Eco Magneto Clock Co., Boston, Mass., circular dial time recorder, 8 day, time and recorder function for 4 watchman's stations, twin-spring Seth Thomas No. 10 balance wheel movement in an oak case with black glass and gold leaf reading "Eco Magneto Clock

Eco Magneto Clock Co., Boston, Mass., circular dial time recorder, 8 day, time and recorder function for 4 watchman's stations, twin-spring Seth Thomas No. 10 balance wheel movement in an oak case with black glass and gold leaf reading "Eco Magneto Clock Co. / Boston". This time recorder uses an ingenious system that avoided the problematic batteries of the time. A watchman, when checking in at one of the assigned stations, would manually crank a magneto. The electricity generated would close a solenoid within the remotely located time recorder, causing a pin corresponding to that station to punch a round paper record attached to the center arbor of the recorder. The case has an uneven glossy finish that may be a newer coating over a partially removed older finish. The is some fogginess to the black paint on the door, and a few cracks in the gold leaf. The old wiring is present, but was cut long ago. The the tensions washer that holds paper records to the brass disc is absent. The Seth Thomas movement ticks, but was not tested long term.