We see in the light coming from the window on the North face of the steeple a beautiful piece of 19^th century machinery. The massive cast iron base is decorated with cabriole legs more like a piece of living room furniture. This is an E. Howard #2 Flatbed Striker Tower Clock and was a gift to the Town by the Sudbury school children in 1873. It is nearly identical to the one in Clock Tower Place in Maynard (installed 1892) except for electrification. The pendulum has been removed and replaced by the motor seen here. A second larger motor is in the base to drive the bell striker part of the mechanism. The gears, cranks and cables to the weights have also been removed and can be seen on the floor. Three universal joints and shafts drive the East, South and West clock faces on the steeple. Those children are the age of my great grandparents.