United States. A Thomas Ship’s Deck Clock, by Chelsea, Boston, 1943 Auction Type II (London issue) (bronze

Type II (London issue) (bronze gilt

Constructed of smooth black wool with a buckram core

the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “ANNABURG DEN 3 AUGUST 1889”

accompanied by a mis-matched but Third Reich-period original case

After his time at home

United States. A Thomas Ship’s Deck Clock, by Chelsea, Boston, 1943 Auction Type II (London issue) (bronzeA large black bakelite deck clock, featuring arabic numbers with a secondary seconds dial below the 12, the dial denoting MARK I. DECK CLOCK U. S. NAVY 1943 and maker CHELSEA below the 6 numeral, the numbers and dots associated and hands exhibit a slight glow under blacklight (likely radium painted) for luminescence at night. The dial is covered by the original glass. The reverse of the clock box presents the STOP, SET, WIND and REG functions. In