Vancouver Gastown steam clock - GIF

[ToolTalkBot]

Vancouver Gastown steam clock.




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[mklotz]

Well, it's a clock that periodically emits steam. Not a true steam clock, i.e. one that is powered by steam

This from Wikipedia...

The steam engine that originally ran the clock is a Stuart #4 single-expansion double-acting 1" piston engine.[9] This engine is still visible through the glass sides of the clock. However, owing to the clock's high noise levels and inability to keep accurate time, since 1986 the clock has been powered by an electric motor that was originally intended solely as a back-up system