Cincinnati Time Recorder Company

The Cincinnati Time Recorder Company was formed in 1896 by a doctor who had previously run a clock business, assisted by James Gamble (of Procter & Gamble) whose wife had been treated by the doctor.

Early Cincinnati time recorder
Cincinnati time recorder brochure

 

The company successfully manufactured and sold time recorders throughout the 20th century, remaining independent until being bought out by Amano in the early 1990s. The company now trades independently again under the name Cincinnati Time Systems.

Their machines are rare in the UK as they were not actively imported or marketed, but were possibly used by USA companies and subsidiaries setting up factories abroad.

Photos

Cincinnati Job Timer c. 1915:

I believe this time recorder was used at the first UK Ford assembly plant at Trafford Park in Manchester, which opened in 1911 and later moved to the Dagenham plant in 1931

Cincinnati time recorder front
Cincinnati time recorder with door open
Cincinnati time recorder clock dial
Cincinnati time recorder clock movement
Cincinnati time recorder stamping mechanism