Steam clock

Steam clock in the Vancouver neighborhood of Gastown

Steam clock in Otaru

A steam clock is one with steam -powered clock . The world's first steam clock is in the historic Gastown district in downtown Vancouver , Canada . A replica, but powered by an electric motor, was set up in Otaru , Japan , in 1994 .

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The street clock with dials on all four sides has a mechanical pendulum mechanism . This is driven by a paternoster and the weight of rotating balls. The balls are transported back upwards by a steam engine inside the clock. The low-pressure water vapor comes from the district heating system .

The mechanism of the clock consists of five steam pipes , the largest of which - in the middle of the structure - plays on the hour. The four other pipes play every fifteen minutes to Westminster chime ( Westminster Quarters ).

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Coordinates: 49 ° 17 ′ 3.7 ″  N , 123 ° 6 ′ 32 ″  W.