Not wanting to derail the watch thread in the gallery, and knowing that you have serious knowledge of "vintage" and horological goods, I'm writing to ask for information on a particular clock.

It's a United model 811 ship clock. There's an image here: http://tinyurl.com/United811clock.

Some surfing today gives me estimates from 1938 to the mid-50's. I can't find a date or date code on the example I have.

What do you know?

Thank you!

Design cues would say '50s or '60s to me. But I don't know, I'm just estimating by style.

This forum page has some information that suggests that United may go back as far as 1905.

Wow. 1905. Interesting!

I need, too, to find someone who can get this clock running smoothly again. Nobody local to me can tackle it. It runs, just not smoothly -- speeds up and slows down occasionally. I like to tinker, but I'm not bold enough to tear into this one.

Does yours have patent number 2,140,365 ? It seems one person in that thread ID'd that as being filed in 1934.

I'm not really a clock person. Hell, I'm not THAT knowledgeable on watches in a horological sense. I just dig em, so I know makes and models pretty well. Good luck!

I'll have to look -- possibly! I did download patent drawings a while back, but I believe that's on my PC at work.

I can't believe this particular clock is that old, but I do believe it with respect to the mechanical design.

I can't find a sticker or label or mark on this one anywhere.