I got here a touch late, but this seems inspired by or at least a descendant of the Cincinatti Time Store[0], which at the time (1827) was the most popular merc

I got here a touch late, but this seems inspired by or at least a descendant of the Cincinatti Time Store[0], which at the time (1827) was the most popular mercantile endeavor in Cincinatti. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Time_Store https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Time_Store