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CHELSEA CLOCK CO. - WARNER INSTRUMENT CO. WISCONSON- CAR CLOCK (JK)
$ 3.16
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Description
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DESCRIPTION
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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,
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