Chelsea Antique Ships Bell Clock4 1/2 In Dial1912red Brassrestored

CHELSEA ANTIQUE 4 1/2 INCH SHIPS BELL CLOCK1912. SELDOM SEEN CHELSEA ANTIQUE RED BRASS SHIPS BELL CLOCK, 4 1/2 INCH DIAL, WITH A CHELSEA MAHOGANY FACTORY STAND. THIS 1912 RED BRASS CASE WITH MARINE THREADED. THIS CHELSEA SHIPS BELL CLOCK. WAS OBTAINED FROM A PICKER IN WASHINGTON. A 108 YEAR OLD TREASURE. THIS A STUNNING NAUTICAL PRESENTATION!! THIS CLOCK WAS ORIGINALLY RETAILED BY RIGGS AND BROTHER OF PHILADELPHIA THE PREMIER NAUTICAL PURVEYOR AND WATCH MAKER OF THE DAY!!

AND THE DIAL CARRIES THE COMPANY NAME! Riggs and Brother, a Philadelphia chronometer and nautical instrument manufacture and import company, was founded in 1818 by William H. The firm, located at 310 Market Street, was also a retailer of navigating instruments and publisher of a nautical almanac. Riggs & Son in 1863, and Riggs & Brother in 1865, and it continued well into the twentieth century. And the business expanded to include repair work.

This business closed its doors in 1931. ORIGINAL GLASS IN THE BEZEL IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION , THE ETCHED SILVERED DIAL AND. STYLE HANDS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND ORIGINAL. THE CLOCK WAS DISASSEMBLED AND CLEANED, THE SERIAL NUMBERS MATCHING, #076278.

THE CLOCK HAD NOT BEEN SERVICED RECENTLY , AS THE PIVOTS WERE VERY DIRTY. THE CLOCK IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, THE CASE WAS CLEANED AND POLISHED, AND.

SEALED WITH A FRESH LACQUERED FINISH!! SEE THE PICS, PRECISION AMERICAN MADE. IT IS RARE TO FIND A ANTIQUE 108 YEAR OLD CHELSEA SHIPS BELL CLOCK IN LIKE NEW CONDITION, CLASSIC AND GLEAMING A PLEASURE TO VIEW?

OUTFITTED WITH THE FINEST AMERICAN MADE, RACK AND SNAIL STRIKE 8 DAY MOVEMENT FULLY RESTORED , READY FOR A LONG AND HEALTHY LIFE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME, MICHAEL, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WILL BE ADDRESSED IN A TIMELY MANNER , OFFERS ARE CONSIDERED, MANY OTHER SHIPS CLOCKS ARE AVAILABLE. THE SHIPS BELL CAN BE GIVEN AS A GIFT OR FOR DISPLAY IN A SPECIAL AREA OF THE HOME OR ON-BOARD YOUR BOAT. VERY VERSATILE IN PLACEMENT FLEXIBILITY, AND AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION IN LITERALLY ANY AREA OF THE HOME, WORKPLACE AND CERTAINLY ON BOARD YOUR BOAT. THIS IS A CLASSIC AND EYE CATCHING RED BRASS SHIPS BELL STYLE CLOCK? A DELIGHT TO VIEW, AND JUST THE RIGHT SIZE - EASY TO DISPLAY IN ANY DECORATIVE SETTING. THIS CLOCK IS SURE TO PLEASE, I KNOW I WILL MISS IT IN MY SHOP. ON THE DIAL THE TIME MAINSPRING WINDING ARBOR IS LOCATED AT THE NUMERAL 4 AND THE STRIKE MAINSPRING WINDING ARBOR IS AT THE NUMERAL 8. AT THE 12 IS THE SPEED ADJUSTMENT LEVER. ALSO THE CORRECT WINDING KEY IS PROVIDED. THE SHIPS BELL STRIKE SEQUENCE IS AS FOLLOWS INCLUDING A BRIEF HISTORY. Mariners have used a unique bell code to tell time at sea for hundreds of years. The code is based on the crew's typical workday routine while the vessel is under way. The day is therefore divided into six four-hour periods, each called a watch. Similarly, the crew is segmented into three divisions. To rotate each division's watch times, the Evening Watch is periodically divided into two watches.

These are called Dog Watches because they "dog" the watch schedule for all divisions ahead by one watch period. A single bell denoted the end of the first half hour and one bell was added each half-hour. Eight bells therefore signaled the end of each four-hour watch. Like centuries of seafarers, you'll soon know the time when the clock chimes, even if you cannot see it. Merchant vessels over 100 gross tons have, by law, divided the crew into three watches, working four hours on and eight hours off, and turning the dog watches into one evening watch.

THE ONLY WAY TO ASSURE YOURSELF OF GETTING A FULLY OPERATIONAL CLOCK IS A COMPLETE DIS ASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION OF ALL COMPONENTS. I HAVE THOROUGHLY AND METICULOUSLY INSPECTED ALL ASPECTS AND FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS OF THIS CHELSEA SHIPS BELL CLOCK!

THE AMERICAN MADE EIGHT DAY BRASS RACK AND SNAIL SHIPS BELL STRIKE MOVEMENT HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY INSPECTED AND CLEANED WITH ULTRASONICS AND RE-LUBRICATED. BOTH THE TIME AND STRIKE MAINSPRINGS WERE UNLOADED, PROPERLY CLEANED AND INSPECTED, LUBRICATED, AND RELOADED INTO THE MAINSPRING BARRELS. MAINSPRINGS ARE A CRITICAL COMPONENT THAT TRANSMIT POWER TO THE ENTIRE GEAR TRAIN, PROPER MAINTENANCE WILL ASSURE EXTENDED AND RELIABLE LONG TERM PERFORMANCE. ALL OPERATIONAL ASPECTS WERE INSPECTED AND CORRECTED AS REQUIRED, ENSURING THAT THE MOVEMENT IS READY FOR MANY YEARS OF RELIABLE OPERATION.

THE MOVEMENT WAS THEN PROPERLY REASSEMBLED, LUBRICATED AND ADJUSTED. I TAKE GREAT PRIDE MAKING SURE THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF MY CLOCKS IS METICULOUSLY RESTORED, HOWEVER.

The item "CHELSEA ANTIQUE SHIPS BELL CLOCK4 1/2 IN DIAL1912RED BRASSRESTORED" is in sale since Tuesday, October 27, 2020. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Clocks\Vintage (1930-69)\Wall". The seller is "msho3356" and is located in Allyn, Washington.

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