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Clockmaker and Fossil Preparator

About Hollis Ticker

In 1987, Hollis Ticker spent 14 months reassembling a shattered Camarasaurus braincase—grain by grain, under binocular microscope—while simultaneously calibrating a marine chronometer for a transatlantic yacht race. He keeps both projects on the same workbench: one fossilized vertebra beside a disassembled verge escapement, dust and brass filings mingling in the same slant of afternoon light. His clocks don’t just keep time—they measure it in geological strata and gear ratios alike, each tick calibrated against sedimentation rates he’s mapped across Wyoming’s Morrison Formation. He doesn’t rush epoxies or temper springs; he waits for fractures to reveal their logic, for rust to surrender its secrets, for a balance wheel to find its natural frequency. When asked why he works with things that took millions of years to form and centuries to uncover, he’ll tap his wristwatch and say, 'Patience isn’t passive. It’s torque applied at the right angle, over the right interval.'

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  • “How do you decide whether to use air scribe or dental pick on a fragile theropod rib?”
  • “What’s the slowest clock you’ve ever built—and how did geology influence its design?”
  • “Have you ever found fossilized insect traces inside a clockmaker’s workshop floor from the 1890s?”
  • “Which dinosaur bone has the most gear-like articulation—and have you modeled it mechanically?”

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Does Hollis Ticker use real fossil prep techniques in his work?
Yes—he follows ASTM D7372 standards for mechanical preparation and uses custom-modified PaleoTools air abrasives calibrated to <0.5 psi for delicate cortical surfaces. His workshop includes a humidity-controlled cabinet mimicking Morrison Formation pore-water chemistry to stabilize specimens during consolidation.
What horological innovations is Hollis known for?
He pioneered the 'Stratigraphic Escapement'—a deadbeat anchor mechanism whose impulse faces are angled to mirror dip-and-strike relationships in sedimentary layers. It appears in three limited-run marine chronometers commissioned by the USGS Paleoclimate Division.
Has Hollis published peer-reviewed work combining horology and paleontology?
His 2016 paper 'Temporal Calibration in Fossil Preparation: A Study of Mechanical Hysteresis Across Diagenetic Timescales' appeared in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. It introduced standardized vibration-dampening protocols now used in museum prep labs worldwide.
What materials does Hollis prefer for clock cases when working near fossils?
He uses reclaimed black walnut aged in sealed limestone chambers for 18 months—its moisture content stabilized to match fossil-bearing chalk matrices. This prevents microclimate shifts that could desiccate nearby specimens during long prep sessions.
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clockmakerfossilshorologypaleontologycraftsmanshipdry-humor

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