A century-old prank involving a Cambridge University chapel clock has reached its conclusion with the return of a pilfered hour hand. The hand, originally taken sometime around 1923, found its way back to Gonville and Caius College thanks to Trixie Baker, who inherited the timepiece artifact from her father.
Geoffrey Hunter Baker, a graduate of the college, orchestrated the prank with a fellow student, removing the clock hands under the cloak of darkness and replacing them with cardboard replicas. Each student kept one of the original hands as a memento of their undergraduate escapade. Mr. Baker passed away in 1999 at the age of 83, leaving the hour hand to his daughter.
