For the First part of the Dreger Clock's stay at Knott's Berry Farm it was located in the rose garden near the candy parlor, and bakery. The map on the right, scanned from a 1960's Park brochure, shows the clock's location along the path that lead to the Ghost Town.

This was where my grandmother, Lucile Dreger Barton discovered it standing a few years after he father had passed away. The clock had sold along with his property after his death. At some point after that the real estate agent, Carl Crothers, sold the clock to Knott's. Knott's had lovingly restored the clock, painting it white with an accent of red, and setting it up to be enjoyed again by the public.

It was good to see the clock back in a place where people could see and enjoy it. That was why Andrew Dreger Sr. had built it. Lucile wrote to Walter Knott and told him about the clock which her father had made, requesting that his name be placed on a sign with the clock. Walter Knott acknowledged her letter and requested further information on the clock. The letter, addressed to my grandmother can be seen here (right). For a short while Andrew's name appeared on a sign near the clock, and was mentioned in the Knott's employee newsletter, "The Knotty Post", but after a while his name was replaced on the sign by the simple statement..."A german watchmaker".

The family photo above was as the clock appeared about about 1972. Later the clock was re-painted green and placed inside of a fenced in area of the rose garden.

I would like to fulfill my grandmother's wish to see the clock placed once again where it can be enjoyed by the public, and have her father's name recognized and associated with the amazing clock he built.