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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRICAL/DARKROOM
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1480.001

MANUFACTURER: INDUSTRIAL TIMER CORP.
MODEL: M-59 TIME-O-LITE
LOCATION: Newark, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASE AND DIALS; SYNTHETIC PLUGS AND CORD

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.0 cm
Width: 10.0 cm
Height: 13.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Horology
Category: Timing devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: INDUSTRIAL
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Newark

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960S
Canada: PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (1952-1995). MR. OLDON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC.
Function: USED TO MEASURE INTERVALS IN TIME. THIS ONE USED SPECIFICALLY FOR TIMING PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES IN THE DARKROOM.
Technical: AUTOMATICALLY TURNS ENLARGER ON AND OFF. HAS A 60 SECOND DOUBLE DIAL.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE: 'INDUSTRIAL TIMER CORPORATION/ NEWARK, N.J.MADE IN U.S.A./ MODEL M-59/ 115 VOLTS 60 CYCLES 35 WATTS/ LOAD RATING/ 750 WATTS/ UL CSA'/ BY PLUGS: 'SAFELIGHT/ ENLARGER'/ ON FRONT: 'Master/ TIME-O-LITE'/ DIAL MARKED IN INTERVALS OF 5 FROM 0 TO 60
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE. SOMEWHAT RUSTY
Finish: HAMMELIN FINISH ON BODY/ DIAL FACE WHITE WITH BROWN MARKINGS
Decoration: N/A

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INDUSTRIAL TIMER CORP., Timer, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1995.1480, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1480.001/

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