. Ithaca and its resources. Being an historical and descriptive sketch of the "Forest city" and its magnificent scenery ... i S. The first calendar carried by clock machinery in America was invent-ed by J. H. Hawes, of Ithaca, and was patented in calendar was imperfect, as it would not make the change of the29th of February, in leap year. In 1854 W. H. Akins invented an improve-ment on this calendar, automatic in its operations, readjusting itself to show allthe changes, including the 29th of February. This calendar was purchased by UV\NC^ KUD \1S ?.^SO\i^CtS. ^1 Huntington & Platts
. Ithaca and its resources. Being an historical and descriptive sketch of the "Forest city" and its magnificent scenery ... i S. The first calendar carried by clock machinery in America was invent-ed by J. H. Hawes, of Ithaca, and was patented in calendar was imperfect, as it would not make the change of the29th of February, in leap year. In 1854 W. H. Akins invented an improve-ment on this calendar, automatic in its operations, readjusting itself to show allthe changes, including the 29th of February. This calendar was purchased by UV\NC^ KUD \1S ?.^SO\i^CtS. ^1 Huntington & Platts and placed by them in the hands of the Mix Brothers, ofIthaca, for manufacture. Still further improvements were madeby the MixBrothers, tor which patents were granted ini86o and 1862, and the & Platts continued to manufacture large bank calendar clocks for a yearor two, and then disposed of their patents*to the Seth Thomas Clock Companyof Connecticut. During 1864-5 Mr. Ithaca, invented a new and almostperfect perpetual calendar, and in April, 1865, obtained his first patent, in eightdis
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