The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

The Time Ball

Anonymous. "The Time Ball." Vanity Fair, May 19, 1860, 334.
Electronic Source Available
Type
magazine
Genre
commentary
Abstract

A reporter describes waiting for the "time ball" which lets everyone set their watches correctly. He, however, for his trouble, realizes he's missing his watch afterwards.