Time Clock, Used by the Shelby Division of Copperweld Corporation
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The Shelby Division of Copperweld, in Shelby, Ohio, used this time recording punch clock. The numbered wheel can be rotated, which activates the time recording mechanism, causing the employee number and time to be printed on paper tape fixed to the drum at the rear of the mechanism. The clock is an electrically activated slave unit connected to a master clock. Such time clocks both regulated employees' workdays and helped insure accurate calculation of their pay.
The Shelby Division of Copperweld, in Shelby, Ohio, used this time recording punch clock. The numbered wheel can be rotated, which activates the time recording mechanism, causing the employee number and time to be printed on paper tape fixed to the drum at the rear of the mechanism. The clock is an electrically activated slave unit connected to a master clock. Such time clocks both regulated employees' workdays and helped insure accurate calculation of their pay.
Artifact
Time clock
Date Made
1916-1925
Creators
International Business Machines Corporation. International Time Recording Division
Place of Creation
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Made in America
Object ID
92.45.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Copperweld Shelby Division.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Cast Iron
Oak
Steel
Dimensions
Height: 35.25 in
Width: 17.25 in
Length: 22 in
Inscriptions
Inscribed on case: INTERNATIONAL, MADE IN USA Brass tag on front (bottom center): MANUFACTURED BY / INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES Corp. / INTERNATIONAL TIME RECORDING DIV. / ENDICOTT N.Y. U.S.A. / MODEL NO. 6200-0 SERIAL NO. 624626-LB / Patents Applied July 11, 1911 / May 7, 1912 / February 4, 1913 / November 11, 1913 / February 17, 1914 / July 14, 1914 / May 7, 1916
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