Clock, Shanks Family; Sessions Clock Company; 1913; WY.1988.13
Clock, Shanks Family
About this objectEva (Evelyn) Shanks of Edendale purchased this clock from Hebert's Grocery at Lawrence in 1913 as a replacement for a clock she had sold. Eva married Jack (John) Shanks in Scotland, and prior to Eva's shift to New Zealand she was told that clocks would not go after crossing the equator. As a result, before immigrating to New Zealand she sold the clock she was given as a wedding present. Ironically, the replacement clock was made in the United States, and therefore crossed the equator when being imported to New Zealand.
Maker Maker RoleManufacturer
Date Made1913
Period1910s
Place MadeNorth and South America, United States, Conneticut, Bristol
Medium and Materials
inorganic, processed material, metal, nickel
inorganic, processed material, metal, brass
organic, processed material, vegetal, wood
Makers mark printed on face of clock: 'SESSIONS
MADE IN U.S.A.'
See parts.
Subject and Association KeywordsDomestic Life (household chattels, food and drink)
Subject and Association KeywordsPeople and Families (including births, weddings, deaths)
Object Type Object numberWY.1988.13
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