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Watches and Clocks ➔ Wall Clock
Identifier:
114324Description:
The interior of this clock has an Ansonia Clock Company movement but the exterior may have been made by another company or person. The interior movement has nuts instead of pins and is at a slight angle.Materials:
Mahogany, BrassCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Christina BaillotExhibits/Programs:
Furniture City (1994 – 2013)Furniture City was one of the signature core exhibits installed at the Grand Rapids Public Museum's new Van Andel Museum Center when it opened in 1994. At approximately 10,000 square feet, the exhibit occupied a significant portion of the museum's second floor and contained hundreds of pieces of Grand Rapids Furniture. The exhibition was accompanied by the authoritative book on the subject, "Grand Rapids Furniture", by GRPM curator Christian Carron. The Furniture City exhibit told a comprehensive story of the Furniture Industry in Grand Rapids, from its origins in the years after the Civil War, up to the present day with office and fixed seating manufacturers like Steelcase and American Seating. The exhibition was significantly reduced in size in 2013 to make room for a new gallery and was closed in 2019.
Streets of Old Grand Rapids: Dentist Office (2024)
Dentistry developed more slowly than medicine and enjoyed little professional status until late in the 19th century. Early dentists competed with physicians, barbers, druggists, and even blacksmiths. Usually the practice involved extracting decayed teeth rather than making any attempt to fill the cavity. Ignorance of dental hygiene and a relatively low standard of living resulted in many individuals losing all of their teeth by middle age.
This dentist office belongs to Dr. Ezra S. Holmes of Grand Rapids who was a long-time dentist and was involved in the professionalization of the field in Michigan. He was a civic leader in Grand Rapids whose involvement with the early development of the museum also makes him a notable historical figure. He served as the President of the Kent Scientific Institute (KSI), was a charter member of KSI and later employed as the assistant to the KSI director from 1903 until his death in 1914.