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Information Index Due to Overwhelming Calls and Emails, Please review this page before contacting us. Thank You A Brief History of the Herschede Hall Clock Company DATE your Herschede NOW! FREE! The LETTER September 23, 1983 (Informing dealers, The End of Finished Clock Production) The Last Herschede Hall Clock FAQ (Frequently Ask Questions) Herschede Clocks For SALE Herschede Tubular Bell Clock Instruction / Owners Manual Download (17.7mb) New Low Resolution (3.9mb) "The Clock" model 250 NAWCC Story - "The Last Finest American Made Grandfather Clock" by Christine Griffin Get a Certificate of Origin for your Herschede Clock Herschede Hall Clock Company Parts Link Click Here Listen - The Exclusive Herschede Canterbury chime mp3 2198 kb Historic Photos Below Dick Herschede & Service Award Clock June 1984 Starting Full time employment with the company Feb. 4, 1934 with his Father Walter, Dick was awarded this clock at the closing of the plant for his 50 years of service. It is now an Heirloom of the Herschede Family. Larger Image Rich Herschede Signs Clocks at Champ's, July 28,1984. The only hand signed Herschede clocks were signed at Champ's on July 28, 1984 by Richard Herschede Jr. (only about 15 pieces in all).  Larger Image  Advance Story in the Atlanta Journal Constitution Inviting folks to the Signing party. View Rich Herschede & Champ during Herschede's last Highpoint Market, October 20 1983. Champ's Purchased the entire showroom consisting of 30 models. This included two prototype clocks The Duke of Marlborough Serial #A641320 The Earl of Marlborough Serial #A641552  Richard Herschede was the first person in the clock industry to trust and encourage us to take a large order and promote it, unlocking Champ's potential to move a large amount of clocks in a short time.    Larger Image Herschede Video: How they were made. Factory made promotional 9 min. video. Includes video of Richard Herschede signing Herschede clocks at Champ's (Not available on download). Available for purchase on Vhs format for $29.50 Order via E-mail or Watch on You Tube See A Chime filled Walk through Champ's Clock Shop YouTube Video

A Brief History of the Herschede Hall Clock Company  Frank Herschede was born on July 30, 1857 in Cincinnati, Ohio. At the age of 16, he started to work as an apprentice watch and clock repairman.  In 1877, he went into business for himself and moved to Vine and 5th Street. He branched out to jewelry, watches, diamonds, ect., and in 1885, the store moved to larger quarters at the corner of Arcade and Vine. In this same year, he started to import movements and have his cases made in a cabinet shop on Front Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. The clock business expanded to the point that Frank bought out the cabinet shop in 1900.  In 1901, he exhibited in the South Carolina and West Indian Exposition at Charleston, South Carolina, where he received a gold medal for his hall clocks. This was the first of several.  Frank's son, Walter, graduated from high school in 1902, and went into the cabinet shop to work. On December 29 of this same year, steps were taken to incorporate the Herschede Hall Clock Company.  The factory moved from Front Street to 1011-1015 Plum Street in 1903. Several medals were won by Herschede in the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis in 1904; a gold medal for the best hall clock, a gold medal for the best hall clock cases, and a silver medal for tubular chimes.   In 1909, the company leased the building next door at 1007-1009 Plum Street to make clock movements. The first movement was assembled and passed final inspection on January 10, 1911. In 1913, the third melody was added to the Whittington and Westminster chimes. "Cantebury Chimes" was composed by Charles Eisen, "a gifted American pianist," especially for Herschede.   At the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, the quality of the line again resulted in two major awards: grand prize was presented to the Herschede Hall Clock Company for chime hall clocks and mantel clocks, and a gold medal was awarded for the hall clock cabinets manufactured by the company.   By the early 1920's branch sales offices were opened, first in New York City, then in Chicago and San Francisco. Frank Herschede died on September 15, 1922, and Walter was named president in January of 1923.   In 1925, Walter started to work with Mr. Warren with the electric movement chime clocks. By April of 1926, the Revere Clock Company came into being.   On February 4, 1934, Walter's son, Dick Herschede, started full time employment with his father. Many years later, in 1959, contact was made with the North Mississippi Industrial Development Association, and the plant moved to Starkville, Mississippi in May of 1960.   In 1973, Herschede merged with Howard Furniture and Briarwood Lamps into Arnold Industries, Inc.   On September 23, 1983, Herschede implemented a plan to restructure the Herschede Hall Clock division from a manufacturer of the finished clocks to a supplier of quality tubular bell movements to the industry.  October 20, 1983 Highpoint Market was the last display of Herschede clocks for the final sales of their remaing inventory and production. Champ's Clock Shop purchased the showroom in its entirety. The Showroom was picked up November 7 1983. There were thirty total pieces including the two prototype clocks, The Duke of Marlborough serial # A641320 and the Earl of Marlborough Serial # A641552   On August 21, 1984, a letter was written by: Richard L. Herschede. Jr. (President) to certify that the three clocks listed below were the last three clocks shipped form the Herschede factory in Starkville, Mississippi, and that "The Clock" Model #250 Serial # A642698-35 being the very last of the three shipped from the factory.   These clocks were shipped to Champ's Clock Shop - 3834 King Drive, Douglasville, Georgia on July 23, 1984.   Richard L. Herschede. Jr. visited Champ's Clock Shop on July 28, 1984 and personally signed these three clocks. * DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH - MODEL # 8861 - SERIAL # A642483-16 * THE CLOCK - MODEL # 250 - SERIAL # A642647-34 * THE CLOCK - MODEL # 250 - SERIAL # A642698-35  On September 25 2023 Richard L Herschede Jr. Passed away at the age of 82.  Obituary for Richard L. Herschede Jr.  Richard L. Herschede, 82, of Starkville, Miss., passed away on September 25, 2023 after a short battle with cancer.  Richard was born on January 1, 1941 to Elizabeth S. and Richard L. Herschede, Sr. in Cincinnati, Ohio. After graduating from St. Xavier High School in 1959, he went on to study accounting at Mississippi State University earning a BS in 1963; followed by a Program of Management Development at Harvard Business School in 1972. Richard also served in the U. S. Army Reserves from 1963 - 1971.  After graduation, Richard began his career as the office manager for Herschede Hall Clock Company. Twenty-five years later, he retired in 1986 as president of Arnold Industries. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Manufacturers Association.  In 1965, Richard met Rose Marie Speetjens, and they wed in 1966, going on to have 3 children, Christine Herschede Johnston of Senatobia, MS, Richard L. Herschede, III (Tanya) of Godley, TX, and Matthew Alan Herschede (Allison) of Athens, AL.  Richard was predeceased by his mother, Betty and his father, Dick. Richard is survived by his wife of 57 years, Ree, three children Chris, Trey, and Matt, seven grandchildren , Drew Johnston (Elizabeth) of Starkville, MS, Parker Herschede of Garland, TX, Pierce Herschede of San Marcos,TX, Peyton Herschede of Godley, TX, Diana Herschede of Huntsville, AL, Aiden Herschede of Athens, AL, and Adrian Herschede of Athens, AL, and 3 great-grandchildren, Camille, Luke, and Jack Johnston. His siblings, Mary Kay Collins (Tom) of Pensacola, FL, Barb Setaro (Danny) of Starkville, MS, Bill Herschede (Jane) of LaPlace, LA, Jan Whitlock (Charlie) of Elizabethtown KY, Sally Cadwallader (Rob) of Byhalia, and Ginny Ray (Aubrey) of Kindallville, IN and numerous nieces and nephews.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Richard’s favorite charities, St. Jude and St. Joseph Church’s Food Pantry or a charity of your choice.  Visitation will be held at 1:00 pm October 3, 2023 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. The funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Joseph Catholic Church at 2:00 pm October 3, 2023 with interment in the columbarium with a reception to follow.

Date your Herschede Clock by Movement Serial Number Look on the back plate of your clock's brass movement. The serial number is usually in the center near the bottom of the works just above the seat board. Look in the Side or Back Look at the Back of the Movement Serial no. is Centered See Table Below Note: No Date records are available if your clock was made before 1911, If the movement was imported or supplied by other U.S. clock makers such as Seth Thomas, or if your clock was made after 1968. Is the chart 100% accurate? I don't know, this is all that is available. Tip: When Dating Old Models, If you are Comfortable removing your Clock's Weights? Let your clock run down so your cable doesn't get crossed & at your own risk, you can open an original weight shell (the hook is a nut) to reveal the lead insert. The Insert is usually wrapped with a Cincinatti News Paper or German News Paper. This Dates your clock really close.

Date	Serial Number	Date	Serial Number	Date	Serial Number
1911	1-66	1923	7,665-7,700	1928	32,030-32,050
	101-141		10,351-10,354		32,504-32,505 42,452
	151-200		10,501-10,534		79,101-99,900 42,456
	214-134		11,951-12,076	1929	32,101-32,105
	243-246		12,101-12,155		32,506-32,512
1912	67-100		12,268-12,350		99,901-123,500
	142-150		13,733-14,016	1932	250,001-255,700
	201-150		14,151-15,000	1933	255,701-261,000
	235-242		15,351-15,800	1934	113,001-215,600
	247-400		16,670-17,600		261,001-269,381
1913	401-536		18,001-18,450	1935	271,382-285,268
	551-602		18,501-19,000	1936	285,269-298,323
	1,001-1,491		19,101-20,500	1937	298,725-313,243
1914	537-550		21,701-22,500	1938	313,244-315,745
	603-816		24,701-24,850	1939	316,247-325,376
	1,492-1,802	1924	10,355-10,362	1941	347,103-361,368
	1,853-2,302		12,951-13,000	1942	362,135-394,133
1915	817-1,000		17,601-18,000	1945	386,000-407,326
	1,803-1,852		18,451-18,500	1946	401,077-424,068
	2,303-2,600		19,001-19,100	1947	424,069-489,768
	2,666-2,607		20,501-21,780	1948	105,552-130,576
	2,901-3,218		22,501-23,400		391,000-506,000
1916	2,601-2,604		23,501-24,700	1949	130,577-151,226
	2,769-2,792		24,851-30,000		512,001-521,535
	2,806-2,847		36,001-36,350	1950	151,227-163,478
	3,219-4,233	1925	7,560-7,664		521,536-539535
1917	2,605-2,664		10,535-10,555	1951	163,479-175658
	2,671-2,750		10,814-10,850		539,536-558,535
	2793-2,801		23,401-23,500	1952	175,659-187,908
	2,848-2,900		30,001-32,000		558,536-564,535
	4,234-5,122		32,051-32,100	1953	187,909-194,158
	5,232-5,556		32,122-32,200		564,536-582,535
	7,361-7,445		32,299-32,415	1955	589,036-595,035
1918	2,751-2,768		32,422-32,486	1956	595,036-603,965
	2,802-2,805		32,513-32,750	1958	603,966-604,174
	5,123-5,231		33,001-34,000	1959	604,501-605,000
	6,555-7,056		35,501-36,000	1961	605,001-605,843
	7,338-7,360		36,351-38,400	1963	605,895-611,902
1919	7,057-7,337	1926	10,451-10,457	1964	612,446-616,882
	7,455-7,466		32,001-32,009	1965	616,904-617,405
	7,476-7,535		32,106-32,121	1966	617,403-620,403
	7,801-8,800		32,201-32,298	1967	620,404-623,403
1920	6,057-6,554		32,490-32,503	1968	623,404-625,903
	7,467-7,475		32,751-33,000
	7,701-7,800		34,002-34,004
	8,801-10,350		34,008
	10,459-10,477		34,021
	10,651-10,760		34,029
	10,851-11,900		34,034-34,035
	12,401-12,600		34,101-34,121
	12,651-12,800		34,257-34,258
1921	7,446-7,454		34,268-34,272
	7,536-7,559		34,282-34,283
	10,401-10,425		34,286-34,290
	10,901-11,950		34,294-34,297
	12,351-12,400		34,302-34,304
	12,601-12,650		34,313-34,316
	12,801-12,850		34,323-34,324
	13,001-13,500		34,327-34,329
	15,001-15,117		34,363-34,366
	15,801-16,204		34,477-34,480
1922	10,363-10,400		35,101-35,300
	10,426-10,450	1927	10,566-10,575
	10,478-10,500		32,010-32,029
	10,761-10,813		32,417-32,441
	12,077-12,100		34,013-34,014
	12,156-12,266		34,025-34,027
	12,851-12,950		34,039-34,040
	13,501-13,732		34,045-34,049
	14,017-14,150		34,370-34,372
	15,118-15,350		34,395-34,398
	16,205-16,669		35,001-35,100
			35,201-35,500

The Letter: September 23,1983 September 23,1983 Dear Herschede Dealer:   It is with deep regret that we inform you that Arnold Industries will immediately implement a plan to restructure the Herschede Hall Clock division from a manufacturer of the finished clocks to a supplier of quality tubular bell movements to the industry.   We have tried extremely hard to avoid such a substantial change in our company, but the changes in the economy and the market led us to this decision. Consumer compromise to less expensive, mass produced clocks along with deep discounting by manufacturers has created unsettled market factors. Additionally, you are aware that our national economy has weakened for a number of years, adding to the declining demand for high quality luxury goods.   We plan to be at the October market to take orders for cases already in production, and we will assemble and finish clocks until current inventories are depleted. We expect to be able to accept clock orders for the next six to nine months.   John Robert Arnold, the Board of Directors and the Herschede staff Join me in thanking you for faithful service and support of Herschede. We hope you will continue to sell our movement in clocks manufactured in the future by other clock manufacturers. Any support that you might give us in our new direction will be greatly appreciated. Sincerely,                                              Richard (Rich) Herschede, Jr.          General Manager

Frequently Asked Questions: What Model Hershede do I Have? There are usually three sets of numbers stamped on the back of the Herschede Hall clock Cases. One number will be on every removable piece of the clock, this is the production line number, One number is the Model number, usually three digits, The other number, well I'm not sure what is is. Clocks with four digit numbers, while very nice clocks, are usually lower end models with German rod chime movements.. A reference photo goes a long way to identifying your clock. Without a photo attached there is no way to know what you have if the numbers don't jive with available literature. Herschede Catalog reprints from the early 1/3 of the 1900s are available from some vendors and sometimes on Ebay. Some models such as the 294 Haverford were made from the End of the depression till closing in 1984. You need the movement serial number date your Herschede. What is my Clock Worth? Herschede Halls clocks as of the late1990's were just coming into their own era of a true collectors item status although they have always been a symbol of Wealth. Large Hall Clocks with Herschede Made 9 Tubular bell movements and Hand Engraved Dials are the most valuable of the line. Just about any of them in good complete and well maintained condition should have a retail value of at least $20,000.00 - $30,000. Five Tube movement models with Cast dials $8,000 - $12,000. Mantel and wall clocks while rare are not as recognized for value. The lack of reference material does not help. There is almost no reference for later clocks made with German movements. Most walls and mantels range from $200 - $1000. How much can I expect to actually get for a Herschede? That is another story. Just depends on how bad someone wants your clock at the time plus any other variable imaginable. In this economic time of depression, Unfortunately these fine clocks are not bringing the premium that they once did. I have no doubt that one day the values will be back where they should be, but as for now, You are better off keeping your clock. If you must sell your clock, Ebay is your best bet to expose your clock to a potential buyer. Take high quality photos and state all details known about the clock. The more you know about your clock's history the better. How much should I insure my Herschede for? Most Herschede Tubular bell models Insure for $12,000 to $25,000. Five tube clocks with cast dials are worth less than Premium Model clocks with Hand Engraved Dials. Antique Herschede clocks all depend on condition and just how elaborate the case may be. The fancier the more valuable. Walls and mantels should be treated as any other clock of the era. Did my clock win Grand Prize @ Panama-Pacific International Exposition?  Most likely NO. Herschede was proud of winning the many gold metals that they won over the years so they put a reminder in the form of a Placard on nearly every clock they made after that time. The awards that were presented to Herschede were for the over all product line and not a particular clock. Note: If your clock wears this placard it was made after 1915. Every Herschede made after the Panama Pacific International Exposition in 1915 wore this Placard. Having this Does Not mean your clock was the Grand Prize Winner. Would you be interested in buying my Herschede?  Most likely NO. With the current economic status, Unless your clock is ridiculously priced below market value, we are not currently making investments. Return to Herschede Main Menu

Herschede Clocks For Sale

Herschede Model 250 "The Clock" The Last Herschede Ever Made After 99.5 years of making of Hershede clocks, This is the very last clock the Original Herschede company produced. Documented and hand signed by Richard Herschede $125,000.00

Herschede Model 294 Haverford In production for over 50yrs. Only the last year of production had the addition of side access doors. Originally Sold by us in 1984. This Beautiful Mahogany Legend of a clock is in A+ condition . 87"H x 241/4"W x 143/4"D $19,800.00

Herschede Model 8861 The DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH PROTOTYPE The First Herschede Duke of Marlborough Ever Made This clock was sent to the Highpoint Furniture market and was acquired by Champ's October 20 1983. The clock was picked up by Champ's Nov. 7 and the clock sold within a Week. Champ's Reacquired the clock 2023 88.5" H x 28" W x 17.5" D $45,000.00

Herschede Model 294 Haverford In production for over 50yrs. This clock was made circa 1959  This Brown Mahogany Haverford clock is in Great condition with a fresh movement overhaul. 87"H x 241/4"W x 143/4"D $10,800.00

Sligh Clock Manufacturing has Ended Forever! (read more) We still have a fair selection of Sligh Clocks In Stock Sligh Closing Video Download: sligh5-11newsclip.wmv 3.49mb 320x240 2:53min. Req. Windows media player 10 or higher "Sligh Furniture is phasing out Holland manufacturing and clock business" Reporting: Brad Edwards (Holland, May 11, 2005, 6:00 pm) A big name in furniture in West Michigan is making massive changes. Courtesy of: WorldNow and WOODTV8 / www.woodtv.com Grand Rapids, MI

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