Tidepieces - Marshall Point Lighthouse - Tide Clock - Navy

Product Features

• Handcrafted by local artisan, Alan Winick, this tide clock has the image of Marshall Point Light and the ocean tide that rises and falls as the actual tide in your location goes from high to low.

  • Marshall Point Light Station is a lighthouse at the entrance of Port Clyde Harbor in Port Clyde, Maine. The light station was established in 1832.

  • Marshall Point Light Station was established in 1832 to assist boats entering and leaving Port Clyde Harbor. Four acres of land previously owned by Samuel Marshall were purchased for $120.

  • The land was named for an early settler who had a homestead, John Marshall.

  • The original lighthouse was a 20-foot (6.1 m) tower lit by seven lard oil lamps with 14-inch reflectors.

  • The original tower was replaced with the present lighthouse in 1857.

  • The lighthouse is a 31-foot-tall (9.4 m) white brick tower on a granite foundation. The tower was originally lit with a fifth-order Fresnel lens. A raised wooden walkway connects the tower to land.

  • In 1895, the original keeper's house was destroyed by lightning. A Colonial Revival style house was built to replace it. An oil house and a bell tower with a 1,000-pound (450 kg) bell were added in 1898.

  • All the following keepers lived in the new house, including Charles Clement who was the keeper from 1874 to 1919.[4] The bell was replaced with a fog horn in 1969.

  • The lighthouse was automated in 1980 and the original Fresnel lens was replaced with a modern 12-inch (300 mm) optic.

  • The original lens is at the Maine Lighthouse Museum in Rockland. In 1986, the St. George Historical Society restored the keeper's house and established the Marshall Point Lighthouse Museum there, presenting the histories of Marshall Point Light and other nearby lighthouses.

  • The light station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

  • The lighthouse appeared in the 1994 film Forrest Gump.

  • The light station was transferred to the town of St. George in 1998 under the Maine Lights Program. The fog signal has been dismantled but the bell remains on display.

• Tide clock has a blue wood frame with dual faced clock.

• Bottom of clock provides the traditional tide clock showing current tide. Dial provides hours to high tide and to low tide.

• Top of clock is what makes this time piece truly unique.  A mechanically animated display of the waterline of Long Island Sound rises and falls as the tide goes from high to low.

• Clock measures 11-in H x 6-1/2-in W x 2-in D

• Can be displayed free standing or on a wall.

• Construction: Wood frame, plastic, paper and metal housing.

• Uses one AA battery - not included.

• Ships in a gift box with instructions. 

• Artisan limited warranty: 3 years

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