Joiner's Musings

Canadian Time Clock The Canadian Time clock was made by the Arthur Pequegnat Clock company. The Arthur Pequegnat Clock Company (1904–1941) is notable as the longest lasting Canadian-based clock manufacturer. My particular clock was made after 1917; I know this because it was made in Kitchener Ontario. Clocks made before 1917 were inscribed "Berlin" on the dial face. Kitchener was known as Berlin prior to and during the first World War. It was the town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. Because the name Berlin was associated with the war against Germany the decision was made to change the name to Kitchener midway through the First World War. Kitchener is the present seat of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario. The precise year that my clock was manufactured is unknown, however I believe the Canadian Time clock series was made right up to 1941. By 1941, the demands of World War II armament makers for brass, the es...

Pontiac Firebird  Or so they say. There are many opinions on this but I would say that the golden age is today; cars are more sophisticated, stylish, safer  and engineered better than any other generation of the automobile. Only my opinion, of course. I usually don't post so many photos on a single blog but thought I would today. I apologize to those of you with slower connections; all the photos are reduced in size from the originals, however. It was a perfect day for a car show in our little town in Nova Scotia.The weather was around 21C and not a cloud in the sky. God knows we have had very few sunny days this spring so far and it was nice to have a good one for a change. I have a personal bias towards European cars and sadly there were too few at this car show where the American muscle car truly dominated. However, I am not opposed to enjoying those cars as some were excellent examples of the so-called Golden Age of the Automobile. Chevrolet from the Forties ...