SWITZERLAND

In an exhibit area sponsored by the industries of Switzerland, displays of clocks, watches, chocolates and cheese are housed in buildings reminiscent of Alpine chalets. A tourist information center and a restaurant are part of the pavilion. Electronic equipment in the Time Center controls 10 modern clock towers which provide accurate time at the Fair entrances.

This large "Master Clock" was accurate to 100th of a second. (CD24 Set 129 #14)
As the crowd pours in from the main gate, they pass by clock #1 of the Swiss time system. Next to it is a giant litter basket ("Just a drop in the basket helps keep New York clean"). (CD13 Set 63 #31A) Although the clock system may have been Swiss, it was all connected together by New York Telephone. How do I happen to know that bit of trivia? My uncle was in charge of the crew that wired all of the clocks together.

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