Oak Clock
Recycled 1829 Sailing Ship
Hull planking
One of 4 clocks made from oak planking from the gold rush era ship the Rome. Sunk in 1852 it now resides under San Francisco’s Embarcadero. In 1994 an underground extension of the Muni tunneled through the Rome. The oak has not been stained and is the original color. The copper faces are from the copper cladding on the hull of the ship and the brass squares on some of the clock faces are pieces of the square nails used to attach the copper sheeting to the hull. The larger copper rods are rods that were used to secure the hull planking together
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Oak Clock
Recycled 1829 Sailing Ship
Hull planking
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