sauter time switch
Date1950
Inventory NumberRS0527
ClassificationClock
Subject
Maker
Edmund Scientific Corporation
1950 - 2000
Manufacturer
Mercotec Corporation
Maker
Sauter, AG
founded 1910
Cultural Region
Place of Origin
Dimensions18 x 11 x 11 cm, 2 lb. (7 1/16 x 4 5/16 x 4 5/16 in., 0.9 kg)
Material
Accessoriesowner's manual.
DescriptionCylindrical plexiglass cover with discoidal base and attached clock. On/off dial and rectangular frame. face of clock has numbers 1-12 on it twice in succession.
Signedplate on base: SAUTER TIME SWITCH / ASTRONOMIC TYPE ZYL / 15 AMP. S.P.S.T., 120 V. 60 CY. / REPRESENTED BY 9232 / MERCOTEC CORPORATION / 24 STONE STREET, NEW YORK, 4 N.Y.
stamped on back: HAYDON MFG. CO. INC. / TORRINGTON, CONN. / MADE IN U.S.A. / PATENTS 2300785, 2334040, 2353305 / (UL logo) (CSA logo) / 1600 A FM417 / 120V 60C / 2.7 W / 1 RPM E15450 / 14 LEF / R
etched inside frame: MFRS.FR.SAUTERS.A / SWITZERLAND / No. 9282 / N.Y.C.
Curatorial RemarksUncertain if booklet inside the cover is actually a manual or another document.
Need to see to categorize (W. Andrewes, 27 July, 1998) Boxes 125 and 127 stored together
FunctionA timer that can be set by rotating the clock face on the front of the apparatus.
Bulova Watch Company, Inc.
Date: 1970
Accessories: owner's guide and registration
Object number: 1988-0026
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Date: 1984
Accessories: (b) cradle, (c) original box with packing, (d) cord, Owner's Manual (in object file)
Object number: 1998-1-1641a
Ward Leonard Electric Company
Date: 1920-1940
Object number: 1997-1-1987
The Gaertner Scientific Corporation
Date: circa 1925
Accessories: advertising sheet for Gaertner Scientific Corp's probator [in instrument file with two photocopies]; tip for use as stopwatch; rubber tip
Object number: 1996-1-0259
William Bond and Son
Date: circa 1864
Accessories: Winding key
Object number: 2502
Ballou Manufacturing Company
Date: 1880-1890
Object number: 1997-1-0515
Negretti and Zambra
Date: circa 1890
Object number: 1998-1-0830
