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Watches and Clocks ➔ Clock, Time
Identifier:
1993.22.2a-cDescription:
Black Time Clock. Decorative woodwork along top, around time face, and along bottom. Time face is white with black hands. Metal plate with the Bundy Time Recorder Company's patent information just below the time face. Front of time clock is a glass door which opens. Latch for the door is on the lower third of the right side. Decal on the lower third of the glass door which gives the sales agent information. All hourly employees were required to punch in on this time clock. The time clock was located in the watchman's station (AKA the Doghouse) on Fulton Street. a: clock; b: pendulum; c: key;Inscribed in the clock face in an arc between the top numbers and the hands it reads: 'MADE BY/BUNDY MANUFACTURING CO.' Between the hands and lower numbers it reads: 'BINGHAMPTON, N.Y., U.S.A.'.;USA: Michigan, Grand Rapids. Phoenix Furniture Co. and Robert W. Irwin Furniture Co.. Used in the 'Doghouse' in the Phoenix Furniture Co. and the Robert W. Irwin Furniture Co. after they took over in 1922..;USA: Michigan, Grand Rapids. Phoenix Furniture Co. and Robert W. Irwin Furniture Co.. Used in the 'Doghouse' in the Phoenix Furniture Co. and the Robert W. Irwin Furniture Co. after they took over in 1922.. Used in the 'Doghouse' in the Phoenix Furniture Co. and the Robert W. Irwin Furniture Co. after they took over in 1922..;1) There is a metal plate located just below the clock face which reads: 'PATD IN U.S. JUNE 2, 85. DEC. 20, 87. MAY 26, 91./JUNE 2, 91. SEP. 10, 95. JAN. 28, 96. NOV. 30, 97./BUNDY TIME RECORDER/BINGHAMPTON, N.Y., U.S.A.' There is also a decal on the lower third of the glass door which reads: 'REBUILT BY/F.B. EELLS/SALES AGENT/INTERNATIONAL TIME RECORDING CO. OF N.Y./CHICAGO/SEND SUPPLY ORDERS TO CHICAGO'. |Date:
1867 – 1900Materials:
Wood, Metal, GlassDimensions:
3" h 16.75" w 7" dCurrent Location Status:
In StorageSource:
Gift Of Frank C. DavidhazyExhibit/Program:
Furniture City (1994 – 2013)Furniture City was one of the signature core exhibits installed at the Grand Rapids Public Museum's new Van Andel Museum Center when it opened in 1994. At approximately 10,000 square feet, the exhibit occupied a significant portion of the museum's second floor and contained hundreds of pieces of Grand Rapids Furniture. The exhibition was accompanied by the authoritative book on the subject, "Grand Rapids Furniture", by GRPM curator Christian Carron. The Furniture City exhibit told a comprehensive story of the Furniture Industry in Grand Rapids, from its origins in the years after the Civil War, up to the present day with office and fixed seating manufacturers like Steelcase and American Seating. The exhibition was significantly reduced in size in 2013 to make room for a new gallery and was closed in 2019.
Related Entities:
The Plume & Atwood Manufacturing Co. (creator)Alternate names: The Plume & Atwood Manufacturing Co.
Beginning as Holmes, Booth and Atwood in January 1869, The Plume & Atwood Manufacturing Co. was formed when Israel Holmes, John C. Booth and Lewis J. Atwood formed a partnership. They produced a full line of lamps and lamp trimmings out of first Waterbury, CT then later moved to Thomaston, CT. FB Eells International Time Recording Company (creator) Frank Charles Davidhazy (donor)
Frank Charles Davidhazy was born on October 16th, 1930 to Frank J. Davidhazy and Jeanette Hoekzema. He was a skilled furniture craftsman and in 1956 he opened the Davidhazy Furniture Studio with his father. He was married to Margaret Joanne McCarthy and passed away on July 24th, 1997.