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🌱 Meet the “Old Cranks” quietly keeping Bristol’s clockmaking legacy ticking.

Bristol, Connecticut Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Meet the “Old Cranks” quietly keeping Bristol’s clockmaking legacy ticking.

Also on today's calendar: Annual End of Summer Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 78 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Sunday: A stray afternoon t-shower, temps: high: 83, low: 65.
  • Monday: Humid; a p.m. shower or two, with a high of 83 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Connecticut was once known as a product's ‘Capital of the World.' There are still people who love it. (courant.com) — Bristol’s American Clock and Watch Museum, tended weekly by volunteer “Old Cranks” who wind dozens of historic clocks, keeps the city’s clockmaking legacy alive. The piece traces how Bristol- and Plymouth-made timepieces helped make Connecticut the former “Clock Capital of the World,” and previews a new watchmaking exhibit planned for next February.
   

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