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[[heading]] 1885.  New York Office - Orders [[/heading]]
Aug. 31st.
Ship to U.S. Custom House & Post Office. 
Kansas City, Mo.
Ordered by M.E. Bell, Archt.
U.S. Treasy. Dept.    
by frt. soon as possible
1 #3 Striking Tower Clock
Number of dials - 3
Diam. ""[[dittos for: of dials]]  7ft.
Thickness ""[[dittos for: of dials]]  
Square of tower - 18ft. 1in.
Dials above or below clock floor - about opp.
From clock floor to centre of dials - 6ft. 9in.
Bell above or below clock -
Weight of bell - 4000 lbs.
Hands & figs. to be gilt.
The bell is in another tower on other end of building. See plan of measurements.
Grav. Escpt.  Comp. Pend.
Put up, but no carpenter work. We furnish iron weights.  $1200.—
[[margin, underlined]] B.S. Sept. 18th [[/margin]]
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Aug. 31st
Ship to A.R. Valentine, Bennington, Vt.
1 #1 Striking Tower Clock.
Number of dials - 4
Diam. ""[[dittos for: of dials]]  3ft. 10in.
Thickness ""[[dittos for: of dials]]  wooden
Square of tower - 15ft.
Dials above or below clock floor - above
Clock floor to centre of dials - 5ft.
Bell above or below clock — above
""""[[dittos for: Bell above or below]] dials - "[[ditto for: above]]
Weight of bell - 500 lbs.
Fall for weight - 40ft. Hands & figs to be gilt.
Name of building - Mill.
Ship by frt. about Oct. 15th to be notified
Put up, but no carpenter work or weights.
Net $325.—
[[margin, underlined]] B.S. Sept. 21st [[/margin]]
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