Electric Clock - 'Inducta' Clock System, Myer Emporium, 1930s
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1930s
Master clock and three slave clocks, 'Inducta', made by Landis & Gyr, Switzerland, 1930s. Used at Myer Emporium, Bourke Street Melbourne, to control the clocks throughout the store.
This clock uses an electric motor to wind the main weight. An electric impulse was sent from the main clock by an inductor, to make the slave clocks step forward one minute. Rectangular wooden case in two portions, each with a front glass panel. Upper section has an impulse generator with a small dial. Above glass panel is a slave clock marked 'Inducta'. Lower glass panel reveals large pendulum with discus-shaped bob.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 80 cm (Length), 45 cm (Width), 245 cm (Height), 210 kg (Weight); 800 mm (Length), 450 mm (Width), 2450 mm (Height)
Identification
- Candidate id
- mv-400400
- Museum object number
- ST 25809
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
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