Harvard Clock Company
Harvard Clock Co. 6" Presentation Marine Clock
ID: 2353 | This clock is sold
Harvard Clock Co. 6" Marine Clock with superbly engraved silvered dial. The engraving says "Presented to Comrade Cornelius Harris, By Wm. H. Smart Post No. 30 GAR, May 1895". The 7 jewel movement has serial number 235 on the front plate and 234 on the backplate. William Smart was one of the first Union soldiers to die in the Civil War. He was a member of the Company G of the 1st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment and was killed at Blackburn's Ford, VA on July 18, 1861. The Grand Army of the Republic Post 30 in Cambridgeport, MA was named in his honor in 1867. The clock is listed on the Chelsea Clock Museum's Harvard Register of all known Harvard Clock Co. clocks. Visit chelseaclockmuseum.com for more information about the Harvard Clock Company.
Harvard 4 1/4" Marine Clock for Light Vessel - LV-44
ID: 2351 | This clock is sold
Harvard Clock Co. 4 1/4" Marine Clock for the Light Vessel 44. The dial is marked Harvard Clock Co., Boston. The back of the back flange is stamped LV44 and PJC. The movement is serial number 233. LV44 built for the US Light House Establishment by Pusey & Jones, Wilmington, DE in 1882 was the first of only 4 iron hulled lightships. LV44 measured 115 feet, 25 " in beam and drew 10' 6". She was propelled by sail but had steam auxiliary machinery for the sound signal only. LV44 was the last lightship without propulsion machinery. She was in service at the Northeast End Station, New Jersey and later transferred to Cornfield Point, CT serving another 12 years.