Founder of Hartman Jewelry Company Henry Hartman poses for this picture in 1898.
Courtesy of the 1898 Atlas of Auglaize County, Ohio
Every Saturday, Henry Hartman cranked the clock outside his jewelry store to reset its 150-pound weight. For 50 years the clock helped people of Wapakoneta keep time, becoming a fixture in the town. Hartman Jewelry Company, the business that it represented, had roots even deeper with its 96 years of service to the community…