Milwaukee, Wisconsin - World's Largest Four-Faced Clock
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- 1201 S. 2nd St., Milwaukee, WI
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- Visible from street.
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin - World's Largest Four-Faced Clock The Rockwell Automation facility in South Milwaukee is home to the World's Largest Four-Faced Clock. It is probably more well known as the Allen Bradley clock tower, which was purchased by Rockwell Automation then Rockwell International in 1985.
The clock tower was turned on (the faces also illuminate) October 31st 1962. Each face is 40-ft 3.5-inches wide. The minute hands are 20-ft. long and 22-inches wide at the base. The hour hands are 16-ft. long and the hour markings are 4-ft. long and 3 ft wide at the base.
As a comparison to Big Ben in England, Big Ben's clock faces are only 23-ft. wide. [Mark Bertieri, 03/05/2008]
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