How many times have you lost the users manual to something? This one has been glued to the wall for over 135 years! Judging by the vintage of the electric motors, the change to motor drive probably occurred in the 1940s or 1950s. Prior to that, someone climbed the steeple every week to wind the clock and the striker. Edward Howard was one of the earliest timepiece makers in America and was also one of the founders of the Waltham Watch Company.