![]() was incorporated in 1891 as a wholesale and retail jewelry business. A January 1891 advertisement listed Ball as the "Official Watch Inspector and Time keeper" for six railroads. Webb C Ball was Chief Time Inspector and developed a time inspection system for railroads centered in the Cleveland area. Ball was also the first Cleveland jeweler to purchase and display a chronometer, which allowed people passing in front of his store to check the time. 3rd) St.Īfter Standard Time was adopted by the railroads in 1883, Ball became the first Cleveland jeweler to use time signals sent from the Naval Observatory in Washington, D. Ball Co., which consisted originally of 2 showcases and a workbench at Superior Ave. By 1881 he had become the sole owner of the Webb C. ![]() Ball bought an interest in Whitcomb and Metten Jewelers in Cleveland in 1879.
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