Why is it that most banks have clocks outside in public?
banks and public clocks
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Why is it that most banks have clocks outside in public?
Happening right now on Spudart: Press a leaf in an envelope with the date and story written on it until 2026-10-31
Because time is money.
i have no idea.
Maybe the common element here is the Swiss. They are known for both their banks and their clocks. Perhaphs they were the first to display their famous precision watch movements outside their equally famous banks.
ah! the Swiss.
they should be giving out Toblerones at all banks with clocks.
Mmmmmmm … Toblerone … *droooool*
Or cheese. Huge bricks of cheese.
I’m all for the cheese idea, but I’d prefer if they’d slice it for you first.
In time, commercial architects and landlords hope, a clock will transform their buildings from storefronts to landmarks. For a new shopping center, Hulbert Group International, a West Vancouver, B.C., firm, had Electric Time create a clock that shows phases of the moon and wind speed as well as the time. “The intention was to get people to say, ‘I’ll meet you at the clock,’ ” says Steve Best, project architect. The once-popular digital displays proved costly to power — as much as $1,000 a year. Those are a couple clips from an article “Old-Style Public Clocks Are Enjoying a Boom Time” by William M. Bulkeley of the Wall Street Journal http://www.electrictime.com/news/wsj.htm
And here’s a really long article: Hands and Faces: Public Clocks in the United States after the Civil War http://epsilon3.georgetown.edu/~coventrm/asa2001/panel9/mccrossen.html