General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING & WORKS; GLASS CRYSTAL; COATED PAPER CLOCK FACE

Dimensions

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

Length

23.5 cm

Width

22.0 cm

Height

7.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Horology

Category

Timing devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Burke James

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PROBABLY C. 1940'S+

Canada

PART OF A LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM HOPE GILLIES ROSS ESTATE. MUCH OF THIS COLLECTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY AMATEUR COLOR PROCESSING IN THE 1920S-1930S. IT IS CONSIDERED REPRESENTIVE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN AMATEUR ENTHUSIAST OF THE PERIOD. (AS PER JAJ)

Function

TO MEASURE INTERVALS OF TIME

Technical

LARGE FORMAT TIMER DESIGNED FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC DARKROOM APPLICATION. LUMINOUS DIAL & BOLD TYPE FACILITATE READING IN SAFELIGHT.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

CO. LOGO- CROSSED ARROWS - AND TEXT 'REXO/ GIANT TIMER/ BURKE & JAMES, INC./ GERMANY' PRINTED IN BLACK ON CLOCK FACE/ CLOCK MEASURES SECONDS: FACE DIVIDED 0-60 & LABELLED AT 5-SECOND INTERVALS; MINUTE RECORDER APPEARS IN LOWER HALF OF FACE; DIVIDED 0-9 BY 15-SECOND BREAKS/ 'SA2860W' CRUDELY INCISED ON CASING BACK

Missing

NONE

Finish

CLOCK CASING NICKEL-PLATED. CLOCK FACE IS OFF-WHITE. BLACK CLOCK NEEDLE; MINUTE RECORDER NEEDLE HAS BEEN BLUED

Decoration

ONE END OF PRIMARY NEEDLE IS SHAPED LIKE A CRESCENT MOON. THE MINUTE RECORDER NEEDLE IS DECORATED WITH ARING-SHAPED END.