Dial pointer by Alexander Dey dated 1898

Very rare museum piece: dial pointer by alexander dey dated 1898. Steel, cast iron, wood and glass. Each employee had a number, each time he entered or left he moved the pointer to his number, which had the effect of triggering a mechanical printing on a strip of paper. Piece visible at the rizzo virtual clock museum (world's largest watchmaking museum) A similar model is also visible at the museum of popular arts and traditions (located in haut de seine) This piece is one of the 10 greatest wonders of computational inventions of all time (source le point) Weight about 60kg. Dimensions: h94x75x48.