[CW] Ship Radio Room clock

[Richard Knoppow]

    FWIW, my clock was made by Seth-Thomas and is marked 
U.S.Maritime Commission  Dated mid 1940s inside so I suspect it 
came from a Liberty ship or something of the sort.
     I am sure pictures of the standardized radio consoles exist 
on the web, I will see what I can find. Both RCA and Federal 
Telegraph made them. Very similar but not identical. Likely the 
restored ships have these.

On 1/9/2022 5:02 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote:
> I have 3 of these clocks, all six inch dials, two are mechanical 
> Chelsea clocks - one with just red, one with red and green, and 
> one quartz clock near the entrance of my home - the quartz is the 
> most accurate, least costly to maintain (one AA cell every year), 
> replacement quartz movement is about $10.00.
> 
> I have a Chelsea mechanical radio room clock in a Chelsea push 
> button opening brass case sitting on my dresser in a Chelsea 
> mahogany stand.  You see them rarely here: 
> https://www.chelseaclock.com/style/vintage-clocks-collection 
> <https://www.chelseaclock.com/style/vintage-clocks-collection>
> chelsea_rr_mahogony_stand.jpg
> 
> The quartz versions are available in the standard 6 inch size and 
> the 8.5 inch size here: 
> https://www.chelseaclock.com/style/patriot-collection 
> <https://www.chelseaclock.com/style/patriot-collection>
> 
> Sign up for email notifications, they have at least two sales a 
> year for 20% off.
> 
> Mechanical clocks are costly but collectors love them.  You can 
> end spending nearly the price of a quartz clock in maintaining 
> your mechanical clock if you're not lucky, on the other hand, I 
> have a deck clock that I picked up in Taiwan at a fellow's shop 
> who is know to deal fairly with seamen and bought it for $50.00 
> USD and it is within 15 seconds a month and it's been that way 
> for 35 years that I've had it.
> 
> 73
> DR
> 
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Richard Knoppow
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WB6KBL