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The witch's alarm clock

The alarm clock hanging on the wall of the house in Calle della Toletta, inside its plexiglass case
The alarm clock hanging on the wall of the house in Calle della Toletta, inside its plexiglass case Photo: Foto dell'autore

At the end of the 19th century the physician Angelo Minich left thirty thousand lire to the city so that it would install electric clocks for the citizens. The clocks appeared on street corners, on the walls of churches, in every sestiere.

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