At the barrier each workman took his own, stamped with his number; then he examined it and shut it himself, while the marker, seated at a table, inscribed on the registers the hour of descent.
Au guichet, chaque ouvrier prenait la sienne, poinçonnée a son chiffre; puis, il l'examinait, la fermait lui-meme; pendant que le marqueur, assis a une table, inscrivait sur le registre l'heure de la descente.