|by John M. Anderson (NAWCC Special Publication No. 2, Autumn
1989). 8-1/2" x 11" softcover, 67 pages, and 146 photos and
drawings. Charles Alvah Smith, Brattleboro, VT, was the complete
clockmaker, making the entire clock: design, movement, case,
dial, weights, hardware, and embellishments. In his retirement
from 1931 to 1945, he made more than 600 clocks, primarily
weight-driven wall timepieces. He gained nationwide acclaim for
his eye-pleasing clocks after a complimentary article in The
Saturday Evening Post in January 1944. Smith was a mechanical
genius who approached clockmaking with dedication and passion.
He regularly wore a vest and tie while he worked in his
workshop. He was obsessed with keeping records of everything,
including his expenses, cars, hunting hobby, and clock materials
and parts. At his death, his grand-nephew received all the tools
from his workshop.