16222-II. Demeter, Andrew. Chelsea Clocks: A Technical Manual, Part II. 2018.
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16222-II. Demeter, Andrew. Chelsea Clocks: A Technical Manual, Part II. 2018.
16222-II. Demeter, Andrew. Chelsea Clocks: A Technical Manual, Part II. 2018. Revised March 2021. Demeter Publications, Ltd., 90p. Soft wraps, spiral bound. Cover Photo: Leonard Taube, retired master watchmaker for Chelsea Clock Company. Published to provide additional technical information beyond that contained in Part I (no longer in print) and Demeter’s initial work Chelsea Clock Company, The First 100 Years. Reference includes color and b/w photos and parts lists, images of blueprints, and much more. Sublects covered include: The History Of Factory Keys & How To Identify Counterfeits (illustrated with color photographs of genuine and counterfeit keys); The Manufacturing Process Of Factory Keys; Main Spring Blueprints & Specifications; Chelsea Regulators (Their history and years of manufacture. And not previously published, a factory photo of a Chelsea Grandfather (Model 2S) clock.); Sales Ledger Index Of All Regulators #3 And #5. (lists the Serial Number, Model, Date of Sale, Customer, Description of Wood and any sales ledger comments); Factory Screw Chart (Five (5) pages of screw sizes by Part #, Movement Model, Description, Material, Size and Style); Factory Formula For Making Silver Nitrate Compound; Factory Instructions On Silvering Dials And Reflectors; Factory Instructions On Polishing, Coloring & Lacquering Cases; Three (3) More Pages Of Factory Mainspring Specifications Dated 1922, 1942 & Circa 1948; Factory Movement Model Index – Updated (11 pages from the Personal Handbooks of Supt. John Malloy and Co-owner Walter Mutz. Listed alphabetically by Number & Letter with description of the end user both commercial and industrial); Considerations Before A Purchase (Issues to check or question that are inherent to certain model types); Factory Checklist For The Model 4l Ships Bell Movement (trouble-shooting factory procedure for twenty four (24) points of inspection of a new or re-assembled Ships Bell Movement); Factory Hands (Seventeen (17) factory pages of Hands By Size, Style and Part Number). Limited quantity available. (M). $95.95.