THE U.S. SHIPPING BOARD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1916 TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OFSHIPS SUPPORTING THE WAR EFFORT, IT ENDED IN 1934 AND RENAMED THE U. S. MARITIME COMMISSION THIS RARE SETH THOMAS US SHIPPING BOARD CLOCK DATES FROM CIRCA 1918--1934 CASAE IS A HEAVY BRASS 5 INCH DIAMETER FRONT BEZEL SCREWS ON MINOR, HAS EDGE DING AND SCRAPES DOMED GLASS ON FRONT BEZEL LOOSE BLACK DIAL SHOWS AGE HAS SOME FADING BLACK HOUR MINUTE HANDS, DO NOT KNOW IF ORIGINAL, MISSING SECOND HAND SELLING AS NOT FUNCTIONAL NEEDS REPAIR NOTE.. NOT THE GREATEST CAMERA PICTURES SO MUCH BETTER THAN SHOWN WILL TRY WITH A NEW CAMERA