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Street clock in front of L.W. Suter Jeweler, Seattle, circa 1918
Street clocks such as this one were popular during the first two decades of the 1900s and were often found in front of jewelry and watchmaking shops. Jos. Mayer and Bros. began in 1897 in Seattle and manufactured many clocks during the first two decades of the 1900s. Joseph Mayer and Bros. assembled this street clock, and many others in…
ID Number:1980.6877.5.52
Date:Circa 1918
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Joseph Mayer & Brothers Co. street clock for Friedlander Jewelers, 2nd Ave., Seattle, circa 1920
This street clock was made by Joseph Mayer & Brothers Company, a watchmaking and wholesale jewelry business begun in Seattle in 1897. Founded by German immigrants Markus (1878-1950), Albert (1872-1929), Emil (1881-), Herman, & Joseph (1868-1937) Mayer, the company existed in various form until 1991. About 100 Mayer street clocks were produced between 1909-1930, often placed in front of jewelers…
ID Number:1980.6877.5.53
Date:Circa 1920
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Joseph Mayer & Brothers Co. street clock, Market Street, San Francisco, circa 1920
This street clock was made by Joseph Mayer & Brothers Company, a watchmaking and wholesale jewelry business begun in Seattle in 1897. Founded by German immigrants Markus (1878-1950), Albert (1872-1929), Emil (1881-), Herman, and Joseph (1868-1937) Mayer, the company existed in various form until 1991. About 100 Mayer street clocks were produced between 1909-1930, often placed in front of jewelers…
ID Number:1980.6877.5.55
Date:Circa 1920
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Street clock in front of Albert Hansen jeweler, Seattle, circa 1910
Albert Hansen was one of Seattle's first jewelers, beginning in 1883 and continuing in various locations for thirty years. This photo shows the street clock in front of Hansen's store at 624 First Avenue, on the southeast corner of Cherry and First Avenue. Street clocks such as this one were manufactured by Joseph Mayer and Brothers and often stood in…
ID Number:1980.6877.5.56
Date:Circa 1910
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Clock made by Joseph Mayer & Bros. for Crown Prince Hirohito, 1916
Joseph Mayer and Bros. jewelry business was founded in Seattle in 1897. The company also manufactured a number of street clocks during the first few decades of the 1900s. In 1916, Japanese residents of Washington, Montana, and Alaska commissioned a clock from Joseph Mayer & Bros. to present as a gift to Crown Prince Hirohito of Japan. The clock had…
ID Number:1980.6877.5.58
Date:1916
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Clock at Colman Dock, Seattle, 1910
This clock, built by the E. Howard Co. of Boston, was installed at Seattle's Colman Dock in 1908. The clock served as a beacon for land and water travelers, its four 54-inch dials lit from inside. On the evening of April 25, 1912, the steamship Alameda slammed into the dock and the tower sheared off, fell onto the Alameda, and…
ID Number:1980.6877.5.59
Date:1910
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Joseph Mayer & Bros. worker with clock dial for Chehalis County Courthouse, circa 1910
Jos. Mayer and Bros. began in 1897 in Seattle and manufactured many clocks during the first two decades of the 1900s. This photograph shows a seven and a half foot bronze clock dial made by Jos. Meyer and Bros. for the Chehalis County Courthouse in Montesano, Washington.Austin Seward worked for both Pierson and Co. and Bainbridge Studio. This photograph is…
ID Number:1980.6877.5.60
Date:Circa 1910
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Clock made by Joseph Mayer & Bros for Arctic Club, Seattle, circa 1913
Joseph Mayer and Brothers jewelry business was founded in 1897. Two of the brothers, Albert and Marcus, also ran a jewelry business in the Klondike. They, along with brother Joseph, were memebrs of the Alaska Club, which in 1908 became the Arctic Club. The Arctic Building at 3rd and Cherry was built in 1913 and became the hub for Alaskans…
ID Number:1980.6877.5.66
Date:Circa 1913
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Pipe organ with clock at the Elks Club, Seattle, circa 1914
Jos. Mayer and Bros. began in 1897 in Seattle and manufactured many clocks during the first two decades of the 1900s. This clock is part of a pipe organ stand at the Elks Club in Seattle, Washington. The organ was built by the W.W. Kimball Co. of Chicago in 1914 and was located on the seventh floor of the Elks…
ID Number:1980.6877.5.77
Date:Circa 1914
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Joseph Mayer & Brothers Co. floor clock, Broadway High School, Seattle, circa 1920
Broadway High School opened (as Seattle High School) in 1902 on the corner of Broadway and E Pine Street. It was Seattle's first building specifically constructed as a high school. The high school Principal's office, shown here, contains a large portrait of the class of 1903, which had 103 graduates, at the time the largest graduating class in the history…
ID Number:1980.6877.5.104
Date:Circa 1920