Central Park Sprinklers gifts-over-100 Four "common" electric clocks stood

Four "common" electric clocks stood in for the timepiece until workers installed the new one in March 1954 - an act that was photographed by Times staff photographer Neal Boenzi

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Central Park Sprinklers gifts-over-100 Four "common" electric clocks stoodWith a turn of a ceremonial key, Park Commissioner Walter R. Herrick demonstrated the newly installed sprinklers throughout Central Park on December 8, 1928. The Times reported that the pipes of the new irrigation system, which have "concealed spray heads," will be controlled by a timer and create a fine mist. "Its operation starts with an electric clock which turns the system on or off at the given time." The system was estimated to do in 10 minutes