Post by 0o The Puzzler o0 on Sept 23, 2020 16:48:26 GMT -5
I don't have any sort of concrete solve, far from it, but I'm hoping that someone who knows the city well might be able to think about whether any other clues fit Hartford.
2 things that potentially connect The Secret to Hartford, Connecticut.
In particular, Image 7 (usually associated with New Orleans, but I'm not convinced as I see more references to Atlanta and now maybe Hartford).
1) Mark Twain House. There are Twain references (direct and indirect) in The Secret, and Hartford is the location of Mark Twain House, which includes a clock that is similar to the one in image. Note, I fully admit that the clock is only sort of like the one in the image. It has the moon over it (circle in Image 7), the flowers at the corners, and the general shape is right (the square face with arch over it). But this is a common look for grandfather clocks and notably absent is the roman numeral numbering (Twain clock has numbers 1 to 12 instead of roman numerals).
2) The Colt Armory. The roof of the old manufacturing facility's "spire" has a bright blue background with stars, incredibly similar to Image 7.
Of course, these are far from any sort of conclusive solve to the city much less the casque, but Hartford does have an immigration history (German, one time 20% of Hartford's population) and that roof is just too prominent and similar to Image 7 for me to forget about.
Thoughts?
2 things that potentially connect The Secret to Hartford, Connecticut.
In particular, Image 7 (usually associated with New Orleans, but I'm not convinced as I see more references to Atlanta and now maybe Hartford).
1) Mark Twain House. There are Twain references (direct and indirect) in The Secret, and Hartford is the location of Mark Twain House, which includes a clock that is similar to the one in image. Note, I fully admit that the clock is only sort of like the one in the image. It has the moon over it (circle in Image 7), the flowers at the corners, and the general shape is right (the square face with arch over it). But this is a common look for grandfather clocks and notably absent is the roman numeral numbering (Twain clock has numbers 1 to 12 instead of roman numerals).
2) The Colt Armory. The roof of the old manufacturing facility's "spire" has a bright blue background with stars, incredibly similar to Image 7.
Of course, these are far from any sort of conclusive solve to the city much less the casque, but Hartford does have an immigration history (German, one time 20% of Hartford's population) and that roof is just too prominent and similar to Image 7 for me to forget about.
Thoughts?
