Name/Title
International Dial Time Recorder ClockEntry/Object ID
2019.05.01Description
The International Business Machines Co. (now known as IBM) created this machine to help workers log when they began and ended their shift. It replaced the clerks who acted as time keepers, logging the employees’ work hours in green ink, and the overtime, tardiness, and early departures in red. It is based on Dr. Alexander Dey’s patent from 1888.
Each worker was assigned a number and they would press the rotating pointer into the corresponding hole. The machine recorded the time on a pre-printed sheet and rang a bell.
The plaque under the cast-iron wheel states this machine was made in Toronto and is number 2804604.
The factory in Toronto was the first time the company used the name "International Business Machines Co. Ltd."
Further research about punch clocks and the original patent can be found at the following links:
http://www.workclocks.co.uk/images/PatentDey1889.pdf
https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/cc/pdf/cc_2407TED1.pdf
https://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/enterprise-IT-tech-trends/ibm-the-inventor-celebrating-its-100th-year/
http://www.workclocks.co.uk/dey.html
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/424564/100-years-of-ibm-in-pictures/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_clock#/media/File:IBM_time_clock.jpg
Photo taken in the Artillery Park in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada by Yannick Trottier in 2006
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_856741Collection
Mississippi Valley Textile MuseumCataloged By
D. Leonard Joy-ClarkMade/Created
Artist
International Dial Time Recorder ClockOther Name
International Dial Time Recorder ClockDimensions
Height
90 cmWidth
67 cmLength
108 cmLocation
Location
Room
Wool Hall GalleryBuilding
M.V.T.M.Category
PermanentDate
November 7, 2023Location
Building
MVTM Permanent GalleryCategory
PermanentGeneral Notes
Note
Status: OK
Status By: Cotter, Ellen
Status Date: 2022-03-23Created By
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April 15, 2019Updated By
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November 12, 2023
