Show some fabulous old and new Clocks...

hollydolly

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I have two old clocks: The first one is a Hamberg-America made in Germany in about 1890. I picked it up in Spain from a US Navy Petty Officer whose hobby was to run around picking up old non-working clocks in his travels. He rebuilt this one about 1977 and I bought it from him for a measly price. It keeps great time and has a beautiful chime. He and his wife swore that this particular clock had a "friendly ghost" associated with it. That was fine with me, and that ghost never did give me any trouble. I am certain that the ghost went with me when I transferred from Spain to Monterey California. I also moved with my when I transferred to Hawaii, but I think that it bailed on me when I had orders to Korea.

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The second old Clock ia a Chelsea Clock that was salvaged off of a WWI era Navy Destroyer that ran aground in the waters off of Alaska and sunk. Somehow, it came into possession of my uncle, a Navy Vet, who then passed it to me. I can tell from the serial number that it was made in 1920, so it would not have been part of the original outfitting of that ship. I have seen several photographs of President Kennedy with a Chelsey Clock in the background. Every ship I served on was equipped with hand wound Chelesa clocks. All of them today are black rather that this stainless steel like mine.

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