General Information

Serial #

HX7524

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN CASE HAS GLASS PANELS DOOR; METAL CLOCK FACE, HANDS, WORKS AND PENDULUM.

Dimensions

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

Length

49.0 cm

Width

20.5 cm

Height

162.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Horology

Category

Clocks

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

IBM

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS CLOCK PROBABLY USED C. 1950S+

Canada

Unknown

Function

USED TO REGULATE TIMEKEEPING WITHIN A SPECIFIC LOCATION OR ORGANIZATION BY PROVIDING A STANDARD FOR A SYSTEM OR GROUP OF CLOCKS.

Technical

Example of a master clock, used to operate a system of clocks within a building or organization. Schools used master clocks of this type to regulate secondary clocks in the classrooms.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Clock face bears Arabic numerals on hour and second faces, and is marked "72829/ IBM/ MADE IN CANADA ". Plate fitted to inside of case, on lower back edge reads " IBM/ TRADE MARK/ TYPE/ 25-7/ SER. NO./ HX7524/ CYCLES/ DC/ VOLTS 24/ WATTS/ [blank]/ INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CO. LTD./ CSA APP. NO. 827 TORONTO, CANADA ".

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

CLOCK CASE HAS POLISHED DARK WOOD STAIN. BLACK MARKINGS & HANDS SET AGAINST WHITE CLOCK FACE; RED INDICATOR ON DIAL INDICATING SECONDS. DISK SHAPED SILVER METAL PENDULUM FEATURES BLACK CRINKLE-FINISH SUSPENSION ROD.

Decoration

N/A