Newman Clock Company watchman regulator clock
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Description
Newman Clock Company, Chicago, Ill. watchman regulator clock, oak case, painted metal dial, spring driven 30 day time only pendulum movement with mechanism turning a paper disc chart on 48-hour rotation depicting coverage for two days and divided into four 12-hour periods with plunger. When the left hand brass button is pressed, the plunger punches a hole in the time recording disc.
Condition
case in an original finish which has dried, darkened and deteriorated with age compared to the dial mask, original door glass, paper time shift disc is a modern copy, original painted metal dial, hour hand a possible replacement, original pendulum, the plaque reads "Newman Clock Co. Specialists Time Recording Device, Chicago, U.S.A." Newman Clock Company is the predecessor to Detex Corporation and was established in 1878 by Abraham A. Newman to manufacture and sell stationary watchclocks. This was a period before watchclocks of the portable type had gained wide usage. Mr. Newman initially sold his watchclocks in the market from Boston to Philadelphia. During the 1890's, he moved to the Midwest and expanded his business to include the sale of German-made portable watchclocks. By 1896, his Newman Clock Company was well established in Chicago. In all, he received more than 30 patents in the United States, most of them related to watchclocks. In 1901, he received a patent on a technique by which an embossing type on a station key and a mating die inside the clock would emboss the paper recording chart. A regulator watchclock of this design was introduced to the market in 1905. The "Newman" watchclocks revolutionized the industry, and nearly overnight made all earlier models obsolete., ACCESSORIES: Pendulum, circa 1905
Dimensions
34 x 14.25 x 6.6 in
Buyer's Premium
- 28%
Newman Clock Company watchman regulator clock
Estimate $300 - $500
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