Chelsea Clock Company Boston, Massachusetts. Radio Room model featuring a sweep second-hand and a Greenwich Mean Time hand. 224051.
This Chelsea Type B Model 12E Deck/Engine Room Clock is designed as a wall-mounted timepiece. The Chelsea Clock Company made it to the U.S. Government's specifications for the U.S. MILITARY. These clocks were used by the U. S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. Chelsea made this version right around World War II.
The Chelsea Clock Co. in Boston, Massachusetts, made exceptional clocks. This model was created for use by the U.S. Government. The phenolic or resin case is black in color. It features a rear mounting flange and a hinged bezel. The bezel is fitted with glass and is secured to the case with a large screw that puts pressure against a rubber gasket. This case is somewhat watertight. The four-color dial measures nearly 5.5 inches in diameter. The base color is silver and is decorated with black graphics and red and green highlighted areas. The red sections reflect the periods where radio silence is observed as they monitor the airwaves for distress signals. The 12/24 hour time ring and Maker's name are painted in black. All of the numerals are displayed in Arabic format. The three hands, Hour, minute, and Sweep seconds, are also painted black.
The movement is of excellent quality and features Chelsea's improved "micrometer" worm gear regulator just inside the 2:30 position.
For additional information about the Chelsea Clock Company, please review Andy Demeter's book Chelsea Clock Company / The First Hundred Years. You are also encouraged to visit Jim Dyson's website, Chelsea Clock Museum.
This clock is sold fully serviced and in excellent working order. The movement has been completely disassembled and cleaned. Areas of wear are addressed while the movement is rebuilt. The movement is then lubricated and tested to ensure its performance.
Inventory number 224051.
The Chelsea Clock Company Board of Directors met for the first time on July 28, 1897. The Board consisted of Whipple N. Potter, Jr., President, Charles H. Pearson, Treasurer, Reginald Foster, Clerk and Secretary. Allen L. Shepherd served on the Board with the elected officers. This first group of individuals was not together long. The Chelsea firm persevered and has enjoyed a long run of success as a result of making clocks of superior manufacture. This company made many clocks. Some of which were in the style of the Willard timepiece or banjo clock, the E. Howard Model No., 70 and more famously, marine clocks. This company remains in business today.
