Set the clock, Lincoln

[Dan Pearson]

I don't know if this a regional thing, but when I was growing up in the '60s, display clocks here in the Midwest were routinely set at about 7:20. My father was a good friend to a fellow who ran a jewelry store, and I recall asking him about it, and he told me the Lincoln story as well. I routinely see clocks now set at about 10:10 in stores, no doubt for the display and visibility reasons.