Yale & Towne Manufacturing Co.,
Stamford, Connecticut - 2 movements,
T31½, T-movement pair



Model
T31½, 1907. I suspect this was the first
time lock Yale used for the introduction of their smallest movement size
known as 'T'. The model number designation is only my guess as I have yet to
have seen another extant example or in a catalog. The format for this introduction was similar to that of
the
K31½; that is a pair of movements housed in a case with two
cases used in tandem for a total of four movements. These
however only contained the time locks and none of the combination locks as does the
K31½ and were meant to trip the automatic bolt motor shown here. I am unsure
of the model designation for this time lock, given the similarity in design
to the
K31½ I have dubbed this a
T31½. The reason it's believed that these are the earliest T sized movements are the serial
numbers. Time lock makers generally started their numbering system at 100 or as in the
Consolidated Time Lock Company, number 1000. Case #11 and #12. Movement #100, #101, #102,
#103. There are only two known examples this author has seen. 3" w x 4 7/8" h x 2 1/2" d. The last photo shows
this type of time lock and bolt motor set up in an Ely-Norris, Perth Amboy,
NJ cannonball safe door. file 133