Thirty-four years ago, time stopped for two German-made Riefler clocks-at least the 1908 wall pieces no longer kept time by the stars. It was at that time the clocks disappeared from the Elgin ...
The Vault is Slate’s history blog. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @slatevault, and find us on Tumblr. Find out more about what this space is all about here. Between the advent of railway ...