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SCOUT· 35%37m·2026-08-28·Arts Culture100 Objects #15: Bundy Clock
99% Invisible
In 1888, Willard Bundy created the first employee "time clock" — essentially a souped-up grandfather clock that could, for the first time, produce an accurate record of when workers arrived and left. Though Bundy’s aim was simple, his invention soon sparked a change in American life far broader than he intended. Roman…
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