Ohio Clock

Senator David Daggett of Connecticut ordered the eleven-foot (3.35 m) tall clock in late December 1815 from Philadelphia clockmaker Thomas Voigt for use in the Old Brick Capitol.

[4] There is no evidence to support the claim that senators hid illegal liquor in the clock during the Prohibition period.

[5] The glass covering the clock's face was broken in the 1983 United States Senate bombing.

[3] The clock, which was renovated in Boston in 2010, is wound weekly and keeps accurate time.

[1][6] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Senate.

Senate Sergeant at Arms Charles P. Higgins turns forward the Ohio Clock for the first daylight saving time on March 31, 1918, while Senators William M. Calder , Willard Saulsbury, Jr. , and Joseph T. Robinson look on.