After leaving Egypt more than four decades ago, Cameel Halim has made a name for himself in real estate in the greater Chicago area. Also passionate about antiques and antiquities, he and his wife, Hoda, are soon to open the Halim Time and Glass Museum, which offers visitors an opportunity to view a private collection of timepieces and stained glass. Located in Evanston, Illinois, the Halim Time and Glass Museum showcases many historic Tiffany stained-glass windows and notable timepieces. Many of these timepieces come from Seth Atwood’s Time Museum, a Rockford, Illinois, institution that closed in 1999. Mr. Halim purchased approximately 200 of the pieces, some of which include European clocks and American pocket watches. In addition to those items, the museum includes other rare pieces, such as an 18th-century clock once owned by a Japanese ruler, a pocket watch originally constructed for a blind man, and an early 17th-century elephant clock. This piece features a man who is tied to a tree being circled once every hour by a leopard and lion. The oldest item, circa 1520, is table clock from Augsburg, now part of Germany.
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AuthorA successful real Chicago estate investor, Cameel Halim supports his community through a variety of charitable efforts. Archives
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