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Gastown Steam Clock

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Title: Gastown Steam Clock
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Gastown is a national historic site in Vancouver, situated at the northeast end of Downtown, adjacent to the Downtown Eastside. Gastown was Vancouver’s first downtown core and is named after “Gassy” Jack Deighton, a Geordie seaman, steamboat captain and barkeeper who arrived in 1867 to open the area’s first saloon. Gastown’s most famous landmark is its steam-powered clock, located on the corner of Cambie and Water Street. The clock was built to cover a steam grate that was part of Vancouver’s distributed steam-heating system. The clock was built as a way to harness the steam and to prevent street people from sleeping on the spot in cold weather.

A plant adjacent to the Georgia Viaduct generates the low-pressure steam that powers a miniature steam engine in the base of the clock, which drives a chain lift that moves steel balls upward, where they are unloaded and roll to a descending chain. The weight of the balls on the descending chain drives a conventional pendulum clock escapement, geared to the hands on the four faces. The steam also powers the clock’s sound production, which uses whistles to to signal the time and produce the Westminster chime. Each 1/4 hour the clock sounds the chimes on 5 brass steam whistlers.

I offer 3 options for prints: 1) basic photographic print (unframed); 2) Canvas print (ready to hang); 3) Metal print (ready to hang).

The basic photographic print printed on premium-quality Kodak Supra Endura paper with a lustre finish. All photos are digitally signed. These prints are unmatted and unframed. Customized sizes are available. Please contact me for further details.

The canvas print is a 2" gallery wrap. meaning that the edges are mirrors of the actual image. The finish is lustre, and the canvas is a 7 oz, 100% cotton traditional artists canvas. SEE 3rd PHOTO FOR AN EXAMPLE.

The metal print has durability without the need of glass. They have a hard and scratch resistant surface that is waterproof and can be cleaned with regular glass cleaner (avoid direct sunlight). Has vibrant colors, great detail and high resolution. SEE 4th PHOTO FOR AN EXAMPLE.

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