Time signal machine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1951
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1983.0356.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- TIME MACHINE 2
- LOCATION
- Canada
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL CHASSIS W. METAL FRONT PLATE & BAKELITE REAR PLATE. TWO METAL FRAMED DIALS WITH CONVEX GLASS COVERS/ BRASS COGS ON STEEL DRIVE SHAFTS & FRAMES/ PLASTIC DUST COVER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 48.2 cm
- Width
- 38.8 cm
- Height
- 22.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Horology
- Category
- Clocks
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- C. 1951-LATE 1970'S (?)
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
GENERATED THE CODED SIGNALS FOR THE CN & CP TELEGRAPHS. THE RAILWAY TIME SIGNALS WERE DESIGNED TO BE RADIATED ACROSS THE TWO NETWORKS FOR 2 MIN. EACH DAY, THE CN FROM 10.58 TO 11.00 AM AND THE CP FROM 11.54 TO 11.56 AM - Technical
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Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'TIME MACH. NO. 2' ON PLATE/ LEFT DIAL: MARKED FROM 0-60 ON RIGHT AND LEFT HALVES OF DIAL; MARKED 'C.P.T. 1145-1156' & 'C.N.T. 1058-1100'/ RIGHT DIAL: MARKED FROM 0-60/ MARKINGS, IN ORANGE GREASE PENCIL ON COGS/ DYNAMO TAPELABELS ON REAR PLATE READ: 'PULSE SYNC. SYNC', 'MIN. SE IS.54321', 'OFF ON TEST'/ 'RESET HOURS' BRUSHED IN GREEN INK ON REAR PLATE
- Missing
- From CA of 08/09/1995 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
- Finish
- GREY FRONT PLATE. BLACK SUPPORT WINGS. BLACK DIAL FRAMES. OFF-WHITE DIAL FACES
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Time signal machine, circa 1951, Artifact no. 1983.0356, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1983.0356.001/
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