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Charlemagne Receives a Water Clock, by Harold DeLay

DescriptionEnglish: “The Value of Time,” by Harold DeLay, from an advertisement for Elgin watches. It depicts Charlemagne receiving the gift of a water clock sent by the Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid.
Date1922
SourceAdvertisement for Elgin watches in Shadowland (https://archive.org/details/phojun22chic/page/n539/mode/2up?view=theater)
AuthorHarold S. De Lay