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Daily Dose from Dr. Odd: Clock Made Entirely of Straw, 1916
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Very interesting! I have never heard of this until now. It makes me wonder what other great inventions of clocks are there. It's really true that nothing is impossible for a brilliant and believing mind. - http://www.waipawaclockshop.co.nz
Posted by: Joe Mayer | 05 December 2012 at 06:02 AM