Description: Speaking Clock: Current Time Now London United Kingdom - Exact Time London United Kingdom - Local Time London United Kingdom - speaking-clock.com
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A speaking clock service was first introduced in Britain on July 24, 1936 The mechanism used was an of array of motors, glass discs, photocells and valves which took up the floorspace of a small room The voice was that of London telephonist, Ethel Jane Cain, who had won a prize of 10 guineas (£10.50) in a competition to find the right voice Cain's voice was recorded optically onto the glass disks in a similar way to a film soundtrack The service was obtained by dialling the letters TIM (846) on a dial telep