Historedia
Person

Webb C. Ball

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1891–1893

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Webb C. Ball, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometer standards in North America

    1891–1893

    Role: Time Inspector and Standard Setter

    1. April 18, 1891 · Kipton station, about 40 miles west of Cleveland, OhioKipton Derailment Inquiry

      Following the 1891 Kipton collision, Ball was appointed to inspect timepieces and establish reliable standards for the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway.

    2. circa 1893 (legacy-row provenance) · ClevelandEstablishment of Technical Standards

      Ball defined strict manufacturing guidelines for precision railroad timepieces, including magnetism resistance and multi-position adjustment, which became general standards.

Sources

  1. Webb C. Ball Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-24