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Virtual Lecture – The Development of the American Mantle Clock: 1815 to 1855
March 7, 2023 @ 7:00 pm
ItÕs about time! Join guest presenter Steve Sieracki for a full discussion and demonstration of Early American Mantle Clocks. This lecture will reveal the common stylistic and mechanical changes in the explosive youth of the American clock industry. 
We will discuss how changing resources and advances in technology coupled with American style and ingenuity, led to the development of these amazing timepieces.
Examples of the following styles will be shown and changes in the movement discussed:
- The pillar and scroll 1815 to 1825
- The transitional clock1820 to 1825
- The split column and splat clock 1830 1840
- The wood to brass movement transition. 1830-1840
- The triple decker 1830’s
- The Ogee 1850- 1890
- Weight driven & Spring driven
Registration required. Registration closes one half-hour prior to lecture.
Cost: $15 per household for General Admission; $10 per household for HA Members, Military, and HA Docents
Can’t watch the lecture live? We invite you to register; all registrants will receive a link to the recording of the lecture to watch at their convenience. The lecture recording will be available for two weeks. Live closed captioning is available for all lectures.
This lecture will be offered virtually by Zoom. Upon registration, you will be sent the link for the video conference to join on the evening of the lecture. If you do not receive your confirmation email after you register, please check your Spam folder, or email Cara Garside at cara.garside@annapolis.org. To learn more about Zoom and to download the app to your computer, visit the Zoom website.
About Our Presenter: Stephen J. Sieracki is the owner of StephenÕs Clocks, a clock repair workshop and retailer in Stevensville MD. Steve has been repairing clocks since 2003, marking 2023 as the 20-year anniversary for Steve in Horology. A former member of the NAWCC, he was secretary of Chapter 27 in New Castle County, Delaware, for 6 years before moving to Maryland in 2014. Steve is currently halfway through his work researching and servicing the clock collection at the Hammond Harwood house in Annapolis. At the William Paca House, Steve has assisted Robin Gower, Curator of Collections for Historic Annapolis, in her research of the Farris and Duffield tall case clocks. Steve regularly services tall case clocks, mantle clocks, wall clocks, and cuckoo clocks. He makes his living as a training specialist for an environmental company located in Hanover MD.