Turnstile register, "The Checkogram" used at MCG in early 1900s
Object Type
Audio-Visual/Recording equipment/Turnstile register
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Electronic turnstile register. Mechanical device with four numerical dials, enabling a maximum head count of 9999 people. Device is encased in wood and viewed through glass. Only the dials are exposed since a cardboard covering behind the glass covers the mechanism. Text on the face of the covering, above and beside the dials reads, "THE 'CHECKOGRAM' / TURNSTILE REGISTER. / ALBERT MARSH'S PATENTS-PROTECTED IN GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND, / U.S. AMERICA, and other Countries. / TURNSTILE / No 1".
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 80 W: 330 D: 225mm (H: 3 1/8 W: 13 D: 8 7/8")
Location
In storage
Registration No
M10039
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