Time and SF Maritime Collections

Highlights from the Park's collections related to time and timepieces:

 

Ship's bells:

• "What time is it?" (blog post with chart illustrating the ship's bell system)
  

Time ball:

• "Waiting for the Ball to Drop" (Collections Corner article about the Park's time ball from the roof of the Fairmont Hotel)
  

Watches:

• "Adventures of a Historical Detective: the Case of the Gold Watch" (blog post about R.B. Goodwin's presentation watch)