Willis 'World Clock'

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Willis 'World Clock'
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A clock specially designed to show the time at any place in the world, and intended for use by cable companies, radio operators, news agencies, person receiving wireless programmes from far distant stations, or in any other connection in which it is necessary to know the time in distant countries.

[edit] How it works

The dial carrying the hour marks rotates anti-clockwise in the centre of the fixed dial. The fixed dial bears 24 principal radial lines corresponding to the 24 standard time-zones into which the world is divided, and on each of these lines are inscribed in black letters the names of the principal countries belonging to that zone. The time in each particular zone is read off from the point at which its radial line meets the rotating hour circle. For greater accuracy in reading the minutes a single hand, rotating once an hour, is mounted below and shows the number of minutes past the standard hour everywhere, the red or reverse end of the hand showing the number of minutes past the hour for the few countries such in India whose time-zone lies halfway between two of the standards zones. A few countries have a standard time differing by a fraction of an hour form standard zone time, and in these cases the small figure adjoining the name shows the number of minutes to be added to or subtracted from the reading of the minute hand.

[edit] Memories

Do you remember stories about clocks? Add your memories.

Yes I have one John jarmel@jerseymail.co.uk 16th Feb 2010 Tel no 01534499159

[edit] In the Science Museum's Records

Inv. No: 1935-8

I have a clock like this one my name is john address jarmel@jerseymail.co.uk