --      --      U. S. Customs House

        Milwaukee,      WI      --      --      City Hall
        Milwaukee,      WI      1890    --      Emmanuel's Evangelical
                                                    Lutheran Church
        Milwaukee,      WI      1891    --      Bethlehem Evangelical
                                                    Lutheran Church
3       Milwaukee       WI      1894    --      Zion Evangelical
                                                    Lutheran Church

Foreign Installations:
        Chengtu, West China     1914    --      Unknown
        Lucknow, India          1910    --      Isabella Thoburn College
* Now in a private collection.
** Electrified 1989 by I.T. Verdin

There are three known models of Johnson clocks.  The first is a simple timepiece, illustrated in NAWCC Bulletin #294, Pg. 91, a time and strike, illustrated in Bulletin #108, Pg. 88; #271, Pg. 194, and a three train to strike the quarters, illustrated in #108, Pg. 86.  All three clocks are also illustrated in the catalog published by Johnson, currently held by the NAWCC Library.

This list includes only 23 of the 50 to 60 clocks Johnson is thought to have made.  Any further information as to the installations of clocks, and of their current existence would be much appreciated.

The St. Joseph Polish Catholic Church also strikes the Angelus.  Whether this is a Johnson-design or a Verdin modification is not known. 



David Powers Clocks


Milwaukee       WI              N       Unknown                         1876



S. W. Robinson Clocks


Urbana          IL              Y       University of Illinois          1878



Carl Ericson Clocks


Sioux Falls     SD              N       Masonic Temple                  1879



Ansonia Clock Company Clocks


We know of no installation locations                               post 1879
for either tower or street clocks.  
Two tower clocks are known to be in private collections.



Alfred Clifford Clocks


Phillipston     MA              Y       Congregational Church           1880



Moody Haskell Clocks


Burlington      VT              N       Unitarian Church                1888?



Heebner, David S.            1884

[No data]



Joseph Barborka Clocks


Iowa City       IA              Y       City Hall                       --
Iowa City       IA              Y       St. Mary's Church               1885
New York City   NY              **      McAlpin Hotel                   1899
Iowa City       IA              N       Dostel Brewery                  --
Rock Island     IL              *       Rock Island Lines Pass. Depot   1901
Louisville      KY              N       Post Office                     --
Minneapolis     MN              *       Federal Courts Building         --
Omaha           NE              Y       Post Office                     --
Carson City     NV              Y       Post Office                     --
Some 30 clocks are said to have been made by Barborka between 1876 and 1921,
but the exact number is not known.
* Now in a private collection.
**  Street, or post, clock, location unknown.



Adam Edward Pollhans/George J. Hoffmann Clocks

See Pollhans/Hoffmann Clocks in Section 2.



David Brooke Johnson Clocks


Fort Washington PA              Y       Elmer Dungan Residence          192?
Collegeville    PA              Y       Ursinus College                 192?
Ambler          PA              Y       Owned by D.B. Johnson's son.    192?



Johnson, Warren Seymour      1895

[No data]



Logan, Sydney Algernon		1920

[No data]



Balzer Clockworks Clocks


Freeport        ME              Y       L.L.Bean Store                  199?
Waterville      ME              Y       Colby College, Miller Library   199?
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