I am hoping you can help me in determining the origins and rarity of an old clock I have. The attached photos give a good bit of detail. I've done a fair bit of research on this, but have run into some dead-ends. I've contacted Chelsea clock and they indicate that it is older than 1897 based on the movement being a Boston Clock movement and not Chelsea, but could offer little more. The serial number is LOW based on all accounts I can find, and knowing that after the first 500 (then Harvard) clocks, a large serial interval was skipped with serialization starting at 1000. There is also a number (1171)on the main gear for the hour hand, as well as (what seem to be) the initials "DD" . I think that the fact that it is a clock that was made by Crosby or Boston Clock, for a Boston company also adds some local allure. Lynch and Woodward were a steamfitting outfit based in Boston.
In the end, I know this to be made anywhere from 1893 to 1897 based on the operational timeframe of the Boston clock company, and Chelsea indicating the movement isn't theirs. They don't have the book on the Boston movements, but indicate that it exists and they do not have access to it. I know enough about this thing to know it is rare, but would love to know more.
