August 02, 2021
Clocking in with Patti Philippon ’94
Patti Philippon ’94 has many responsibilities as executive director of the American Clock and Watch Museum in Bristol, Conn., which is dedicated to horology — the study of time and timekeeping. In this episode, she shared her path to museum work and how, during the pandemic, her staff and volunteers found new ways to tell the story of New England’s clock and watch-making industry. The humanities major also discussed the role of time and timepieces in our culture today.
During the podcast, Philippon describes her favorite clock from the collection (pictured): an 8-day, spring-driven brass movement figural ball swinger timepiece, c.1875, which was made by the Ansonia Clock Company, Ansonia, Conn.
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