The BBC's iconic six 'pips' time signal originated with an idea proposed by Frank Hope-Jones Subsequently, he suggested that the BBC collaborate with the Royal Observatory, Greenwich to regularl y transmit accurate time signals, which led to the famous six 'pips.' He personally announced the first introduction of British Summer Time on BBC radio in 1923, counting down the last five seconds of the hour. Major installations in the public and private sectors up and down Britain saw Synchronome become a well-established firm, with an impressive client list.įlagship clocks with Synchronome movements at Liberty (left) and Selfridges (right) in LondonĪ display clock for the Sunderland Daily Echoįrank Hope-Jones authored several books and delivered numerous lectures and radio broadcasts on the subject of timekeeping.
Suddenly, every clock in a factory, or school, or department store, could tell exactly the same time, all the time. The Synchronome system enabled any number of wall clocks, known as slave dials, to be connected in series and synchronised via electrical impulses from a master clock. Another brother, Kenyon, derived the name Synchronome from ancient Greek: syn (with), chronos (time) and nomos (law) – in accordance with the law of time.Įarly letterhead, showing multiple dials wired to a master clock Frank's older brother Robert Hope-Jones was a pioneer in the field of electric organs, and aided early experiments adapting clock movements with electricity. Synchronome was established in 1895 by Frank Hope-Jones, the youngest of nine children born to William and Agnes Hope-Jones of Birkenhead, on the Wirral.
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