{"id":1664,"date":"2017-06-17T21:24:21","date_gmt":"2017-06-17T20:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slbbhi.co.uk\/?p=1664"},"modified":"2019-04-24T19:21:35","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T18:21:35","slug":"july-6-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slbbhi.co.uk\/?p=1664","title":{"rendered":"2017 July meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE UPS and DOWNS of the GREENWICH TIME BALL<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anna Rolls<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a change to our published programme we are very pleased to welcome Anna Rolls from the Royal Observatory Greenwich.<\/p>\n

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Anna works as a conservator at Greenwich, home to one of the best known time balls of all. The subject of recent conservation work it is now working again but further work is planned. While exploring its history, Anna will also focus on a wide variety of challenges that are faced. For example the time ball has both internal and external parts\u2013the latter having to face the elements\u2013and like any horological object it is expected to endure endless repeated operations. Beyond service issues, there is the unique challenge of existing within an institution, where many different people may play a part. The everyday operation of an object can be influenced by the programme of work of several different departments.<\/p>\n

This talk promises to give a \u201cbehind the scenes\u201d view of conservation activities that the public do not get to hear about!<\/p>\n

As with the June meeting there will be a small selection of wristwatches offered for sale by auction along with a selection reasonably priced horological books. The six watches are shown below.<\/p>\n