1936 #Poland
The speaking clock at the Main Post Office in Kraków, on the corner of Potocki and Wielopole Streets.

  • A speaking clock is a telephone service that provides the exact current time when you call a designated number.

  • It was once an essential tool before digital clocks and smartphones became common.

  • The recorded voice—often of a radio announcer—would announce the time precisely, synchronized with official standards.

  • Today, most speaking clocks are historical curiosities, but some still operate as reminders of early telecommunication technology.

#telephony #history #ntp #ntps #time #timeseries #phones #telecomunication #krakow #europe

Licence: Public Domain
Sygnatura: 3/1/0/8/5329
Data/Okres powstania: 1936/07

*1929* #Poland , city: #Krakow
Laying 19-hole double cable ducts using slings and placing them in the trench - east view. On the left, a fragment of the Main Post Office building; in the distance on the right, the side facade of the Press Palace at Wielopole Street 1

#telecom #telecomunication #TelecomHistory #history #cables #underground #oldphotos