Hey there and Welcome. Offered for your consideration is an antique Dey Dial Recorder Employee Time Clock dating to 1912. It is in complete original and near full condition as the images show. Remarkably, these clocks were made to last for life and this one is proof they do-- it still keeps perfectly accurate time. All you need to do to enjoy this terrific clock in your house is move it in. Nothing more. Being early 20th century industrial innovation, it suits many any design from cabin to loft space. Made in America to last forever, it is definitely a mechanical wonder that will certainly be appreciated for its rarity, commercial quality and historical relationship to IBM long into the future.

　　This is an 8 day clock with a Deadbeat Escapement. The cabinet is beautiful golden oak and measures about 36" tall consisting of a 1" customizeded marble top; 17.75" deep; and 17.75" broad. The wrought iron dial has to do with 26" wide and has 100 numbers beginning with 701-- 800. The little brass plaque on the bottom front says "Patented in Great Britain, Dey Time Registers Limited, London. Patent numbers from 1898, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906 are referenced. A serial number is inscribed with the number "21080".

　　The metal clock face states "Dey Time Register Limited, Howard Bros, Made in USA, 75 Queen Victoria St, London EC". The small dial enables the employee to state what they were doing i.e. supper in/out, tea in/out, morning in/out and so on. So the clock records on a paper reel the staff member number, what they were doing and exactly what time it was-- permitting the bookkeeping folks to have actually time tape-recording automated. In essence, this was IBMs very first computer system.

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　　If you're not acquainted with staff member time clocks or the concept of clocking in and out at your job, let me explain by estimating "The American History Museum" internet site: "at the end of the 1800s, early 1900s the industrial revolution was happening and multitudes of people were taking jobs in the cities. Being punctual was the anticipated behavior as "time is money" attitude prevailed. Also, taping and scrutinizing expenses for labor, materials and overhead-- were getting even more attention than before.

　　By the early twentieth century the International Time Recording Company supplied an entire line of timekeeping devices, including master clocks, several types of time clocks, and time stamps. Established in 1900, the company continually expanded its item line, underwent a number of reorganizations and name modifications, and arised in 1924 as the International Business Machine Corporation, familiar today as IBM.

　　One of the firm's most popular products was the dial time recorder, a clock that could provide a regular or daily record of approximately 150 workers. Based upon the 1888 patent of physician Alexander Dey, the dial time recorder was basically a spring-driven clock with a cast-iron wheel affixed to its dial side. The rim of the wheel was perforated with numbered holes. As staff members pushed a rotating tip into the hole at their designated number, the equipment taped the time on a preprinted sheet and rang a bell with each punch. A two-color ribbon printed all regular time in green and all tardiness, early departures, and overtime in red.".