It has been twenty years since this clock was hanging in its rightful place at Michigan Central Station – but in light of Detroit’s efforts to restore the city to its former glory, the antique recently resurfaced in a heartwarming way.
A well-intentioned thief who has been keeping the clock safe over the years contacted the Henry Ford museum this weekend saying that the timepiece “wanted to go home.”
The anonymous caller told museum staff that they had carefully wrapped up the clock and left it at an abandoned building for pickup. Museum workers immediately called Ford Motor Land Development Corp – the company that bought the dilapidated station for renovation – and put them in contact with the thief.
According to the Detroit Free Press, the thief texted Dave Dubensky, chairman and CEO of Ford Land, saying: “I only have the clock. No other material. I left it leaning against a burned-out building on Lawton … Please send two men and a truck immediately. It has been missing…
