 The clock was designed by Colgate engineer Warren Day and constructed by the Seth Thomas Clock Company for the centennial of the Colgate Company in 1906, and was originally placed at Colgate-Palmolive facilities in Jersey City, New Jersey.It was moved to its present-day location when a larger replica replaced it in 1924.The clock, facing the Ohio River to the south, can best be viewed across the river in Louisville, Kentucky.