Maclok

[Jedifelix17]

Not a detector find but would love to know more about this, what's it for etc.

 

[Old Pueblo]

Thats okay, T-net is for all finds. But I have no idea what that is.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I wonder how big it is?

 

[Jedifelix17]

I wonder how big it is?

It's 10cm by 7.5cm by 2.5cm approx

 

[Loco-Digger]

The company is defunct, I believe it has something to do with locking a Mac computer to a work station, desk, etc.

 

[DCMatt]

Just guessing but it could be part of a watch making or repairing machine. These guys might be able to help:

The Coventry Watch Museum Project - Contact Us

 

[Icewing]

What happens when you manipulate the little lever?

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Can you open it?

 

[Jedifelix17]

Can you open it?

Unable to open it as do not have key, key hole under brass plate on end, when brass plate is slid across to access hole a pointer marked a piece of paper visible through small window.

 

[Icewing]

I am still not sure, but your discription makes me think it's part of a security guard tour clock system.
A guard would have to verify he wasn't sleeping on the job by using his key and a punch card to check in at each station throughout his shift.

 

[Jedifelix17]

I am still not sure, but your discription makes me think it's part of a security guard tour clock system.
A guard would have to verify he wasn't sleeping on the job by using his key and a punch card to check in at each station throughout his shift.

That's pretty much what I thought, was hoping for confirmation and further details, would love to look inside but don't want to break it.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

There is a coventry watch co museum, maybe send them the pics and see if they have any idea. definitely let us know if you find put though

 

[Tony in SC]

I have a plasma cutter

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I dont know about anybody else but I had a hard time visualizing the size of this. I googled 10cm and that converts to less than 4 inches. 7.5 cm is less than 3. So its about 4" x 3" x 1" thick. Heck my celphone is almost 2 inches longer than that. I dont know why, but its sometimes hard to visualize the size without something in the photo as a reference.

Anything I find on Coventry Watch Company is old. It doesnt even look like an item thats 100 years old. Could it be a different Coventry Watch Company? Does anybody have a dateline for this company?


Is this item aluminum or steel? Is that the keyhole pictured?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

It looks like some kind of lock to me. It looks as if the lever slides the bolt that appears to be in the locked position

 

[Anduril]

The best I can come up with is that Coventry Watch Company also made Cuckoo clocks.

Whenever they ran low on "inventory", they'd take this contraption and show it to normal birds.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Its some kind of lock. I dont know what the window could be other than to say its in the locked position

 

[Plug N Play]

My search lead me along the lines that Loco-Digger suggested ... laptop lock.
I couldn't find this device, however.

I honestly don't know if this 22 second video helps, or not.

 

[Jedifelix17]

There is a coventry watch co museum, maybe send them the pics and see if they have any idea. definitely let us know if you find put though

I have tried to contact the museum, no reply yet.

 

[Jedifelix17]

It is too old to be computer related, the device you are thinking of is a Maclox.