Raymond Saunders (Feb. 7, 1940 to Nov. 23, 2024) was a Canadian clockmaker who has designed and built more than 150 customized clocks that mainly serve as tourist-attracting public artworks. In 1977 he was commissioned to build a steam clock for the Gastown district of Vancouver, Canada.[1] The Gastown clock may be the first steam clock ever built although there is evidence that 19th century British engineer John Inshaw made a steam clock after which was named a Birmingham pub. Saunders has since built six different public steam clocks for clients such as the city of Otaru, Japan, and the Indiana State Museum. He has also built a clock for Vancouver's York House School's 78th birthday in 2010.
In 2019, Saunders was badly injured in a fall and became semi-retired.[2]
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edit- ^ Explorer Publishing (2008). Vancouver Residents' Guide. Explorer Publishing. pp. 225–. ISBN 978-9948-03-384-4.
- ^ Vancouver Sun. "Prominent Vancouver clockmaker on mend, must learn to walk again after fall from ladder".
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