POLITE SOCIETY CLOCKS.
In. polite Parisian society in the sixteenth century it was bad form for the guest or host to look at a time piece to note the time. To avoid this embarrassment a watchmaker originated a watch that had raised hands and time could be told by feeling inside the pocket. Another device for telling time in the dark was a clock that *iad on its dial 12 small cups, each filled with a different spice. The one seeking the time would feel around the dial to where the hands were and then taste the spice.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 86, 13 April 1925, Page 3
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