Yorktown Masonic Grandfather Clock

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Yorktown Clock

This clock is on display in the lobby of the Grand Lodge of New York Robert R Livingston Masonic Library.

Formerly the property of Yorktown Lodge, Virginia, this clock stood in the lodge rooms when George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette visited in October 1783., and at the Masonic Banquet held following the surrender of Cornwallis which signaled the end of the American Revolution.

Freemasons fought on both sides of the Revolution, although most Americans are familiar with those Founding Fathers were also Freemasons: Washington; Benjamin Franklin; Paul Revere; John Hancock; Lafayette; Ethan Allen; Baron von Steuben; together with none signers of the Declaration of Independence, nine signers of the Articles of Confederation, and thirteen signers of the United States Constitution. Many Freemasons saw the establishment of the American Republic as the culmination of the Masonic ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity.

Yorktown Clock Face

The clock was a gift of Brother Albert B. Lyman, Fidelity Lodge No.136, Baltimore, MD. The dial is made of brass, with the hour numbers etched in Roman numerals, with the minute numbers in Italian character, circling the outside. The two pillars, mosaic pavement, square and compasses are visible at he bottom of the face.

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