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OBJECT TYPE: FURNACE
DATE: 1923
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0360.001

MANUFACTURER: GREENE, TWEED & CO.
MODEL: TIDEY FURNACE CLOCK
LOCATION: New York, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: IRON AND STEEL BASE, CLOCK BODY AND LEVER; BRASS CLOCK KNOBS AND FACE FRAME; GLASS FACE COVER; CHROMED RODAND HOLDING STRAP

Dimensions

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

Length: 29.0 cm
Width: 8.0 cm
Height: 15.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Environment control
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: GREENE
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: New York

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1920S AND 1930S
Canada: DEVICE WAS ACQUIRED BY MR. ROYDEN BABBAGE (C. 1901, ENGLAND - 1995, OTTAWA), LATE OF 535 TWEEDSMIUR AVE., OTTAWA. MR. BABBAGE WAS A PRESSMAN EMPLOYED BY CRANE PRINTERS WHO ENJOYED TINKERING WITH MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL DEVICES. [REF 1]
Function: USED TO SWITCH ON A FURNACE AT A DESIRED PRE-SET TIME
Technical: INGENIOUS WAY OF TURNING ON A FURNACE IN A MECHANICAL, NOT ELECTRICAL MANNER. THE UNIT IS ESSENTIALLY A WIND-UP ALARM CLOCK THAT TRIPS A COUNTERWEIGHTED ARM AT THE APPOINTED TIME. A THIN COTTON STRING TIED TO THE ARM IS APPARENTLY LOOPED AROUND A FURNACE SWITCH. [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON CLOCK FACE: 'TIDEY/ Furnace Clock/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ MARCH 23, 1923/ GREENE, TWEED & CO., NEW YORK, EXCLUSIVE LICENSEE'/ '1' TO '12' NUMBERS TWICE FOR HOURS AND MINUTES
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: BLACK TEXTURED FINISH ON BASE, CLOCK BODY, AND LEVER HANDLE; SHINY CHROME ON STRAP AND ROD; LACQUER ON BRASS; FACE: WHITE BACKGROUND WITH BLACK NUMBERS AND RED AND BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: FLOWER DECAL ON UPRIGHT ARM ON BASE

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GREENE, TWEED & CO., Timer, after 1923, Artifact no. 1997.0360, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1997.0360.001/

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