PAGE 14,WEDNESL)AY, MAY 21. 1980. WHITBY FREE PRESS WUhy reslident ba@ timely hobby Cloclks ma"ke Earl Pascoe ti*ck By STEPHEN GREENAWAY Father lime waits for no man. Whltby's own Father Tlxne, Earl Pascoe, recently displayed some of his exten- sive dlock works collection at Uic opening of the Whitby Historical Soclety's new museumn over the long weekend. Pascoe, 52, lias been collecting dlocks since the mid-sixties, dedicating as much time to his hobby as his full time job at Inter- national Carriers in Oshawa would allow. "My wife brought a figurine dlock home one day s0 I tinkered with it. Then I went to an auction and brought home a hanging dlock and I got it funi- ctioning,"lhe said. Having always been in- terested in mechanismns, Pasce said he was then soon collecting dlocks. Restoring and fixing up his treasures came as a natural stem of his love to tinker. A memnber of Uic National Watch and Clock Association of the United States, Pascoe is happy to have put part of his collec- tion on cisplay in homnetown Whltby. "The purpose of the show was to give the Whitby Historical Society a boost and let Uic public know it's there," said Pascoe. 111 wanted to put on a nice display for people who came and may have been in- terested." Approximately 75 dlocks and watches from his collec- tion of about 200 were put on and Monday. The majority of his dlocks Pascoe buys from importers, antique dealerships and, on occasion, from auctions. His collection has many timepieces varying from pocket and wrist watches to a double faced English fusee dlock. Pascoe is especially proud of his Mariner's Clock which strikes every four hours to change the watch on a ship. Three exhibits that were on display at the mnuseumI added a special local feeling according to Pascoe . These dlocks include one that was manufactured by the Whitby Clock Company during its brief stay ln the town. A fire destroyed the compafly which orîginally stood below the present firehali . Af ter the loss of the dlock factory several parties ob- tained financial backing and moved to Hamilton where they founded the Hamilton Clock Company (since re- named the Canadian Clock Company). Pascoe has in his posession one of t.he elocks from the original Hamilton company. Lastly, and of most impor- tant local significance, he has in his collection the works, power source, balan- ce weights and pendulumn of the old Whitby Post Office dlock which was located on the south west side of the four corners before it was demolished. Pascoe took the dlock works and mounteci them on a little trailer for the show, the idea being to show how it was weight driven. The weights. and pendulum are made of cast iron and weigh approximately 700 and 80 lbs. respectively. The build up for the show was a tough one said Pascoc who was contacted only one month before the show to present a display. "I really had to put a real rush on to- get the dlocks CONT D. ON PC. 15 FREE You are Invlted ton PREVIEW MEETING of the DALE CARNEGIE COURSES 'THE AMAZINO POWER 0F A TRAINED MEMORY *HOW TO OUICKLY DEVELOP MORE POISE AND U&~A HOW TO GET ALONG EVEN SETTER WITH PEOPLE HOW TO COMMUNICATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WHEN SPEAKINO TO INDIVIDUAL GROUPS, USINO THE TELEPHONE OR WRITING LETTERS. Bath Men and Women lnvited - No Cost or Obligation DATE: THURDAVI MAY 22ND TIME: 8:02 P.M. PLACE: OSHAWA HOLIDAY INN PRESENTED BV K.D. CRONE & ASSOCIATES INC.