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Large Dial Chelseas

284 12" clocks were produced between 1897 and 1914. This information has been determined from the factory records and is a combination of sales and movement type records.
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Patents

Many inventors and the family of companies that followed the Harvard Clock Company produced and patented designs that would set the foundation for the marine clocks of the next 125 years.
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Joseph H. Eastman

Any discussion of the Chelsea Clock Company begins with Joseph H. Eastman. The historical record of Eastman and his clocks is a constantly evolving story.
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Catalogs

Chelsea catalogs were noted by letter until 1928 when they were subsequently noted by number starting with catalog #14. Catalog A of 1906 contains 32 total pages. Two copies of this catalog are known to exist, one owned by the American Clock and Watch Museum, Bristol, CT. and the only known complete copy owned by the Chelsea Clock Museum. more...

Advertisements

Prior to 1906 Chelsea Clock Company advertised their clocks in magazines such as "The Rudder" and "Country Life In America". more...