Chelsea Vanderbilt New in the Box; Chiming Ships Clock
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Up for auction is a brand new, never wound Chelsea Vanderbilt ships clock. The clock is from about 1980 and is on a wooden base. If you love the water, this clock will always keep you near to it in your heart. The bell sounds the half hour of the watch, from 1 bell to 8 bells. The "bells" struck by a ship's clock are used to "mark the watch," a ship's working shift of 4 hours' duration. The day begins at 1 minute after midnight, and the bell strikes every half hour of the watch: half an hour after midnight is one bell, 1 a.m. is two bells, 1:30 a.m. is three bells and so on until 4 a.m., which is eight bells and the end of the watch. Historically, one member of the crew was to "make rounds" of the ship every half-hour and strike the ship's bell to let the watch officer know that all was well about the vessel. After the first half-hour of the watch, when one bell was struck, the bells were sounded in groups of two, so that three bells, would be "ding-ding, ding" and four bells would be "ding-ding, ding-ding." This can be a wonderful addition to your collection, or a gift never to be forgotten.
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