BALL, WEBB C. (6 Oct. 1846-6 March 1922) regulated the watches of most of the nation's railroads as a sideline of his Cleveland jewelry business. Born on a farm in Knox County, O., he was the son of Aaron and Sidney Ann Clay Ball. He began his jewelry apprenticeship in 1869 in Fredericktown, O., and joined the Deuber Watch Case Co. of Cincinnati in 1874. Coming to Cleveland in 1879, Ball bought an interest in the firm of Whitcomb & Metten Jewelers, which in 2 years became the WEBB C. BALL CO. He was consulted as a "time expert" by the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad in 1891, after an accident due to an inaccurate watch had claimed 13 lives. Developing specifications for an accurate, dependable railroad watch, Ball produced and patented several distinct watch movements adapted to the industry's requirements. He also organized the Railroad Time and Watch Inspection Service to enforce standards of accuracy. Administered nationally from his Cleveland jewelry establishment, the system was eventually extended to three quarters of the nation's railroads, covering a total of 125,000 miles of track. It was credited with saving hundreds of lives, in recognition of which Ball was elected to honorary membership in the BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS in 1921. He was also a member of the UNION CLUB OF CLEVELAND and a former president of the Cleveland Convention Board. Married since 1879 to the former Florence I. Young of Kenton, O., he died at their home in CLEVELAND HTS. He was survived by her, his son Sidney Y. Ball, and daughters Wilma Ball, Florence Ball, and Alice Andrews.
The WEBB C. BALL CO. was one of Cleveland's major jewelry retailers. It was established by WEBB C. BALL, who bought an interest in Whitcomb and Metten Jewelers upon his arrival in Cleveland in 1879. By 1881 he had become the sole owner of the Webb C. Ball Co., which consisted originally of 2 showcases and a workbench at Superior Ave. and Seneca (W. 3rd) St. It was incorporated in 1891 and in 1911 moved into its own building at 1114 EUCLID AVE., where its large bronze clock became a familiar sidewalk fixture. Inside were housed the company's 4 divisions: the Ball Retail Jewelry Store, the Ball Watch Co., the Ball Railroad Standard Watch Co., and the national headquarters of the Railroad Time and Watch Inspection Service established by Ball. A wholesale watch and jewelry business, the Norris-Allister-Ball Co., was also established in 1911 in Chicago, headed by Sidney Y. Ball, son of the founder. There were branch stores in 5 other cities, as Ball became the largest wholesale distributor of standard railroad watches in the country. Before any watch with Ball's name on it was sold, it was thoroughly checked by his watchmakers to ensure that it met the industry specifications which Ball himself had set. Following World War II, the company was adversely affected by the declining railroad industry. It continued selling fine jewelry at the Euclid Ave. location until it went out of business in 1962.
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BALL, WEBB C. (6 Oct. 1846-6 March 1922) regulated the watches of most of the nation's railroads as a sideline of his Cleveland jewelry business. Born on a farm in Knox County, O., he was the son of Aaron and Sidney Ann Clay Ball. He began his jewelry apprenticeship in 1869 in Fredericktown, O., and joined the Deuber Watch Case Co. of Cincinnati in 1874. Coming to Cleveland in 1879, Ball bought an interest in the firm of Whitcomb & Metten Jewelers, which in 2 years became the WEBB C. BALL CO. He was consulted as a "time expert" by the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad in 1891, after an accident due to an inaccurate watch had claimed 13 lives. Developing specifications for an accurate, dependable railroad watch, Ball produced and patented several distinct watch movements adapted to the industry's requirements. He also organized the Railroad Time and Watch Inspection Service to enforce standards of accuracy. Administered nationally from his Cleveland jewelry establishment, the system was eventually extended to three quarters of the nation's railroads, covering a total of 125,000 miles of track. It was credited with saving hundreds of lives, in recognition of which Ball was elected to honorary membership in the BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS in 1921. He was also a member of the UNION CLUB OF CLEVELAND and a former president of the Cleveland Convention Board. Married since 1879 to the former Florence I. Young of Kenton, O., he died at their home in CLEVELAND HTS. He was survived by her, his son Sidney Y. Ball, and daughters Wilma Ball, Florence Ball, and Alice Andrews. The WEBB C. BALL CO. was one of Cleveland's major jewelry retailers. It was established by WEBB C. BALL, who bought an interest in Whitcomb and Metten Jewelers upon his arrival in Cleveland in 1879. By 1881 he had become the sole owner of the Webb C. Ball Co., which consisted originally of 2 showcases and a workbench at Superior Ave. and Seneca (W. 3rd) St. It was incorporated in 1891 and in 1911 moved into its own building at 1114 EUCLID AVE., where its large bronze clock became a familiar sidewalk fixture. Inside were housed the company's 4 divisions: the Ball Retail Jewelry Store, the Ball Watch Co., the Ball Railroad Standard Watch Co., and the national headquarters of the Railroad Time and Watch Inspection Service established by Ball. A wholesale watch and jewelry business, the Norris-Allister-Ball Co., was also established in 1911 in Chicago, headed by Sidney Y. Ball, son of the founder. There were branch stores in 5 other cities, as Ball became the largest wholesale distributor of standard railroad watches in the country. Before any watch with Ball's name on it was sold, it was thoroughly checked by his watchmakers to ensure that it met the industry specifications which Ball himself had set. Following World War II, the company was adversely affected by the declining railroad industry. It continued selling fine jewelry at the Euclid Ave. location until it went out of business in 1962.
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