National Watch & Clock Museum

Museum is now open Wed thru Sat. 10AM to 4PM. Last admission entry 3PM.

The NAWCC Museum and Library & Research Center will reopen starting Wednesday, January 6, 2021, as per Governor Wolf's reopening mandate. Our winter hours for the public are Wednesday thru Saturday 10am to 4pm. We are not able to accommodate group tours at this time. Please call 717-684-8261 ext. 234 to schedule your visit for the museum and ext. 230 to schedule your visit for the library and research center. Please click here to plan your visit and review our safety guidelines https://www.nawcc.org/visit/

The National Watch & Clock Museum is pleased to announce that members George and Cathy Goolsby have donated more than 70 clocks made by early American clockmaker Joseph Ives. This important collection features examples of Ives’s earliest work, which included his tall clocks produced circa 1810. In addition to the Ives clocks, George and Cathy have also donated their collection of Salem Bridge shelf clocks. These interesting clocks were produced in the Connecticut Naugatuck River Valley during 181745. Come see this outstanding collection at the Museum!

Seven days until Extra Give Day! https://www.extragive.org//national-association-of-watch-a.

Happy holidays from the NAWCC staff and Board of Directors! We hope to see you soon at the National Watch & Clock Museum and the Fortunat Mueller-Maerki Library & Research Center. Visit www.nawcc.org/visit/ for our winter hours of operation and safety guidelines. Please call ahead to purchase tickets and schedule your visit. We’re thankful for your support, and wish you joy and good health during this holiday season!

We are currently closed to the public until January 5th due to Covid restrictions. You may shop our online gift shop; we will ship your orders.

Happy Thanksgiving from the NAWCC staff to all of our members and visitors!

Please help support our organization, museum and research library. Covid 19 has impacted our operations. PPE supplies, events etc. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157653594803513&id=32434913512

Four hours until the start of ExtraGive 2020! Please support the NAWCC, Museum and Research Library! https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157653594803513&id=32434913512

The NAWCC has been monitoring the evolving challenges due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus. A top priority is the safety of our employees, members and community. Effective today, March 14th, the museum and library are closed to the public as a precautionary measure until further notice. Administrative staff are working from home to assist members with questions, research, etc. We will notify you once we open to the public. Thanks for your patience and understanding.

One day until Extra Give Day! https://www.extragive.org//national-association-of-watch-a.

Please come to the National Watch & Clock Museum to see our newest piece, a Welte Orchestrion, soon to be demonstrated on a daily schedule. This particular piece was manufactured c. 1910.

Three days until Extra Give Day! https://www.extragive.org//national-association-of-watch-a.

Circa 1903 Plato clock by Eugene T. Fitch. The movement is comprised of upper and lower decks of white celluloid cards mounted vertically on a central axis like pages of a book. Regulated by pointing fingers to reveal the hour and minute as the numbered pages advance. #objectoftheday

Circa 1938 Westclox dollar watch with a dial advertising Rockford Screw Products, Rockford Illinois. #objectoftheday

Circa 1850 Chauncey Jerome OG shelf clock. Label inside the case reads: Patent Brass Clocks, Manufactured and Sold by Chauncey Jerome, New Haven, Conn., with engraving of clock factory with "Chauncey Jerome. Clock Maker." #objectoftheday

Mark your calendar for our annual New Year's Eve at Noon celebration! Join us for a dance party with Father Time, face painting, Make N Take clockmaking, New Year's trivia, and a countdown and balloon drop at noon.

We're having a tag sale! It's this Sunday @ the school, from 12:30 - 5:00. http://wp.nawcc.org/events/tag-sale/

Circa 1875 American Clock Co. Dolphin model, iron front shelf clock. The case features a woman and angel sitting atop the dial holding a lyre. Below the dial are two dolphins. #objectoftheday

Don't miss the upcoming TimeTalk: "The first weekend of November marks the end of Daylight Saving Time, making a museum dedicated to clocks and watches the perfect destination. To mark this event, the NAWCC Watch and Clock Museum in Columbia, PA, is really going Old School with a presentation by North American Sundial Society member Ken Clark from 11 AM to noon on Saturday, November 2."... http://wp.nawcc.org//day-light-saving-time-a-local-sundia/

Circa 1930 J. Oswald owl rolling eye novelty clock with a carved wood case. #objectoftheday

Dale Earnhardt, NASCAR novelty pocket watch with a quartz movement. The dial features his signature in Red and the NASCAR logo. #objectoftheday