Steam Powered Clock in Gas Town Vancouver, BC

This is the Steam Clock in Gas Town in Vancouver, BC. You can hear it whistle the hour at the end of the video. Built in 1977, this well-known, antique-style clock is powered by steam & whistles to tell the time. While it may not seem all that impressive to Vancouverites, the Gastown steam clock is one of the only functioning steam-powered clocks in the world. The Gastown steam clock was made by Canadian clockmaker Raymond Saunders. At the time, it was considered either the first or second steam-powered clock ever built. Incorporating a steam engine and electric motors, the clock displays the time on four faces and announces the quarter hours with a whistle chime that plays the Westminster Quarters. The clock produces a puff of steam from its top on the hour.