Chelsea Clock Company
Chelsea 10" Admiral Ships Bell Clock
ID: 2555 | Inquire...
Chelsea Clock Co. 10” Admiral Ships Bell Clock. Serial number 163932 dates the clock to 1925. Large 10" and 12" dial Admirals are exceedingly rare. Only one 12" example is known to exist and only three 10" are known. The clock is 16 1/8" tall, 18 7/8" wide and 6 3/4" deep and weighs 33 pounds. The yellow brass case has been polished and lacquered. The dial is in very fine original condition. The movement has been overhauled. This clock has commanding presence.
Chelsea 8 1/2" Library Clock for Tiffany & Co.
ID: 2526 | Inquire...
Chelsea 8 1/2" Library Clock for Tiffany & Co., New York. Ships Bell. Library clocks are exceedingly rare in any dial size. 8 1/2" dial examples are almost never seen. Note the symmetrical base with fine beading and the unusual bezel and back flange with coin edges. Library clocks are attractive from any angle. Serial number 70897 on the movement and the wood insert in the bottom of the case dates the clock to 1911. The dial has been resilvered. The case has been polished and lacquered. The movement has been serviced. A fine example of a rare and very desirable Chelsea shelf clock.
Chelsea 10" Special Dial Base & Ball Feet - Superb Original Verde Finish
ID: 2402 | Inquire...
Chelsea Clock Company 10" Special Gold Dial Base & Ball with superb original Verde finish. The clock strikes ships bells. Early large dial Chelsea clocks with excellent original finish are exceedingly difflcult to find. This example has a Verde finish in truly mint condition and also has an unusual gold dial with raised numerals and pierced hands. Serial number 20246 on the movement and case bottom dates the clock to 1905. An absolutely gorgeous all original early large dial Chelsea shelf clock. It doesn't get any better than this.
Chelsea Clock Co. 8 1/2" Special Dial Admiral Ships Bell Clock
ID: 2404 | Inquire...
Chelsea Clock Company 8.5” Special Dial Admiral Ships Bell Clock. Copper bronze case with matching original winding key. Fine original dial is silvered with raised applied copper bronze numbers and copper bronze serpentine hands. Hinged bezel. Serial number 191343 on movement and wood bottom insert dates the clock to 1929. Overall dimensions - 12” tall, 14” wide, and 6” deep. The Chelsea Sales Ledger entry shows that the clock was sold to Toledo Shipbuilding on 7/29/19. A very fine all original example.
Chelsea 8 1/2" Special Dial Mahogany & Metal - Black Nickel
ID: 2409 | Inquire...
Chelsea 8 1/2" Special Dial Mahogany and Metal LNA Commander - Ships Bell. Serial number 34641 on movement and the case dates the clock to 1908. The case has been professionally refinished in black nickel. The wood back and base are freshly ebonised. The dial has been resilvered and the numerals and hands finished in black nickel. The movement has been serviced. The clock is in superb condition. CURRENTLY NOT FOR SALE
Chelsea 12" Special Dial Carved Base No. 3
ID: 2490 | Inquire...
Chelsea 12" Carved Base No. 3 Time Only. Special dial marked Heeren Bros. & Co., Pittsburg. This clock is one of only two known Chelsea 12" Carved Base clocks. The clock has been totally restored and is in the finest condition in every way. Serial number 67920 on the case dates the clock to 2/12/10. The Chelsea Clock Museum's listing of 12" dial Chelsea clocks describes the clock as "12" TO Spec CB carved B H - SPCL". It was sold to Heeren Bros. & Co., Pittsburg. The movement has serial number 92537 which the Chelsea records describe as follows "12" OB Mar H E?P. The movement was originally in a 12" Marine Clock and was sold to Heeren Bros on 2/19/14. Apparently the movements of these clocks were inadvertently swapped at some point in their history.
Chelsea 12" Special Grand Dial Ships Bell Chain Clock
ID: 2489 | Inquire...
Extremely rare Chelsea Clock Co. 12" Special Grand Dial Chain Clock. Ships Bell. Serial number 139658. Ca. 1920. The clock retains the original hinged yellow brass case with a pair of brass eye hooks mounted near the numerals 10 and 2. The clock is one of two known that have the original factory brass chain with mounting plate that measures 22 inches in length. The ships bell movement is signed with the following markings: "Chelsea Clock Co. Boston, USA. Patented Oct. 25, 1898, Sept. 19, 1899, June 5 1900 Also Patented in Great Britain May 31, 1900" and serial number 139658. The dial has fancy applied bronze numerals and the inlaid pierced bronze disk which is signed CHELSEA CLOCK CO. BOSTON U.S.A. The clock has the original fancy pierced hands. The clock was sold in 1920 by Chelsea to the William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company of Philadelphia which was founded in 1825 by William Cramp, and was the preeminent U.S. iron shipbuilder of the late 19th century. Chelsea built these chain clocks for a very few years with the intent that these clocks could be hung in a variety of places and configurations. Because of the cost of the clock very few of these chain clocks were manufactured. The case has been recently polished and lacquered. The movement has been recently overhauled and is running accurately. The dial is untouched and has minor discoloration in the original lacquer. The mounting eye hooks, chains and mounting plates are original.
Chelsea Clock Co. 10" Marine Clock for American Steam Gauge Co. - Superb Dial!
ID: 2359 | Inquire...
Item ID: 2359 - Chelsea 10" Marine Clock made for the American Steam Gauge Company, Boston. The silvered dial with engraved Roman numerals has the most elaborate engraving around its center and states: "American Steam Gauge Company Boston". Above the center of the hands is a sweep second dial and to the right a slow/fast adjustment bit. The clock retains its original eight day movement. Serial number: "35880" dates the clock to August 26, 1908. The clock retains its original steam gauge case with an unusual multifaceted hinge bezel. The clock is set into an attractive period mahogany base. This clock is extremely rare and desirable because of the quality of the engraving and its rare and elaborate case style.
Chelsea Clock Co. 10" Ships Bell Chain Clock for Tiffany & Co.
ID: 2335 | Inquire...
Item ID: 2335 - Chelsea Clock Co. 10" Ships Bell Chain Clock for Tiffany & Co. Serial number 172729 on the movement and the case dates the clock to 1926. Spectacular original finish on case, dial and chains. Chelsea chain clocks are exceedingly rare. They were shown in the Chelsea 1911 and 1917 catalogs with 12" dials. Other sizes were special order. Examples with original chains are even more difficult to find. This is the only known example with the original chains with their original finish matching the clock case. Unique and very desireable.
Chelsea 10" Special Dial Wardroom Clock for Tiffany & Co.
ID: 2562 | Inquire...
Chelsea 10" Special Dial Wardroom Clock for Tiffany & Co., New York. Serial number 130881 dates the clock to 1919. The bronze case has been polished and lacquered. The dial has been resilvered. The raised numerals and serpentine hands have been cleaned and waxed. The clock is mounted on a custom mahogany wall mounting ring. The overall diameter is 18”. The overall depth is 6”. An exceedingly rare large dial Chelsea clock in superb restored condition.
Chelsea 12" Marine Clock for Ashcroft Mfg. Company
ID: 2563 | Inquire...
Chelsea Clock Co. 12" Marine Clock for Ashcroft Mfg. Co., New York. A very unusual clock with an inclinometer installed on the dial below 12. The engraved scale below the indicator hand is marked from 30 to 15 to 0 to 15 to 30. The mechanmism has a counter weight on the back of he dial that moves the hand to show the heel or list of the vessel. Probably used to insure the ship was loaded with the cargo distributed evenly from port to starboard. The hour hand and minute hand are aluminium making them easier to form to clear the inclinometer mechanism on the dial. Serial number 52443 on the movement dates the clock to 1909. Uncommonly, for a gauge company clock, the case is also stamped with serial number 52443. The dial is stamped 2999 below 6.
Chelsea 12" Marine Clock for NYC Board of Education
ID: 2334 | Inquire...
Chelsea 12" Marine Clock for Board of Education, New York City. The dial is also engraved American Steam Gauge & Valve Manufg. Company, Boston, Mass, USA. Additionally the dial is engraved Chelsea Clock Movement 7 Jewells. #985345 is stamped on the dial below 6. The oversize, early style, key locking case is case 14 3/4" in diameter and 3 1/4" deep. The movement is stamped Chelsea Clock Co. Serial number 83826 on the movement dates the clock to 1913. The case has been polished and lacquered. he dial has been resilvered. The movement has been overhauled. A very unusual large dial Chelsea marine clock.