Sectric
Synchronous motor electric clock, c.1937, wall-mounted, by Smith's English Clocks Ltd, 'Smith Sectric' brand, for use as a shop advertising display clock. Contains rotating pierced back-lit disc around dial reading 'Greenwich Time From The Mains', the disc rotating once per 30-seconds. Dial reads 'Approved Stockist of Smith Sectric Clocks'. Non-self-starting motor, chrome-plated case, hand-setting and starting knob, light switch, white dial with black Arabic numerals and no seconds-hand.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA4433 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Timekeeping |
| Type: | Synchronous motor clock |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Smith's Group plc |
| Date made: | circa 1937 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Diameter: 402 mm;Overall: 85 mm |
| Parts: | Sectric |