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Stage I: Removal

We waited all summer, until the weather cooled, to begin the second phase of the restoration. Initially we had intended to restore the clock faces; then we realized the entire tower needed a cleanup. We scheduled the work for the week of Sept. 25, hoping the weather would cooperate. It did.

Stage 2: Restoration

In the ensuing weeks, the crew at Albemarle Glass worked their magic removing the old paint and corrosion from the cast iron frames, then they repainted them. Carefully, they took measurements and made a pattern for each of the 16 iron quadrants, to follow in cutting the milk glass.

Stage 3: Replacement

On Oct. 18, the glass men returned with all the elements to make the clock whole again. It was a long day, lasting until nearly "can't see," but it was worth it. In the next day's sunlight, the old tower glistened, and the pure white milk glass was stunning. The clock has never looked so beautiful.

Click on the photos to view the galleries. The photographers were Reno Bailey, James Harris and Jim VanOrsdel.

The Daily Courier, Oct. 6, 2011

The Daily Courier, Nov. 20, 2011

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These 96 contributors made the clock restoration possible.

Atkinson, Mack
Bailey, Reno & Betty
Ballard, Bill
Beason, Bill
Beason, Freddie & Mary
Biggerstaff, Virginia
Boyd, R L (Ty)
Bridges, H. Paul
Cantrell, Daphene
Cargill, Anne C
Cargill, Paula M
Carolina Trophies
Cauble, James L
Class of 1956
Cliffside Mills LLC
Cole, Jeanne Wall
Condrey, John
Condrey, Johnny
Condrey, Ron
Culbreth, Ann
Davis, Sam
Dedmond, Roger
Della Mea, Carolyn
Dillingham, Bobby H
Dobbins, Steve
Drum, Amy
Duke Energy
Elliott, Robert H
Eskew, Jane L
Evans, Geraldine
Frye, Sue
Goode, Elizabeth

Grayson, Lib
Haynes, A Myles
Haynes, George
Haynes, Grover C
Haynes, James W
Heffner, Diane
Herdon, Darrell
Holman, Belvin T
Honeycutt, Ben
Houser, Cecil
Houser, Wayne & Peggy
Hunter, Joyce
Ingram, Jimmy
Jolley, Jason Michael
Jones, Christina Lynn
Keeter, Darryl
Kerr, Marilyn
Lawrence, Marcus
Linton, Sid
Mashburn, Jane
Matheney, Gene
McDaniel, Brenda F
McDaniel, Don
McDonald, John
McGinnis, Charles
McIntosh, Paul F
Nanney, Frank
Newcomb, Robert T
Norville, Jerry
Owens, Andrew J
Phillips, Dennis
Powell, Ron

Randall, Bertie Adair
Randall, Marcus
Reichard, John
Rogers, Jim R
Ronan, Jane
Ruppe, Jim
Rutherford County
Schuman, Nancy G
Scruggs, Rebecca
Shull, Graeme H
Shull, J Rush III
Shull, J Rush IV
Shull, Lanier
Sisk, Dean & Judy
Stancil, Shirley
Stockton, Diane
Summey, Rodney
Swing, Marcus & Janice
Tate, Judy
Taylor, Kim
The Griffin Endowment
Tinkler, John B.
Tucker, J N (Nat)
VanOrsdel, Jim
Webb, James D
West, Kenneth N
White, Don L
White, Phillip
Williams, Elizabeth
Winn, Robert D.
Wirtanen, Virginia B
Wortman, Dan B