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OBJECT TYPE: WALL/SPRING/HANDS/ELECTRIC/LOBBY
DATE: 1910–1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0661.001

MANUFACTURER: SELF WINDING CLOCK CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 79471
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE (POSSIBLY OAK); GLASS DOOR; METAL FACE; HANDS & WORKING PARTS - COPPER, IRON, BRASS; 'FELT' DOOR PADDING

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 66.5 cm
Width: 17.5 cm
Height: 65.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Horology
Category: Clocks
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SELF
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY C.1910-1950
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE TIME FOR A LARGE PUBLIC SPACE AS AN AUDITORIUM OR LOBBY OF LARGE PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Technical: AN EARLY ELECTRIC CLOCK USING ELECTRO-MAGNET TO DRIVE A SHORT (22 CM) PENDULUM. FOLLOWS BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE SYNCHRONOME CLOCK OF HOPE-JONES OF 1907
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON CLOCK FACE: 'SELF WINDING CLOCK CO./ NEW YORK/ [NO. 1 TO 12]'/ PLATE ON CABINET BOTTOM: '79471'/ NOTICE NAILED TO CABINET INSIDE BACK: 'Directions for Regulating/ This Clock may be Regulated in the same way as an ordinary/ key winding clock./ FAST..../ SLOW..../.../ SELF WINDING CLOCK COMPANY.
Missing: ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS From CA of 09/08/1997 by Kevin Machan: Undetermined - Appears to be complete, may be missing parts.
Finish: CABINET PAINTED WHITE. WHITE CLOCK FACE WITH BLACK NUMBERS & MARKINGS. GREEN DOOR PADDING
Decoration: N/A

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SELF WINDING CLOCK CO., Clock, circa 1910–1925, Artifact no. 1966.0661, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0661.001/

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