Show CLOCK HANDS 20 LONG made of bridge truss des agn of manganese and bronze and weighs 1 pounds on the building ot a clock company in brooklyn just now are to be seen the largest hands that have ever been made tor a clock they are destined or the tower 0 the metropolitan lite fontey a raw the center pin to the tip la the length of the minute band and there is six feet of counter poise making a hand 20 feet 01 er all the hand Is 11 teet long in making a sweep around the circle the minute hand passes three stories of the building when one of the hands Is jn front of a window it is necessary for those working within to cease work owing to th hand corn plemely shutting out light these hands are made 0 manga nese and bronze and are of bridge truss construction they weigh more than 1 pounds over the bands there is a covering of wineglass abich will allow of allu mi nation through each hand there are 24 electrical tubes in pairs when the bands are illuminated it is esti mated that it bill be possible on a clear night to tell the time they mark at a distance 0 24 miles they will be about feet above ground level there ia to be a cloch on ech of the tour sides ot the tower there will be a 7 pound bell with a ham mer weighing pounds and four smaller bells to strike the west minster chimes new york herald |