Overall Measuring 21 3/4″L X 15″H X 10″D The clock is not original to the base,
The exotic wood base with gold plated presentation reading: "IN TOKEN OF ESTEEM AND IN RECOGNITION OF THE VALUABLE SERVICE OF HARRY COULBY UPBUILDING OF THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM OF THE GREAT LAKES. HIS FRIENDSPRESENT THIS CLOCK TO HIS NAMESAKE, THE STEAMER "HARRY COULBY" 1927
Harry Coulby
(January 1, 1865
–
January 18, 1929) was an American businessman known as the "Czar of the Great Lakes" for his expertise in managing the Great Lakes shipping fleet of Pickands Mather & Company and the Pittsburgh Steamship Company. After retiring, he served as the first mayor of the newly incorporated town of Wickliffe, Ohio. His former home, Coulallenby, now serves as the city hall of Wickliffe. He chose the design for Great Lakes ore carriers in 1905 that became the standard for the next 65 years, and was elected to the Maritime Hall of Fame in 1984.
Cataloge,SKU: 0004076
Builder
Detroit Ship Building Co.
Place Built
Wyandotte, MI
Date Built
1906
