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By David Rooney CURATOR OF TIMEKEEPING AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY GREENWICH
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At the Third Stroke ...The Voice That Men Adored
Its Thirties received pronunciation conjures up a picture of a pretty girl with flawless skin, rosy cheeks and a twin set. 'At the third stroke, it will be seven thirtythree - precisely.' The woman was Ethel Cain and her cut-crystal enunciation was used on the telephone Speaking Clock...
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