I have spent most of my life trawling around charity shops for booty and amassed quite a collection of; books, records, ceramics and any old tat worth jumping at. Very occasionally you come across something that you don’t see very often if ever and this object is one of those classic finds that makes you quiver with excitement when you see it out of context in a charity shop. Someone obviously loved and cared for this piece of treasure as it’s still working and in excellent condition. I really like the functionality of the stop clock, the way you can change the position to the horizontal if required as I have done to photograph it against the nuetral background.

I’m guessing the stop clock is from the 50s going from the look of the design and the fact that it was manufactured by PYE who I have always associated with records rather than scientific instruments. This object screams at me “object of desire” because it ticks all of the boxes for me; design, manufacturer, analogue, scientific, measurements of time, what’s not to like about it. I assume that the stop clock was used in the workplace to time processes and productivity? If you have any idea about how and when the stop clock would have been used leave a comment.

Size: Approximately 6″ Diameter

© Vincent Kelly 2011