When you think of Kodak, clocks probably aren’t what you think of. But for Jeffrey Roeters, he’s built a following for his creations.

"Just breathing life into these old film tins, seeing the nostalgia for Kodak,” said Roeters.

Roeters made the first clock for his dad, who made film at Kodak for three decades before getting laid off.

“When I gave it to him, he teared up," said Roeters. "It really meant a lot to him." 

After sharing the clock on social media, Roeters found hundreds of people with their own Kodak moments.

“People saying my grandfather made them in the ‘50s", said Roeters. "It’s cool to connect with people that appreciate them.”

Since the project started in 2020, around 4,000 clocks have been sold worldwide.

It’s turned finding the film tins into a project itself. 

"Just finding a couple people around the country that had like 3,000 and I just bought them all. I think at one point I had 1,600 film tins, all sizes," Roeters said.

But it’s turned into more than just giving old tins a new life — it’s also helped Roeters adjust to his.

“One blessing of these clocks is that they help pay for MS medical bills,” Roeters explains.

In 2019, Roeters was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. It’s affected mobility in his hands, but clock-making has acted as a therapy. 

"Even just standing up, working on these are super helpful to my body," said Roeters. "Giving my hands something little and intensive to work on is helpful."

Roeters doesn’t plan on slowing down, continuing to capture a moment in Kodak’s history.