Clocks
There are four driving motors, one for each clock face. The clock face is 17 feet in diameter, one of the largest in the country. The clock hands were made by the Standard Electric Time Company in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1915. The hands are made of Sitka spruce and the clock numerals are made of cast bronze. The four clocks each run on independent motors, but are mechanically synchronized to tell the same time. The smaller of the two glass cases on the seventh floor landing houses the motor for the north-facing clock. In case of a power failure, the clocks have a battery backup.
The original machinery used for ringing the hour is located at the foot of the stairs on the seventh floor landing, enclosed in a glass case. It was taken from the clock tower of Bacon Hall (1881-1961) in 1925. It is no longer used and is for display only. The new hour strike mechanism is installed in a room above the carillon and is not available for public viewing.