Name/Title
Time ClockEntry/Object ID
2022.12.1Description
Wood and glass case housing analog clock atop metal and wood base. Base has slot for inserting time card and readout for employment settings. Lever on left is for employment settings. Large lever on the right is for punching the time card.Context
During the usage of this time clock, the Porter Screen Company was the largest window and door screen company in the world. Started by E. N. Porter of Hardwick, Vermont at an early business incubator space in Burlington in 1881. The company quickly outgrew the shared mill space on the waterfront and moved to Winooski in 1893. After that facility burned in 1900, the company built its large factory on Spring Street that still stands today.
The Porter Screen Company thrived in the first half of the 20th century, manufacturing the iconic wood and metal sliding window screens. By 1952, with a national love of aluminum taking over the marketplace, the Porter Screen Company and its wooden products, went out of business. This time clock represents the rapid industrialization of Vermont in early 20th century. As an added connection, the maker of this clock was a subsidiary of the Computing - Recording - Tabulating company, later known as IBM, and the top employer in Vermont in the decades following the Porter Screen Company closure.Acquisition
Accession
2022.12Source or Donor
Farrell, GaryAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Manufacturer
Computing-Tabulating-Recording CompanyDate made
circa 1920Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Clock, Time RecordingNomenclature Primary Object Term
ClockNomenclature Class
Timekeeping T&ENomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyDimensions
Height
39-1/4 inWidth
13-1/4 inDepth
10 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Porter Screen CompanyRelated Places
Place
City
BurlingtonCounty
Chittenden CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaPlace
City
WinooskiCounty
Chittenden CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America