I posed a question as to why watches in print are always set on 10:11:37. The responses were mostly about the makers mark being visible. I don't buy that; why not 9:18:22 for example? Along the way for my quest to know, someone claimed it was the exact time Lincoln was shot. Could it be true? If so, why clock makers/advertisers chose this event? I asked several designers who felt it sectioned the watch face, I assumed upon seeing the time, it is pleasing - as the hour, day or night, is somewhat stress free. but the fact that every ad has 10:11:37 has an answer. I ask again; why?
2006-12-12 15:42:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
His physician recorded it as 7.22 am, according to the link below.
2006-12-12 15:53:49 · answer #1 · answered by montrealissima 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A few seconds or minutes of inaccuracy does not surmount the theme, and therefore the wide acceptance.... yet any accurate details would be widely welcomed. Very difficult to now aim at getting to the 'exact' time, unless some new irrefutable evidence crops up.
2006-12-12 15:47:13 · answer #2 · answered by Spiritualseeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they could exhume Pres. Taylor's body to find out exactly how he died, I guess they could do the same to Lincoln and determine exact time of...on second thought, they may not be able to. Doubt medical science can do that. As for the time thing, I'd be willing to chalk that down to an urban legend.
2006-12-12 15:50:12 · answer #3 · answered by robfucious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the play at the ford theater was "our american cousin"!!!the play began at a certain time the president was seated and saluted before the play began.the play always lasted the same amount of time asd it was standard fare and often performed by the cast with cues,a cue reader in a box at the foot of the stage near the orchestra pit!!!the punctuation of john wilkes booth's derringer bullet ended the plays performance at a known line!!!the play had it continued would have ended at a set time and curtain operation!music that is performed is on measured bars metronomically correct and on cue with the dialogue and cues for dialogue!!!booth delivered the line "sic semper tyrannis!!"jumped from the lincoln opera booth to the stage were he injured his leg and tried to escape through the wings of a theater that he was very familiar with being of an illustrious acting family with shakespearean training and abilities!!!call fiord theater(which is in the historical register and is still performing the play and ask for particulars from them!!there is an excellent movie on the subject matter based on the imprisoning of "dr. mudd"who was arrested for treason on treating boothe's leg injury and providing him a horse!!i believe john carradine was a principal actor in that film!!!
2006-12-12 17:25:43 · answer #4 · answered by eldoradoreefgold 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you could probably find a rough time of him being shot from the start time of the play at the ford theatre
2006-12-12 20:46:47 · answer #5 · answered by james c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll bet the time signifies that the watch has been tested.
2006-12-12 16:08:50 · answer #6 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋