Great podcast at Futility Closet about a woman who made her living carrying the time.

As recently as 1939, a London woman made her living by setting her watch precisely at the Greenwich observatory and “carrying the time” to her customers in the city. In this week’s episode of the Futility Closet podcast we’ll meet Ruth Belville, London’s last time carrier, who conducted her strange occupation for 50 years.

 

Fascinating! Where else but in Blighty would you find such a bizarre, anachronistic (literally) occupation!?

Thanks for sharing this. The world never ceases to amaze ... especially for a watch enthusiast who happens to be a history teacher.