Electric clock, Synchronous Electric Clocks Ltd, England, c.1938
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1938
Electric wall clock, Synchronous Electric Clocks Ltd, Cricklewood, London, circa 1938. Synchronous Electric Clocks Ltd was an early trading name of Smiths Electric Clocks Ltd. Used at Newmarket Saleyards, Melbourne, until its closure in1987. Located in the Melbourne City Council office.
The Melbourne City Council office was where drovers would check off all their passes which stated the number of animals to be taken out of the saleyards. Drovers would hand in all of the stock agent passes in exchange for a Council pass. Numbers on the pass were required to tally with the number counted by the Melbourne City Council employee as the livestock passed through the gates at the Epsom Road underpass, the Main Lane, or any other delivery outlet. The numbers on the pass were used to calculate the yard dues and charges which had to be paid by the agents.
Metal wall clock with metal hands, marked with numbers 1-12 and 5 space increments between. Electric synchronous movement.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Metal
- Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 6.5 cm (Length), 14 cm (Height); Exhibition Collection Management: 120 mm (Length), 600 mm (Width); Overall: 12 cm (Height), 61 cm (Outside Diameter)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Synchronous Electric Clocks Ltd.
- Place recorded
- England
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- Dial marked 'SMITHS/SECTRIC/MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN'. Marked on movement '200-250V, 50W, Patent Numbers 366710, 369438, 374713'.
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Museums Victoria, Melbourne collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- mv-247740
- Museum object name
- Electric Clock - Synchronous Electric Clocks, Newmarket Saleyards, Newmarket, circa 1938-1987
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria, Melbourne
- Museum object number
- SH 900080
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.