Time Ball

Standard Time Company Limitedc. 1860-1880

National Watch & Clock Museum
Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ball is mounted on brass pole with finial on square wood base. Brass plaque on front of base reads, "This Time Ball is Dropped at 1P.M. Daily by Electric Signal from Greenwich Observatory / Martin & Co Ltd"

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Title: Time Ball
Creator: Standard Time Company Limited
Date: c. 1860 -1880
Date Created: c. 1860-1880
Location Created: London, England, United Kingdom
External Link: 81.5.1
Medium: Brass, Steel, wood

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