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Here's a beautiful image, by Todd Mclellan , of a vintage alarm clock - all apart. From GraphicHug : Todd Mclellan has been creating compelling images ever since his days in kindergarten fingerpainting class. Check out more on his site, plus a video !

James Ferguson (1710-1776) is known for designing orreries , or mechanical models of the Solar System. He was greatly admired by our national hero, and contemporary Thomas Jefferson and the staff at Monticello recently completed a beautiful reproduction of one of Ferguson's models. Check out our /museum pages for more information on the history of timekeeping, and similar mechanics. Check out more information on the great Monticello Blog! [Thanks to Charles Morrill.]

I was interested to know more about the big cuckoo clock that Kellogg's is entering for a Guinness World Records® holder. The cuckoo clock will kick off Kellogg's It's Morning Somewhere campaign. I found this news report that shows some pics of the clock, although it's still a little hard to see details of what the clock is. Is it wood? Does it tell time? Does it have a cuckoo bird that comes out and moves? You can learn more from the Facebook videos here . It looks like the clock does tell time, there is a sound of a cuckoo bird, but I haven't seen one come out yet - instead, they have celebrities coming out of the door at the top. It definitely doesn't look like it's weight-driven or mechanical. I don't see any bellows. Still, a cute idea - and we love to see more cuckoo clocks around!