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CHELSEA CLOCK CO. - WARNER INSTRUMENT CO. WISCONSON- CAR CLOCK (JK)

$ 3.16

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
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  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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  • Condition: PLEASE READ BELOW FOR CONDITION, PLEASE SEE THE PHOTOS, PLEASE LOOK CLOSE, BID EARLY AND BID TO WIN,
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

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    DESCRIPTION
    :
    EARLY 1900'S - KEYWIND -
    VINTAGE CHELSEA CLOCK CO., WARNER INSTRUMENT CO., BELOIT, WISCONSON - CAR CLOCK - NON RUNNING, AS IS, LOOKS VERY NICE, AS IS, PLEASE SEE THE PHOTOS,
    Arthur Pratt Warner (April 18, 1870,
    Jacksonville, Florida
    – March 22, 1957,
    Beloit, Wisconsin
    ) was an American inventor, businessman and pioneer aviator. His inventions include the electric brake and the
    speedometer
    .
    [1]
    [2]
    He was the first American private citizen to purchase an airplane,
    [1]
    [3]
    [4]
    the "first commercially built airplane".
    [5]
    He paid
    Glenn Curtiss
    00 for a disassembled one.
    [2]
    [4]
    Once he had assembled it (without instructions or manuals), he became the first person to fly in Wisconsin, at
    Beloit
    on November 4, 1909.
    [3]
    [4]
    He got 50 feet (15 m) off the ground and traveled a quarter mile (0.4 km).
    [2]
    This also made him the eleventh American pilot.
    [3]
    A self-taught engineer, with his brother Charles he invented the first automobile speedometer, which made him rich.
    [2]
    The Warner Instrument Co. was incorporated in 1903, with Warner as vice president and general manager.
    [6]
    In 1912, he sold his speedometer company for .2 million.
    [2]
    In 1917, the Warner Manufacturing Co. came into existence, with Warner as president, to make automobile and truck trailers.
    [6]
    Inventions that he developed in connection with this business included the electric brake and power clutch.
    [2]
    He retired in 1934.
    [6]
    CONDITION
    - GREAT FIND - APPROX 3.5IN ROUND X 3.5IN TALL - STEEL CASE, VERY HEAVY BRASS CASE, OVER 1.5LBS, THE CASE AND THICK GLASS CRYSTAL LOOK EXCELLENT,  CHELSEA, WARNER INSTRUMENT CO., BELOIT, WISCONSON SIGNED METAL DIAL HAS A VERY NICE PATINA, SOME WEAR, HANDS LOOK VERY NICE, MOVEMENT SOLD AS IS, NON RUNNING, SPRING SNAPS BACK WHEN YOU TRY TO WIND, I CANNOT GET TO IT, IT IS AS IS, ALL YOURS AS IS, I HAVE MORE CAR CLOCKS COMING UP, THIS ONE IS A CLASSIC, DO NOT MISS OUT,
    PLEASE SEE THE PHOTOS,
    PLEASE LOOK CLOSE, BID EARLY AND BID TO WIN,
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