Antique Webb C. Ball Co. Railroad Office Clock, Made In Cleveland, OH

Antique Webb C. Ball railroad office clock.
Clock measures 16" W x 4" D x 23" H

Webster Clay Ball (October 6, 1848 – March 6, 1922) was a jeweler and watchmaker born in Fredericktown, OH. After a two-year apprenticeship to a jeweler, Ball settled in Cleveland to join a jewelry store. When Standard Time was adopted in 1883, he was the first jeweler to use time signals from the U.S. Naval Observatory, bringing accurate time to Cleveland.

Following a catastrophic collision in 1891 in Kipton, OH between two rail cars, believed to be the result of a conductor's watch being inaccurate or stopped (stories vary on this), the commissioner of railroads appointed Webb C. Ball to develop and set strict accuracy standards for railroad watches and clocks. The Ball Watch Company of Cleveland, Ohio was formed.
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Notes: Working condition unknown. Condition consistent with antique nature.

Consistent with age and use.

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