U.S. Navy Sweep second-hand clock. Chelsea Clock Company Boston, Massachusetts. 224046.
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. Navy right around World War II.
The case is made of black phenolic resin and features a hinged bezel that is secured with a small .5-inch knurled screw knob fastener. The black dial is 6 inches in diameter. The dial graphics, spade hands, and sweep second hand are painted in white, providing a stark contrast. This 12/24 hour dial is marked "CHELSEA CLOCK CO. / BOSTON" and "U.S. NAVY / SER. No. 34668E." The movement is of excellent quality and features Chelsea's improved "micrometer" worm gear regulator.
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.
Inventory number 224046.
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.
