Five working instruments of the hour, kept in running order. Each tells the same afternoon differently.
Six lamps per row read hours, minutes, seconds in base two.
FLIPEach column is a power of two — 32, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1. Sum the lit lamps in a row to read the time. Wired by a museum volunteer, still true.
It says the time in words, rounded to five minutes.
FLIPOne hundred and twelve small lamps behind a printed grid. Only the needed words light; the rest wait in the dark for their turn.
One swing per second, exactly.
FLIPThe bob's swing is a faithful sine — watch it breathe. The escapement releases one tooth per pass, so each arc costs the wheel one second.
Burns one ring per hour, then is replaced.
FLIPMarked wax, steady wick. Our docent replaces the candle on the hour — you may catch the minute level sinking in real time.
One drop falls each minute, into the basin below.
FLIPCondensation gathers on the cold coil until surface tension gives way. Sixty gathers, sixty falls — the quietest minute hand we own.