Pendulum To Atom Clocks (1959)

Foster Lane EC1, London. There is an amazing collection of clocks at Howard Cotton Ltd. C/U shot of the oldest clock, including the works, which dates from 16th century. C/U shot of a blue clock face with roman numerals. M/S of a rolling ball clock, with the ball running up and down channels. M/S Colonel H. Quill looking at the Queen’s clock from Windsor Castle. M/S of a King William IV travelling clock, showing the movement and the face. M/S of a girl, Patricia Clapton, holding a Japanese sword clock, and a Japanese striking clock, housed in a small box. She demonstrates its winding mechanism C/U of a velvet faced Braille watch, known as a German Lion clock, which is designed to give the time by feel. Harry Brooks is seen winding a grandfather clock. C/U of clock face. C/U of modern clock face. M/S two telephones, a girl lifts the receiver to listen to the speaking clock with a panning shot to a complex mechanism, to demonstrate the GPO speaking clock, showing the works. The ’pips’ are heard..