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- OBJECT TYPE
- FURNACE
- DATE
- 1923
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0360.001
- MANUFACTURER
- GREENE, TWEED & CO.
- MODEL
- TIDEY FURNACE CLOCK
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- IRON AND STEEL BASE, CLOCK BODY AND LEVER; BRASS CLOCK KNOBS AND FACE FRAME; GLASS FACE COVER; CHROMED RODAND HOLDING STRAP
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 29.0 cm
- Width
- 8.0 cm
- Height
- 15.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Domestic Technology
- Category
- Environment control
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- GREENE
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY USED IN THE 1920S AND 1930S
- Canada
-
DEVICE WAS ACQUIRED BY MR. ROYDEN BABBAGE (C. 1901, ENGLAND - 1995, OTTAWA), LATE OF 535 TWEEDSMIUR AVE., OTTAWA. MR. BABBAGE WAS A PRESSMAN EMPLOYED BY CRANE PRINTERS WHO ENJOYED TINKERING WITH MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL DEVICES. [REF 1] - Function
-
USED TO SWITCH ON A FURNACE AT A DESIRED PRE-SET TIME - Technical
-
INGENIOUS WAY OF TURNING ON A FURNACE IN A MECHANICAL, NOT ELECTRICAL MANNER. THE UNIT IS ESSENTIALLY A WIND-UP ALARM CLOCK THAT TRIPS A COUNTERWEIGHTED ARM AT THE APPOINTED TIME. A THIN COTTON STRING TIED TO THE ARM IS APPARENTLY LOOPED AROUND A FURNACE SWITCH. [REF 1] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTED ON CLOCK FACE: 'TIDEY/ Furnace Clock/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ MARCH 23, 1923/ GREENE, TWEED & CO., NEW YORK, EXCLUSIVE LICENSEE'/ '1' TO '12' NUMBERS TWICE FOR HOURS AND MINUTES
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- BLACK TEXTURED FINISH ON BASE, CLOCK BODY, AND LEVER HANDLE; SHINY CHROME ON STRAP AND ROD; LACQUER ON BRASS; FACE: WHITE BACKGROUND WITH BLACK NUMBERS AND RED AND BLACK PRINTING
- Decoration
- FLOWER DECAL ON UPRIGHT ARM ON BASE
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GREENE, TWEED & CO., Timer, after 1923, Artifact no. 1997.0360, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0360.001/
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