Smiths Astral Ships Radio Room Clock, Retailed by John Lilley & Gillie Ltd North Shields Dating Circa 1950

Name: Smiths Astral Ships Radio Room Clock, Retailed by John Lilley & Gillie Ltd North Shields Dating Circa 1950
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA889808
Availability: SoldOut

1940 - 1960

Sold by Oliver Sargent Antiques

Description

For sale, a particularly good Smiths Astral Ships Radio Room clock, retailed by John Lilley & Gillie Ltd North Shields

Dating circa 1950. Fully signed original dial and fine Astral eight-day movement in its undented chrome plated bulkhead case retaining its original bevelled thick flat front glass. The clock is in full working order and keeping accurate time. Rare in this type of condition. Mounted on a mahogany wall mounting back plate. Original John Lilley & Gillie Ltd, label just above the winding hole. Size dial 6 inches diameter by 5 inches deep with the mahogany back plate of 9 inches diameter. After the sinking of the Titanic and because of the lack of response to the Titanic's distress calls, the Ships Red Segmented Radio Room Clock came into service. A Fine example with only slight age wear to the original chrome plate. Price £595.00 inclusive of sending to within the UK.

John Lilley & Gillie Ltd, are suppliers of marine equipment to the military and commercial shipping. Reserved SB

All stations using 2182 kHz were required to maintain a strictly enforced three-minute silence and listening period twice each hour, starting at h+00, h+30. This allowed any station with distress, urgent or safety traffic the best chance of being heard at that time, even if they were at some distance from other stations, operating on reduced battery power or perhaps reduced antenna efficiency, as for example from a dismasted vessel. As a visual aide-memoire, a typical clock in a ship's radio room would have these silence periods marked by shading the sectors from h+00 to h+03 and from h+30 to h+33 in green. Similar sectors were marked in red for what used to be the corresponding silence and listening period on 500 kHz between h+15 and h+18 and from h+45 to h+48.[4] These silence periods are no longer required as the introduction of GMDSS has produced alternative automatic watchkeeping systems and the 500 kHz band is no longer in use for maritime traffic.

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Physical Dimensions

Height

15cm (5.91")

Width

23cm (9.06")

Depth

13.5cm (5.31")

Declaration

Oliver Sargent Antiques has dated this piece to the 1950s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA889808

Dealers Internal Reference

OSA1230

Description

For sale, a particularly good Smiths Astral Ships Radio Room clock, retailed by John Lilley & Gillie Ltd North Shields

Dating circa 1950.

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Fully signed original dial and fine Astral eight-day movement in its undented chrome plated bulkhead case retaining its original bevelled thick flat front glass.

Oliver Sargent Antiques

The clock is in full working order and keeping accurate time. Rare in this type of condition. Mounted on a mahogany wall mounting back plate. Original John Lilley & Gillie Ltd, label just above the winding hole. Size dial 6 inches diameter by 5 inches deep with the mahogany back plate of 9 inches diameter. After the sinking of the Titanic and because of the lack of response to the Titanic's distress calls, the Ships Red Segmented Radio Room Clock came into service. A Fine example with only slight age wear to the original chrome plate. Price £595.00 inclusive of sending to within the UK.

fig 1. Smiths Astral Ships Radio Room clock, retailed by John Lilley & Gillie Ltd North Shields Dating circa 1950 — fig 1. Smiths Astral Ships Radio Room Clock, Retailed by John Lilley & Gillie Ltd North Shields Dating Circa 1950

John Lilley & Gillie Ltd, are suppliers of marine equipment to the military and commercial shipping. Reserved SB

All stations using 2182 kHz were required to maintain a strictly enforced three-minute silence and listening period twice each hour, starting at h+00, h+30. This allowed any station with distress, urgent or safety traffic the best chance of being heard at that time, even if they were at some distance from other stations, operating on reduced battery power or perhaps reduced antenna efficiency, as for example from a dismasted vessel. As a visual aide-memoire, a typical clock in a ship's radio room would have these silence periods marked by shading the sectors from h+00 to h+03 and from h+30 to h+33 in green. Similar sectors were marked in red for what used to be the corresponding silence and listening period on 500 kHz between h+15 and h+18 and from h+45 to h+48.[4] These silence periods are no longer required as the introduction of GMDSS has produced alternative automatic watchkeeping systems and the 500 kHz band is no longer in use for maritime traffic.

You can find more items of interest and purchase through our website, using all major credit cards:

please visit: www.oliversargentantiques.co.uk

or: www.oliversargentantiques.com