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As Chief Timekeeper
of the Market Street Timekeepers, Jack Wittenmyer led the restoration
of the Samuels Clock. Commissioned by jeweler Albert S. Samuels to coincide
with the Panama Pacific Exposition in 1915, the clock was placed in front
of Samuels' store, first at 895 Market Street and later at its current
location in front of 856 Market. The exquisite street clock was built by
Joseph Meyer of Seattle. It was registered as a San Francisco Landmark
in 1975. After many years of disrepair, the Samuels Clock was restored
to its original grace and luster and was unveiled by Mayor Willie Brown
late in 2000.
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