Clocking-in machine. The Dockyard Time Clock was used daily by workers of the dockyard. Prior to its installation, when entering the dockyard the work force had to collect a metal ticket with their works number on it and put it in a box before work time commenced. This system only ended when it changed to clock cards and a punch clock system in 1932.
The Royal Dockyard Chatham was the major employer in Medway for hundreds of years influencing the culture, education and prosperity of the local populace on a massive scale.
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