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Factory Time Clock with Winder and Notice by Gledhill-Brook Time Recorders Ltd

Inventory Number 15200


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.15200

Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchase
Primary inscriptions
THE GLEDHILL-BROOK TIME RECORDERS Ltd / PATENT / REGISTERED TRADE MARK / "EMPIRE" / HUDDERSFIELD? / HALIFAX / LONDON / BIRMINGHAM
Other inscriptions
'DROP CARD TO STOP / DON'T HOLD WHEN STAMPING'
Physical material
Wood
metal
Glass
Card
Object type
Clock
Dimensions
Height: 1175mm Width: 475mm Depth: 360mm Weight: 38kg
Inventory No
15200
Accession Number
1973-14

Description

Factory time clock ('clocking in clock') with winding key and notice. It was used in a textile factory in Halifax from about 1898 until the factory closed in 1971. The clock would have stamped the time and the date on employees cards.