In 1912, the International Time Recording Company (later IBM) designed this time clock to capture the hours logged for up to 150 employees in a New York City garment factory. These days, the dramatic increase of remote working due to the pandemic of 2020 has meant the time spent working and the time spent at home have blended into reflections of one other. A browser log-in or a virtual meeting is a much different way of punching a clock.

National Museum of American History
Washington, DC