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The 60-by-60-foot (18 m × 18 m) clock face, with a 35-foot (11 m) minute hand and a 25-foot (7.6 m) hour hand, both of laminated aluminum, is nearly twice the size of
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was the largest single-face clock in the world when it was installed in 1933. Over the years its face has been used to advertise numerous brands, beginning with
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for $ 12,500 and shipped to Pittsburgh. The clock, designed by Audichron founder John L. Franklin, is driven by a 1.25-horsepower (0.93 kW) Janett motor.
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beers. In 1961, the Duquesne Brewing Company bought the clock, painted its "Have A Duke" slogan on the face and installed it atop its building in the
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took over the rights to advertise on the clock and redesigned the face to display the traditional blue and white AT&T logo.
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paid $ 44,000 to repair the clock when it took over in 1999, paying $ 5,000 a month to show its logo on the face. In 2002,
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where it has been running since. After the brewery closed in 1972, the clock was leased to Stroh's Beer, then
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hillside, the clock's face was used as advertising for a succession of beverages, including Coca-Cola, and
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Channel 4. After WTAE's lease ended in 1993, the clock continued to run without an ad. The
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The Duquesne Brewery clock in 2019, with no advertising on the face
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paid to have their name placed on the clock. In October 2009,
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History of the Coca-Cola Clock on The Brookline Connection
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As of 2017, the clock is running without advertising.
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The clock is featured prominently in the 1983 movie
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Duquesne Brewery Clock is located in Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
40°25′34″N 79°58′34″W / 40.426158°N 79.9759895°W / 40.426158; -79.9759895

Duquesne Brewing Company
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Coca-Cola

London
Big Ben
Audichron
Mount Washington
Fort Pitt
Ballantine
Carling
Schlitz
South Side
WTAE-TV
Pittsburgh Brewing Company
Equitable Gas
AT&T
Flashdance
"Other campuses"
"The big clock"
"Time is no longer frozen on landmark clock"
"Duquesne Brewery Clock, Pittsburgh"

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