1898 is a bit too early for the name "IBM" but C-T-R (IBM's predecessor
name) did enter the Canadian market in 1917 using the name
"International Business Machines" which the parent US company didn't use
until 1924. Actually, 1898 is too early even for the C-T-R name but the
sophistication of the clocks and scales mentioned make it likely that
they were produced by C-T-R's forerunner companies. Here's the Toronto
plant in 1920.
<http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/vintage/vintage_4506VV2030.html>
Chuck Norcutt
Mark Dapoz wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Mar 2008, Leandro DUTRA wrote:
>
>> 2008/3/25, Ali Shah <alizookoman@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>> IBM made clocks?
>> I have somewhere a photograph of an IBM clock at the museum of a
>> southern Brazilian winemaker, used for controlling working hours. So
>> yes, clocks were 'International Business Machines'.
>
> And for even more obscure IBM trivia; What was IBM Canada's first product?
>
>
>
> A cheese cutter!
>
> ref:
> http://mail.computerhistory.org/pipermail/inforoots/2003-November/001264.html
>
> Ah the useless bits of trivia you pick up working there..... :-)
> -mark
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