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Old Clocks and Watches & Their Makers

What is a “Jack,” and what was he doing on the top of Southwold Church? Who owned Death’s-head watches inscribed with scenes from Judgment Day (surely one of the creepiest 16th Century Memento Mori around)? Are you curious about the … Continue reading

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The Wellesley Prelude

On September 21, 1889, a new Wellesley student paper called The Wellesley Prelude released its inaugural issue.  The Prelude was published weekly during the academic year from September 1889 to June 1892. Annual subscriptions were available for $2.00, and individual issues for … Continue reading

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