Timer which is box-like in appearance, rectangular at the base and rounded at the top. The front of the timer has the controls to the timer with a scale of 0-15 minutes and a knob and a pointer. The right side has the remains of an electric cord which came out there. The bottom of the base has t…
Timer which is box-like in appearance, rectangular at the base and rounded at the top. The front of the timer has the controls to the timer with a scale of 0-15 minutes and a knob and a pointer. The right side has the remains of an electric cord which came out there. The bottom of the base has three manufactured holes and wear pattern in the paint which suggests that it was attached to something else at some point. The back has four screws and is removable. There is hardware attached to the top which allows the timer to be hung up.
Printed on the front dial: "Mfd for Westinghouse X-Ray Company Inc. Long Island City New York"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F3-1
Dimension Notes
Length: 18.1 cm. x Width: 12.2 cm.
Condition Remarks
The timer was dusty and has scratches, chips and wear in the paint which covers the bottom, sides and top; there has been an electric cord attached to the timer at some point, but it has been broken off; the rubber ring around the base of the electric cord is cracked in half; timer knob moves freely; #2 condition largely unchanged; timer was dusty
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Book
Reference Comments
Nancy Chisholm; "The Trail of the Invisible Light" by E.R.N. Grigg, M.D.; Bernie Ziomkiewicz; Paul Robertson
Research Facts
This is a timing device that likely was supposed to turn some sort of apparatus on and off; probably a photo processing timer used in conjunction with X-ray film.
Exhibit History
Feb. 27, 2003: used for "Name that Artifact" night