Original Factory Photos

The pictures in this category were all taken circa the 1920's by or for The Standard Electric Time Company and the Pacific Electric Clock Company, the latter having been acquired by Standard in 1923. It should be noted that the earlier production of Pacific is composed of parts unique to that company (although they obviously copied certain "Standard" design features), while later production contains components supplied by Standard, such as pendulums and pilot clocks.


Fig. 17 List No. 319 Wood Case Secondary Clock From Catalog No. 32, January, 1910. A later, plainer version of the "No. 4 Secondary Clock".	Fig. 589 List No. 303 Wood Case Secondary Clock From Catalog No. 32, January, 1910.	Fig. 452 Mantel Clock Handsome wood case and 5" dial. From Catalog No. 32, January, 1910.

Fig. 15 Oak 120-Beat Self-Winding Clock Winding batteries in same case. From Catalog No. 32, January, 1910.	Fig. 578 Oak Self-Winding Clock. 80 Beat Metal ball pendulum. Oak case From Catalog No. 32, January, 1910. "This 80-beat clock proves a popular, inexpensive one for controlling Time Stamps". Height, 36 1/2".	Fig. 34 List No. 208 Program Clock Catalog No. 32 illustration of a very early 4-circuit, 12-hour program instrument. Movement is mounted on a cast iron frame. Later cases were made with a solid wood side door having no glass and front door glass extending to bottom of door frame.

	Post Clock From Catalog No. 32, January, 1910.


Fig. 718 Hall Clock Mercurial Pendulum, 60 Beat These clocks are only made to order from special designs. The above design is shown merely as a typical example and not as a standard type. From Catalog No. 32, January, 1910.	Fig. 724 Marble Secondary Clock with Bronze Ring Raised numerals, either Roman or Arabic, with raised minute dots and aluminum hands finished to harmonize. Kind of Marble: White Italian, Sienna, Red Numidian, Onyx, or any other specified. Finish of Ring, Hands and Numerals: Bronze, Verde, Antique, Gilt, Dull Black, Gun Metal, or like sample. From Catalog No. 32, January, 1910.	Fig. 126 List No. 560 Seconds-Beat Clock Dial 12" Case 15 1/2" The seconds-beat clock with ticker attachment shown in Figure 126 is a very useful device for science departments in high schools and colleges, as well as for operating rooms in hospitals. It is operated from the master clock through a seconds ticker attachment actuated by the pendulum. Switches are provided for starting or stopping either the hands or the sounder independently. From Catalog No. 42, circa 1926. Timer, first model. Contains ordinary 24 volt straight impulse secondary movement with extended center arbor. Depressing plunger at top left releases driving mechanism, permitting manual reset to zero by twisting knob protruding from center of glass.

Data sheet illustration of a flush mounted motor wound 12-hour chain and weight driven master clock. Look closely to observe the long chain with small counterweight at extreme left inside recessed cabinet.	Data sheet illustration of program cabinet containing 2 metal disc program movements. The metal disc program was introduced in September of 1935 to meet competition from ITR/IBM. Prior to its appearance, ITR/IBM salesmen persuaded architects to specify "metal disc program" in their building plans, because Standard didn't make one and, in their opinion, Standard's thin paper ribbons were inferior and troublesome. In fact, the "Standard" metal disc program was noisy in operation, more difficult to service and somewhat confusing to set up. Few were sold and production was discontinued with the onset of World War II.	Data sheet illustration of 1930s Art Deco standing type master clock. Note the earlier 4-cylinder (2 over 2) Invar pendulum.

	Data sheet illustration of newly designed master clock case introduced in 1946 and designed for square dial. Apparently the factory had a surplus of round dials, some of which were used with the appropriate matting in this style case. With the introduction of this design the familiar "eyebrow" case, after a production run of approximately 40 years, was declared obsolete.

Photos of the Factory

One of the New Industrial Plants
Situated, 89 Logan Street, Springfield

Factory of the former Pelley Toilet Tissue Company as it appeared when purchased by George L. Riggs. Photo obviously retouched to include sign. Actual sign was probably done in gold leaf on a black smalted background. From WESTERN NEW ENGLAND magazine, December, 1912.

Factory as it appeared in the 1920s following the construction of several major additions.

Factory in 1945.

Factory after 1990 purchase by Springfield College, followed by $7 million in renovations, alterations and a major addition in converting it to housing for 224 undergraduate and graduate students, offices and classrooms. The large (48") clock visible in earlier pictures was removed, placed in storage and accidentally destroyed in a warehouse mishap. Its original #3 movement and hands do survive, however.

Master Clocks

The Standard Electric Time Company

Pacific Electric Clock Company

Slave Clocks

The Standard Electric Time Company

Pacific Electric Clock Company

Programs

The Standard Electric Time Company

Pacific Electric Clock Company

Hardware

The Standard Electric Time Company

Pacific Electric Clock Company

The remaining pictures are mostly from catalogs and data sheets published at various times by The Standard Electric Time Company

Wood Case Secondary Clock

Wood Case Secondary Clock

Mantel Clock

120-Beat Self-Winding Clock

Self-Winding Clock. 80 Beat

Program Clock

Post Clock

Mercurial Pendulum, 60 Beat

Marble Secondary Clock with Bronze Ring

Seconds-Beat Clock

Photos of the Factory