-Street Clock- still bank c. 1920 - 1931

This "Street Clock" still bank, was created by the A. C. Williams Company. Imagine being in that factory, with all the noise and heat, figuring out how to put this thing together. There’s something charming about the way it’s been put together, you know? And how it looks, it almost feels like a cartoon. It’s as though the designers were thinking about the form and shape of classical architecture, but they were also thinking about something completely playful. It's red, like a fire hydrant, or a heart pumping with eagerness. I imagine the designers sitting around a table, tossing around ideas, maybe with a clock like this on the table, and trying to figure out a new way to get people to save money. And in a way, this object brings us all together, across time. We’re all part of this ongoing conversation, this exchange of ideas. It’s what keeps us going, what keeps us creating. And hopefully, it’ll keep us saving, too!