Amazing Treasure of the Day: A 114-Year-Old Sidewalk Clock

The clock embedded in the sidewalk at the corner of Broadway and Maiden Lane is an undisputed treasure of old New York.

But for a while, after its designer Frank Homm passed away in 1917, the owners of William Barthman Jewelers covered the clock with cardboard. Without Homm's mechanical expertise, the store's management had trouble setting the time, and feared that a unwound clock might send the wrong message about their brand.