I have had this time lock for more than 15 years. It has been on display in my living room, wherever I lived, ever since. I never knew too much about it other than it was a Diebold. The company I worked for at the time, was upgrading the time locks of a major Bank throughout Canada. I came across this one in an old small Branch in a small town. I had a few, but this is the only one I kept.
The other day, my wife suggested I take it to work to see if my safe tech colleagues knew anything about it. Everyone in the shop thought it was beautiful and no one (other than in pictures) had ever seen one like it.
It turns out that it is a Diebold Type 3. The floral/deco pattern is acid etched and it was likely fabricated in 1900-1910. It's heft is surprising upon picking it up, it weighs almost 20 pounds. They were cast, machined and fitted by hand, so they were not produced in large quantities. Mine is number 332. Every part on it has that number. The 3 movements have consecutive serial numbers but are not original. Some one in the past fitted Swiss movements made for a Yale and Towne Co. time lock. In addition to being a locksmith/safe tech, I'm also a watchmaker/jeweler so, naturally i did a full service on it. It is complete and works very well. I did not clean the outer case, I thought it had developed a very nice patina from 80 years of dust and dirt and history encrusted in the etching. It is an antique and I wanted it to look as such while being functional. This time lock is that old and could still be relied upon today.
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