The most inspiring about this exhibition was the differences of time that has impact on working class life. What caught my eye was the Double-Dial long case clock from Park Green Silk Mill, Macclesfield (c.1810), which has two faces. One of them kept the time for the workers, however the other was an 'attachment' to this factory's rotating water wheel. Note: This was a hand wound clock. The shortfall of water being filtered though out the day had to be made up by the workers at the end of the day to make up for loss of water from the water wheel. This was to maintain the constant work rate over the long working hours, ending with disappointing pay cheques. It was the employer's solution to the problem of measuring productivity in the workplace during the 1800's.
From an arm being shown next to the double-dial long case clock was the Motorola MT4000 which was attached to an mannequin arm stuck to the wall. Attached to this was the MT4000, a electronic device dated from 2013 for employees in warehouses. This device is slightly similar to this clock however not as old fashioned, more quick, easy and less blameable toward other employee's. It is to track the speed of ones orders, however when fallen behind on schedule the MT4000 sends warnings to inform the employer of the situation. Digital and electronic devices are part of our lives, generation of technology will be on going, Deller surely wanted us to see the difficult times our industry has faced, and now has become slightly easier with technology.
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