CHELSEA ANTIQUE SHIPS CLOCK~SER #253913~6\" DIAL~1939~WW2 LIBERTY SHIP~RESTORED For Sale

CHELSEA 6 INCH BRASS SHIPS CLOCK~1939~PRE WW2~

.

PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT MY OTHER RESTORED CLOCKSIN MY store, FOLLOW THE LINK IN THE LISTING

DESCRIPTION AND FEATURES

THIS1939 CIRCA CHELSEA BRASS SHIPS CLOCK WAS USED IN THE OFFICERS MESS,CAPTAINS STATE ROOM,BRIDGE ETC... ,ONBOARD A EARLY MARITIME COMMISSION SHIP. THE CLOCK WAS MANUFACTURED BY CHELSEA IN 1939 , I OBTAINED THE CLOCK FROM A PICKER IN PHILADELPHIA WHO BOUGHT THE CLOCK AT AN ESTATE SALE OF A WW2 VETERAN, MOVEMENT AND CASE SERIAL #253913,DIAL IS MARKED U S MARITIME COMMISSION ,THESE EARLY MARITIME COMMISSION CLOCKS WERE ARE SELDOM SEEN ,LATER CLOCKS WERE BEING PRODUCED FOR WW2 LIBERTY AND VICTORY SHIPS AND HAD SERIAL NUMBER SECTION UNDER THE U S MARITIME COMMISSION ENGRAVING!THE MOVEMENT #253913 WITH 11 JEWELED PLATFORM ESCAPEMENT AND IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION ,HEAVY CAST YELLOW BRASS CASE HAS BEEN CLEANED,POLISHED AND RE-LACQUERED AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION,7 3/4 DIAM. DIAL HAS BEEN RESILVERED, AND BEZEL HAS VERY FEW DINGS AS SEEN IN THE PICTURES,THEDIALGLASS IS ORIGINAL!NORMALLY THESE OLDER CLOCKS HAVE HAD THE GLASS BROKEN AND REPLACED, ORIGINAL GLASS IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION,DIAL IS AS NICE AS THEY COME , HAS A HIGH GRADEAMERICAN MADE 8 DAY JEWELED MOVEMENT #302247, WITH MACHINE CUT PINIONS AND WHEELS,NON MAGNETIC BREGUET TYPE HAIRSPRING AND COMPENSATED ESCAPEMENT, JEWELED PLATFORM ,VERY HIGH GRADE PRECISION TIME PIECE,IT IS A GREAT PIECE OF HISTORY! THE INGENUITY AND WORKMANSHIP OF CHELSEA AMERICAN TIME PIECES IS KNOWN THROUGH OUT THE WORLD,CLOCK RUNS AND KEEPS ACCURATE TIME,THE SLOW/FAST ADJUSTMENTIS ACCESSEDON THE DIAL FACE ,THE ORIGINAL DIAL AND MAT RING HAVE BEEN PRESERVED, WITH ENGRAVED ARABIC NUMERALS IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION,

This 6” Marine Mechanical Clock was manufactured and sold to U.S. Maritime Commission in1939,it sailed aboard a the a Merchant Marine Cargo ship funded by the maritime commission, Housed in a heavy cast yellow brass case with threaded/screw type bezel, this clock features a 6 inch silvered dial with a sweep second hand. . The #12e movement (time-only mechanism) has been completely overhauled, and the dial has been resilvered and preserved. In addition, the case has been cleaned,polished and sealed

From 1939 through the end of World War II, the Maritime Commission funded and administered the largest and most successful merchant shipbuilding effort in world history, producing thousands of ships, including Liberty ships, Victory ships, and others, notably Type C1, Type C2, Type C3 freighters and T2 tankers. Most of the C2s and C3s were converted to Navy auxiliaries, notably attack cargo ships, attack transports, and escort aircraft carriers and many of the tankers became fleet replenishment oilers. The Commission also was tasked with the construction of many hundred \"military type\" vessels such as Landing Ship, Tank (LST)s and Tacoma-class frigates and large troop transports. By the end of the war, U.S. shipyards working under Maritime Commission contracts had built a total of 5,777 oceangoing merchant and naval ships.

RESTORATION DETAILS

THE ONLY WAY TO ASSURE YOURSELF OF GETTING A FULLY OPERATIONAL CLOCK IS A TOTAL DIS-ASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION OF ALL COMPONENTS.I HAVE THOROUGHLY AND METICULOUSLY INSPECTED ALLASPECTS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THETIME ONLY MOVEMENT

THE 8 DAY CHELSEA TIME ONLY SHIPS MOVEMENT,#253913, HAS BEEN DIS ASSEMBLED,PROFESSIONALLY INSPECTED AND CLEANED WITH ULTRASONICS.ANY WORN PIVOT BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED, ANDTHEMAINSPRING WAS UNLOADED, PROPERLY CLEANED AND INSPECTED, LUBRICATED, AND RELOADED INTO THE MAINSPRING BARREL. MAINSPRINGS ARE A CRITICAL COMPONENT THAT TRANSMIT POWER TO THE ENTIRE GEAR TRAIN,PROPER MAINTENANCEWILL ASSURE EXTENDED AND RELIABLE LONG TERM PERFORMANCE.PRECISION11 JEWELED PLATFORM ESCAPEMENT,ALL OPERATIONAL ASPECTS WERE INSPECTED AND CORRECTEDAS REQUIRED,ENSURING THAT THEMOVEMENT IS READYFOR MANY YEARS OF RELIABLEOPERATION. THE MOVEMENT WAS THEN PROPERLY REASSEMBLED, LUBRICATED AND ADJUSTED

WHY TAKE A CHANCE ON AVINTAGE CLOCK WHOSE MECHANICAL CONDITION IS IN QUESTION,YOU CAN REST ASSURED OF MANY YEARS OF RELIABLE OPERATION WHEN YOU PURCHASE ONE OF MYVINTAGE CLOCKS ON !

~ OFFERED WITH AND ONLY A SMALL MINIMUM,AND I WILL LET THE COMMUNITYDETERMINE THE FINAL SALES VALUE OF THIS FINE ANTIQUE TIMEPIECE!

PAYPAL IS THE PREFERRED METHOD OF PAYMENT AND PROTECTS YOU, THE BUYER; OTHER FORMS OF PAYMENT MAY BE ACCEPTED ON PICKUP - PLEASE CONTACT ME TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS. IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN3 DAYS OF sale-END,THEITEM WILL BE REPORTED AS UNPAID ANDIN DEFAULT UNLESS OTHER ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE WITH SELLER.

~BUYER WILL PAY SHIPPING. USPSIS THE PREFERRED SHIPPING METHOD; IF OTHER ARRANGEMENTS ARE NEEDED,PLEASE CONTACT ME. SHIPPING AN AVERAGE SIZE MANTLE CLOCKS IS USUALLY IN THE $30-40 RANGE, PLUS INSURANCE. FOR LARGE AND HEAVIER MANTLE CLOCKS, SHIPPING WILL RUN IN THE $40 TO 50 RANGE,ALL OF MY SETH THOMAS ANTIQUE CLOCKS ARE FULLY RESTORED IN ALL WAYS, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED OTHERWISE. I TAKE GREAT PRIDE MAKING SURE THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF MY CLOCKS IS METICULOUSLYRESTORED,HOWEVER WITH ALL MECHANICAL CLOCK MOVEMENTS, SOME ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE NECESSARY WHEN SETTING UP AFTER SHIPMENT, AND THE CLOCK IS SOLD AS IS.

---