Punch Card Time Clock, Used by Pellow Machine Company, 1935-1940

Summary

The Pellow Machine Company in Detroit, Michigan, used this time recording punch clock from 1938 until their closure in 1977. This is a desktop model with an electric clock and a horizontal tray into which worker would slide their punch card. Such time clocks both regulated employees' workdays and helped insure accurate calculation of their pay.

The Pellow Machine Company in Detroit, Michigan, used this time recording punch clock from 1938 until their closure in 1977. This is a desktop model with an electric clock and a horizontal tray into which worker would slide their punch card. Such time clocks both regulated employees' workdays and helped insure accurate calculation of their pay.

Artifact

Time clock

Date Made

1935-1940

Henry Ford Museum
 On Exhibit

at Henry Ford Museum in Made in America

Object ID

89.228.7

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cast Iron
Brass (Alloy)
Steel
Copper (Metal)

Dimensions

Height: 10 in

Width: 12 in

Length: 9.5 in

Inscriptions

inscribed: I.T.R.. Co. / ENDICOTT, NY metal plate on rear of base: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP. / MANUFACTURED BY / INTERNATIONAL TIME RECORDED CO., / ENDICOTT,N.Y., USA patent dates from 1903-1919, Model No. 2610-5, Serial No. 400229 and IBM logo; embossed on front on rivetted metal tag: INTERNATIONAL

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