Pretty interesting exhibit. Watches weren’t popular until officers in World War I wore them. Tower clocks, as seen above, were first desinged to ring bells and not show the time. This is actually how the word clock came about. Its a derivative of the Middle English word ‘clok’, which was abother word for bell.

Currerently under restoration in the Conservation Lab, where you can actually watch them working on the flag. There’s more information available at http://americanhistory.si.edu/ssb. I’m not sure what’s on there but if its anything like the information they have here, its pretty interesting.

I was walking by a tour bus yesterday when I heard them mention that Kermit the Frog lived nearby. Pressed for time, I didn’t get to go then, but I made it my first priorety today. Really, I couldn’t think of a better way to start the day.