Employee attendance time recorder

Clocking-in time recorder for employee attendance, with keys, employer notice and record sheet. This machine was used by employees at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough until 1976.

This time recorder, made by the National Time Recording Co. Ltd., of London, was used at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hampshire up to 1976 to record the times of arrival and departure of workmen so that their wages could be calculated correctly. It is a a clock with a printing mechanism, and is typical of the machines used for this purpose. Each workman had his own card, one per week. He put the card in a slot in the machine and pulled a lever to print the time on it, to 'clock in' and 'clock out' each morning and afternoon. There are mechanisms to print the times in the correct places on the card, and on different rows for each day of the week.

Details

Category:
Farnborough
Object Number:
1993-2440
Materials:
brass, iron and wood
type:
recorder

Parts

Employee attendance time recorder

Employee attendance time recorder

Clocking-in time recorder for employee attendance, by National Time Recorder Company Limited, London, England, 1901-1933. This machine was used by employees at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough until 1976.

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This time recorder, made by the National Time Recording Co. Ltd., of London, was used at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hampshire up to 1976 to record the times of arrival and departure of workmen so that their wages could be calculated correctly. It is a a clock with a printing mechanism, and is typical of the machines used for this purpose. Each workman had his own card, one per week. He put the card in a slot in the machine and pulled a lever to print the time on it, to 'clock in' and 'clock out' each morning and afternoon. There are mechanisms to print the times in the correct places on the card, and on different rows for each day of the week.

Measurements:
overall: 335 mm x 285 mm
Materials:
wood (unidentified) , iron and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
1993-2440/1
type:
time recorder
Key for employee attendance time recorder

Key for employee attendance time recorder

Key, for clocking-in time recorder for employee attendance, by National Time Recorder Company Limited, London, England, 1901-1933

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This time recorder, made by the National Time Recording Co. Ltd., of London, was used at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hampshire up to 1976 to record the times of arrival and departure of workmen so that their wages could be calculated correctly. It is a a clock with a printing mechanism, and is typical of the machines used for this purpose. Each workman had his own card, one per week. He put the card in a slot in the machine and pulled a lever to print the time on it, to 'clock in' and 'clock out' each morning and afternoon. There are mechanisms to print the times in the correct places on the card, and on different rows for each day of the week.

Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1993-2440/2
type:
key - hardware
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Key for employee attendance time recorder

Key for employee attendance time recorder

Key, for clocking-in time recorder for employee attendance, by National Time Recorder Company Limited, London, England, 1901-1933

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This time recorder, made by the National Time Recording Co. Ltd., of London, was used at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hampshire up to 1976 to record the times of arrival and departure of workmen so that their wages could be calculated correctly. It is a a clock with a printing mechanism, and is typical of the machines used for this purpose. Each workman had his own card, one per week. He put the card in a slot in the machine and pulled a lever to print the time on it, to 'clock in' and 'clock out' each morning and afternoon. There are mechanisms to print the times in the correct places on the card, and on different rows for each day of the week.

Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1993-2440/3
type:
key - hardware
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Notice for employee attendance at RAE Farnborough

Notice for employee attendance at RAE Farnborough

Employer notice, for clocking-in time recorder for employee attendance, by Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hampshire, England, 1953

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This time recorder, made by the National Time Recording Co. Ltd., of London, was used at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hampshire up to 1976 to record the times of arrival and departure of workmen so that their wages could be calculated correctly. It is a a clock with a printing mechanism, and is typical of the machines used for this purpose. Each workman had his own card, one per week. He put the card in a slot in the machine and pulled a lever to print the time on it, to 'clock in' and 'clock out' each morning and afternoon. There are mechanisms to print the times in the correct places on the card, and on different rows for each day of the week.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1993-2440/4
type:
notice
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Employee attendance record for RAE Farnborough

Employee attendance record for RAE Farnborough

Employee attendance record, for clocking-in time recorder, by Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hampshire, England, 1976

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This time recorder, made by the National Time Recording Co. Ltd., of London, was used at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hampshire up to 1976 to record the times of arrival and departure of workmen so that their wages could be calculated correctly. It is a a clock with a printing mechanism, and is typical of the machines used for this purpose. Each workman had his own card, one per week. He put the card in a slot in the machine and pulled a lever to print the time on it, to 'clock in' and 'clock out' each morning and afternoon. There are mechanisms to print the times in the correct places on the card, and on different rows for each day of the week.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1993-2440/5
type:
record - document
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Screw for employee attendance time recorder

Screw for employee attendance time recorder

Screw, for clocking-in time recorder for employee attendance, by National Time Recorder Company Limited, London, England, 1901-1933

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This time recorder, made by the National Time Recording Co. Ltd., of London, was used at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Hampshire up to 1976 to record the times of arrival and departure of workmen so that their wages could be calculated correctly. It is a a clock with a printing mechanism, and is typical of the machines used for this purpose. Each workman had his own card, one per week. He put the card in a slot in the machine and pulled a lever to print the time on it, to 'clock in' and 'clock out' each morning and afternoon. There are mechanisms to print the times in the correct places on the card, and on different rows for each day of the week.

Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
1993-2440/6
type:
screw
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum