Clock, Time Recording
- Object Name:
- Clock, Time Recording
- Object ID:
- 2017.041.04
- Place of Origin:
- Chicago, IL
- Date:
- circa 1940
- Description:
- Watchclock, used at Swenson Granite Company, Concord, NH. Circular aluminum body with glass face. White dial numbered 1 to 12, with black text: "THE / CHICAGO / CHICAGO WATCHCLOCK / CORPORATION / CHICAGO, ILL. / WALTHAM / 8 DAY". Hinged cover on back, with lock and key. Semicircular unit inside back, with embossed text on cover: "THIS MOVEMENT SHOULD BE CLEANED AND OILED IN / MAY 1945 / SEND FOR RELIEF CLOCK. / CHICAGO WATCHMAN'S CLOCK CO. / CHICAGO (PATENTED) ILLINOIS". Rotating 1.1" disc in center back of movement, with raised stylized letters, "CHICAGO". Two nameplates on inside of back cover: "FM" in diamond, and "UNDERWRITERS' LABORATORIES / INSPECTED / TIME DETECTOR / NO. 56300". Tightly housed in circular brown leather case with adjustable brown leather shoulder strap; leather hinge strap on back. 4" steel disc on front of case, with 12 circular holes corresponding to the numbers on the clock dial.
- Material:
- Metal
Aluminum
Steel
Leather
Glass - Dimensions:
- H-6 D-2.2 Dia-4.9 inches
- Provenance:
- Used at Swenson Granite Company, Concord, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Kurt Swenson and Kevin Swenson and all of the former owners of Swenson Granite Company from October 18, 1883, to September 16, 2016
- Subjects:
- Watchmen, Clocks and watches, Granite quarrying, Guards
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