Chelsea Clock History: The Original Chelsea Yacht Wheel Clock from 1905 to the latest Chelsea Mariner Clock of 2011
Chelsea Clock Company Yacht Wheel Ship's Bell Clock, 1905. By Jim Dyson, Chelsea Clock Museum Clock Specialist for Skipjack Nautical Wares & Marine Gallery 106 years and counting! In the year 1905 Chelsea Clock Company produced the first of the most iconic marine clock designs, The Yacht Wheel Ship's Bell Clock. The oldest known Chelsea clock of this design was retailed by Theodore B. Starr and Company with a shop at 206 Fifth Avenue in New York City, on July 15, 1905 and recorded in the Chelsea Clock Company factory record book as serial number 15273. Theodore B. Starr and Company, 206 Fifth Avenue in New York City Yacht wheel clock was published in the first catalog of the Chelsea Clock Company. The first catalog of the Chelsea Clock Company was published on September 1, 1906. The Yacht Wheel Clock was featured on page 18 and it was noted in the upper right hand corner that "Patent applied for the Design of Case and Base". Pictured above is page 18 of...