TY - BOOK AU - Hofer,Jarrel TI - The most useful and handsome clock made: history and the related interests of the Macomb Calendar Clock Company PY - 2006///] CY - Carbon Cliff, Ill. PB - Best Foot Forward KW - Seem, Josiah Knous. KW - Macomb Calendar Clock Company (Ill.) KW - History KW - Clock and watch making KW - Illinois KW - Macomb KW - Technological innovations KW - fast KW - Clock (general) KW - USA KW - Lacomb Seem KW - Hofer Jarell N1 - "A patent application for the calendar mechanism used in the Macomb Calendar Clock was submitted on Feb. 15, 1881, and Mr. Seem was granted patent no. 250,682 on Dec. 13, 1881, for this mechanism."--Page 10; The Macomb Calendar Clock Company operated from 1882 to 1885; Includes index ER -