HISTORY

Object Name: Time register
Maker: Howard Brothers (Primary maker)
Place Made: England: Lancashire: Liverpool
Liverpool
Description: Time register in wooden case to record day and time of entry and exit from work. Circular metal plate affixed to outside end, with rotatable punch dial alignable with employee numbers 1-50 inset therein as circular discs. Hand-wound clockwork clock mounted inside rim, with a smaller device below with inset discs reading "morn, din out, din in, over time in" etc. Below the clock is the inscription "The Dey Time Register Howard Bros Liverpool and London". The wooden case has semi-glazed hinged doors along both sides; wooden back panel missing. Base carries the number "6". It contains the clock mechanism and a mechanical time recording device, both now inoperative.
Materials: Metal
Wood
Catalogue Number: BELUM.Q2013.120
Copyright: National Museums NI

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