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The Speaking Clock
Title:
The Speaking Clock
NFSA ID
19846
Year
1955
'At the third stroke, it will be 10:28 precisely.'
This short documentary, made by the Postmaster-General's Department Film Unit, marks the transition from live to automatic announcements of the time in November 1954.
It explains the workings of the new 'robot equipment' that enables announcing a time signal every 10 seconds, also replacing the need for telephonists to give time information manually.
The new automated Speaking Clock is capable of handling 600 callers simultaneously.
Production company
Postmaster General's Department Film Unit
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