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Herschede Grandfather Clock



One of the great American clock manufacturers, Herschede grandfather clock may not be as immediately recognized as those clocks by other manufacturers but they meet or surpass the quality levels of all of them.

Based out of Cincinnati, Ohio, Herschede produced a number of beautiful grandfather clocks that are still highly prized by collectors because of their amazing style and the precision of their clock movements.

Founded by an ambitious twenty-year-old watch- and clock-making apprentice in 1885, the Herschede grandfather clock company made its mark on the history of grandfather clocks like few other companies have ever managed to do.

Frank Herschede began his clock-making business simply, taking what he had learned as an apprentice and setting out to follow the American dream. Making floor clocks and jewelry, within 10 years his clocks had become popular enough that he was able to import clockwork movements from some of the best European manufacturers and had begun outsourcing the production of the clock cases themselves to a local cabinet maker that was able to meet his standards of excellence.

As the popularity of the Herschede grandfather clock continued to grow, Herschede was eventually able to buy the cabinet shop that was making his cases so that they could focus on the production of clocks full-time.

Seeking to set the Herschede grandfather clock apart from other grandfather clocks and floor clocks that were available at the time, Frank Herschede looked to not only the movements and the custom clock cases to make a name for his clocks but also to the chimes that he used.

While most of the clocks that were available at the time made use of Winchester chimes, Herschede elected to offer the option of Canterbury chimes as well. The Canterbury chimes gave Herschede grandfather clocks a unique sound, allowing those who owned these clocks to take pride in the clock that they owned. Herschede grandfather clocks featuring authentic Canterbury chimes are still prized by clock collectors to this day even though the use of numerous variants of these chimes eventually became commonplace.

The Herschede clock company made a name for itself by producing high-quality work that also displayed quite a bit of innovation, and while these clocks aren’t as well-known today as they were in the early 19th century there are still a number of collectors and clock enthusiasts that take great pride in owning a Herschede clock.

These clocks stand as a great example of classic Ohio manufacturing as well as proof that the American dream of being able to pursue your life’s desire can come true provided that you’re willing to work at it.
Here is a list of serial numbers which were used for the brand names Herschede, Revere, and General Electric.
This list is not complete and there might be some mistakes in it.
But it should help you finding the age of your clock.

from  -     to  year

1     -     66	1911	

67    -    100	1912	

101   -    141	1911	

142   -    150	1912	

151   -    200	1911	

201   -    213	1912	

214   -    234	1911	

235   -    242	1912	

243   -    246	1911	

247   -    400	1912	

401   -    536	1913	

537   -    550	1914	

551   -    602	1913	

603   -    816	1914	

817   -   1000	1915	

1001  -   1491	1913	

1492  -   1802	1914	

1803  -   1852	1915	

1853  -   2302	1914	

2303  -   2600	1915	

2601  -   2604	1916	

2605  -   2664	1917	

2666  -   2670	1915	

2671  -   2750	1917	

2769  -   2792	1916	

2793  -   2801	1917	

2806  -   2847	1916	

2848  -   2900	1917	

2901  -   3218	1915	

3219  -   4233	1916	

4234  -   5122	1917	

5232  -   5556	1917	

6057  -   6554	1920	

7057  -   7337	1919	

7361  -   7445	1917	

7446  -   7454	1921	

7455  -   7466	1919	

7467  -   7475	1920	

7476  -   7535	1919	

7536  -   7559	1921	

7560  -   7664	1925	

7665  -   7700	1923	

7701  -   7800	1920	

7801  -   8800	1919	

8801  -   10350	1920	

10351 -   10354	1923	

10355 -   10362	1924	

10363 -   10400	1922	

10401 -   10425	1921	

10426 -   10450	1922	

10451 -   10457	1926	

10459 -   10477	1920	

10478 -   10500	1922	

10501 -   10534	1923	

10535 -   10555	1925	

10566 -   10575	1927	

10651 -   10760	1920	

10761 -   10813	1922	

10814 -   10850	1925	

10851 -   10900	1920	

10901 -   11950	1921	

11951 -   12076	1923	

12077 -   12100	1922	

12101 -   12155	1923	

12156 -   12266	1922	

12268 -   12350	1923	

12351 -   12400	1921	

12401 -   12600	1920	

12601 -   12650	1921	

12651 -   12800	1920	

12801 -   12850	1921	

12851 -   12950	1922	

12951 -   13000	1924	

13001 -   13500	1921	

13501 -   13732	1922	

13733 -   14016	1923	

14017 -   14150	1922	

14151 -   15000	1923	

15001 -   15117	1921	

15118 -   15350	1922	

15351 -   15800	1923	

15801 -   16204	1921	

16205 -   16669	1922	

16670 -   17600	1923	

17601 -   18000	1924	

18001 -   18450	1923	

18451 -   18500	1924	

18501 -   19000	1923	

19001 -   19100	1924	

20501 -   21700	1924	

21701 -   22500	1923	

22501 -   23400	1924	

23401 -   23500	1925	

23501 -   24700	1924	

24701 -   24850	1923	

24851 -   30000 1924	

30001 -   32000	1925	

32001 -   32009	1926	

32010 -   32026	1927	

32030 -   32050	1928	

32051 -   32100	1925	

32101 -   32105	1929	

32106 -   32121	1926	

32122 -   32200	1925	

32201 -   32298	1926	

32299 -   32415	1925	

32416 -   32421	1927	

32422 -   32486	1925	

32490 -   32503	1926	

32504 -   32505	1928	

32506 -   32512	1929	

32513 -   32750	1925	

32751 -   33000	1926	

33001 -   34000	1925	

34001 -   34004	1926	

34005 -   34012	1926	

34013 -   34014	1927	

34025 -   34027	1927	

34034 -   34035	1926	

34039 -   34040	1927	

34045 -   34049	1927	

34101 -   34121	1926	

34257 -   34258	1926	

34268 -   34272	1926	

34282 -   34283	1926	

34286 -   34290	1926	

34294 -   34297	1926	

34302 -   34304	1926	

34323 -   34324	1926	

34327 -   34329	1926	

34363 -   34366	1926	

34370 -   34372	1927	

34395 -   34398	1927	

34477 -   34480	1926	

35001 -   35100	1927	

35101 -   35300	1926	

35301 -   35500	1927	

35501 -   36000	1925	

36001 -   36350	1924	

36351 -   38400	1925	

79101 -   99900	1928	

99901 -  112500	1929	

113001 - 215600	1930	

250001 - 255700	1932	

255701 - 261000	1933	

261001 - 271381	1934	

271382 - 285268	1935	

285269 - 298323	1936	

298324 - 313243	1937	

313244 - 315745	1938	

315746 - 325376	1939	

347103 - 361368	1941	

362135 - 384133	1942	

386000 - 407326	1945	

411077 - 424068	1946	

424069 - 489768	1947	

491000 - 506000	1948	

512001 - 521535	1949	

521536 - 539535	1950	

539536 - 558535	1951	

558536 - 564535	1952	

564536 - 582535	1953	

582536 - 595035	1955	

595036 - 603965	1956	

603966 - 604174	1958	

604501 - 605000	1959	

605001 - 605843	1961	

605895 - 611902	1963	

612446 - 616881	1964	

616904 - 617405	1965	

617406 - 620403	1966	

620404 - 623403	1967	

623404 - 625903	1968


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