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Chelsea
Clock Company Serial Numbers
A common question we receive from clock
collectors, and antique clock shoppers, is the age of a Chelsea Clock
based upon serial number.
Every Chelsea Clock containing the Chelsea Ship's Bell mechanical
movement has a unique serial number assigned to the movement. Movement
serial numbers have been recorded since 1897, originally in
leather bound books, and today on computer.
To help answer the question of age, we have provided the Chelsea Clock
Company serial numbers for these movements, from 1897
through 2004. This information will indicate the approximate date
of manufactuer for an authentic
Chelsea Clock containing a Chelsea mechanical Ship's Bell
movement.
In some cases, a number located on the exterior of the clock
itself is not the movement serial number. In this circumstance
inspection of the movement itself will determine the correct
serial number, and authenticity. This requires disassembly of
the clock.
Windward Instruments strongly recommends this service be performed only
by Chelsea Clock Company, through an Authorized Service Center such as
Windward Instruments.
For more information, please visit our Clock Repair area, or contact us.
| Year |
Starting Serial |
Ending
Serial |
| 1897
- 1899 |
001 |
3937 |
| 1900
- 1904 |
3938 |
16459 |
| 1905
- 1909 |
16460 |
59641 |
| 1910
- 1914 |
59642 |
97528 |
| 1915
- 1919 |
97529 |
136237 |
| 1920
- 1924 |
136238 |
159719 |
| 1925
- 1929 |
159720 |
194237 |
| 1930
- 1934 |
194238 |
213894 |
| 1935
- 1939 |
213895 |
256235 |
| 1940
- 1944 |
256236 |
472765 |
| 1945
- 1949 |
472766 |
559240 |
| 1950
- 1954 |
559241 |
598659 |
| 1955
- 1959 |
598660 |
638906 |
| 1960
- 1964 |
638907 |
673459 |
| 1965
- 1969 |
673460 |
743137 |
| 1970
-1974 |
743138 |
786288 |
| 1975
- 1979 |
786289 |
827760 |
| 1980
- 1984 |
827761 |
857063 |
| 1985
- 1989 |
857064 |
868171 |
| 1990
- 1994 |
868172 |
872427 |
| 1995
- 1999 |
872428 |
876873 |
| 2000
- 2004 |
876874 |
880467 |
| 2005 |
880468 |
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