MUSEUM HOSTS TALK ON CLOCKS.Byline: Alicia Doyle Daily News Staff Writer Antique clock collectors were busy keeping time Sunday as they talked shop about their historic treasures at a seminar sponsored by the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC) is an American non-profit organization with about 25,000 members. The NAWCC was founded in 1943 by members of the Horological Society of New York and the Philadelphia Watchmakers' Guild . A crowd of more than 50 enthusiasts toted their ticking timepieces to the Stagecoach stagecoach, heavy, closed vehicle on wheels, usually drawn by horses, formerly used to transport passengers and goods overland. Throughout the Middle Ages and until about the end of the 18th cent. Inn Museum, where clock collector Jim Gilmore James Stuart "Jim" Gilmore III (born October 6, 1949) is a Republican politician who was Governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002. He ran a brief campaign for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, but in July 2007 became the first major GOP candidate to leave the race. invited participants to show and tell. ``People like antique clocks and watches for their nostalgic value,'' said Gilmore, a Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. resident and member of the NAWCC NAWCC National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors NAWCC North American Wife Carrying Championships . ``It doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman - anyone can enjoy clock and watch collecting.'' Throughout the afternoon, Gilmore helped other collectors with free appraisals and evaluations of their timepieces. Seminar participants also admired the museum's antique clock collection, which can be viewed until the first weekend in February. The clocks and small timepieces in the display represent collectibles that would have appeared in American homes For the American mortgage lender, see . The American Home is a center of intercultural exchange located in Vladimir, Russia. The home is designed to model a typical American suburban home and its main focus is the ESL school that provides lessons for Russian students. from 1876 to the 1920s. The selection of that era is based on the Stagecoach Inn Museum's completion as the ``Grand Union Hotel'' in 1876. The inn then operated in various forms until it moved to the Newbury Park site in the mid 1960s. To show how electricity changed most clocks from mechanical to electrical pieces, no clocks made after the 1920s are included in the display. Provided by members of the NAWCC, all timepieces at the museum are mechanically powered either by springs or weights. Included in the display of 50 pieces is a Boy Scout sun watch, a sterling silver travel clock and a small novelty boudoir clock from the early 1900s. A dollar watch, 30-hour carriage clock carriage clock Noun a style of portable clock, originally used by travellers and 1903 ``Plato Ticket'' clock is also on display. The NAWCC is a nonprofit, educational corporation founded in 1943. The group now serves the horological hor·o·log·ic also hor·o·log·i·cal adj. Of or relating to horology or a horologe. interests of more than 37,000 members around the world, and sponsors nearly 160 chapter organizations worldwide. The Stagecoach Inn Museum is located at 51 S. Ventu Park Road in Newbury Park. Hours are 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for seniors 62 and older, $1 for children age 5 to 12 and children under 5 are free. For more information, call the museum at (805) 498-9441. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Clock enthusiast Jim Chamberlain shows an item from his collection. Gus Ruelas/Daily News |
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