October is National Clock Month

Acorn clock, about 1849; by the Forestville Manufacturing Co., Bristol, Connecticut. Gift of Albert Adsit Clemons, through George H. Paltridge

A special Libraries' thank you to National Museum of American History staff members Carlene Stephens and Shari Stout for providing this clock.

October is National Clock Month, and to mark the occasion, the Libraries presents a selection of books and trade catalogs on American clocks and watches.

These items represent just a small portion of the materials in the National Museum of American History Library collections on this timely subject.—Chris Cottrill, ably assisted by Lu Rossignol