Ruth Belville
British businesswoman (1854-1943) · United Kingdom · Business Professionals · Died at 89
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Something wrong?Elizabeth Ruth Naomi Belville, also known as the Greenwich Time Lady, was a businesswoman from London. She, her mother Maria Elizabeth, and her father John Henry, sold people the time.
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Elizabeth Ruth Naomi Belville, also known as the Greenwich Time Lady, was a businesswoman from London. She, her mother Maria Elizabeth, and her father John Henry, sold people the time. This was done by setting Belville's watch to Greenwich Mean Time, as shown by the Greenwich clock, each day and then "selling" people the time by letting them look at the watch and adjust theirs.
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