![]() He was made in France.”Ī very cool part of the museum, which you can catch for an extended period of time, was a look at the work of Jeffrey Briggs, who designed and built the carousel on Boston’s Rose Kennedy Greenway. (I actually loved the sounds for a bit, but depending on the room and tones, I had my limits). If those noises, which include dings and dongs, make you feel like you’re late for something, plan to stay for an hour tops. I did realize pretty quickly that I was on borrowed time (pun intended) at the museum because the ticking clocks - oh yes, they tick! - were not helping my anxiety. Not surprisingly, my friend Sara, the nostalgia fan, liked the room with the novelty clocks. ![]() All of this is good for fans of the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation. There’s some information there about the labor history related to clocks - who made them, who sold them, and why the trade wasn’t always fair. Highlights included some nice pocket watches (it was fun to see the time pieces get smaller and smaller throughout the rooms), a small area that focused on how watches were marketed, and an alphabetical fact-finding route for kids. A lesson from the American Clock & Watch Museum in Bristol, Conn., not far from the New England Carousel Museum. ![]()
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