Time clock from the R. H. Boyd Publishing Corporation

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A large rectangular worker's time clock used by the R. H. Boyd Publishing Company. The front of clock has a large metal wheel with small black encircled numbers. Behind the large metal wheel is a clock featuring roman numerals and an AM/PM dial. Black type on the clock reads, “INTERNATIONAL / TIME RECORDING CO. / OF NEW YORK / ENDICOTT, N.Y.” The time clock has two doors with glass windows on both sides that show the inner workings of the clock. The inside of the clock has a large paper roll that works as a time sheet. Above the roll of paper in the front of the clock the days of the week are listed. Two “T” shaped metal winding keys (2013.208b and c) are also inside the clock.

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