Marty and the guys helped me make this from an old San Pedro Street lamp!
Los Padres Chapter #52
Central Coast Senior Center
1580 Railroad Avenue
Oceano, CA 93445
Meetings: Monthly, Second Sunday. Doors open at 12:30 with the meeting starting at 1:00PM.
Website: williamkapp.tripod.com
Hosted by chapter member Bill Kapp,
With membership and meeting information,
plus links to related sites..
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August 5, 2009
Chapter 52's website is going to potentially have a new Home. The IT folks at NAWCC are going to try to host the site and in the next few weeks will be uploading the site to a new address. The chapter will have access to add pages, edit, and a host of new features!
Should be very exciting!!
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Brief Notes from The Los Padres Chapter courtesy of Paul Keller
January 25, 2009
The Los Padres chapter participated in a San Luis Obispo Model Railroad show and open house at the recently restored Oceano, California (ex Southern Pacific) railroad depot. The participation allowed the chapter wider exposure to the non-watch and clock collecting public. Through this event and other future events, we hope to make the public more aware of our activities.
February 08, 2009
Meeting opened by president. Financial report and minutes from previous meeting read and accepted.
Comments on the LA Regional Show indicated that attendance was down, with several "regular" sellers absent. However, as always, some great pieces were available. Good show in all, not withstanding the rain (yes, it does rain in Southern California).
Upcoming chapter officer openings and voting was discussed. A nominating committee was formed to recommend potential nominees at the next meeting. Also, a chapter mart was discussed, with further discussions next month, pertaining to chapter having its own mart, participating with the Ventura chapter or both options as possibilities.
Two members will participate in the Women's Club antique show with appraisal services
Discussion also took place regarding possible participation in an upcoming San Luis Obispo Model Railroad Association open house in Paso Robles on father's day.
Show and Tell Topic and DVD program was on Southbend Watches.
Several excellent Southbend displays were shown and information provided by their owners. In addition some non-Southbend timepieces were displayed including a Seth Thomas marine chronometer, which sported a replacement dial found at the LA Regional Show the previous day (perfect timing). The DVD program, The Southbend Story" was viewed after show and tell.
March 08, 2009
Minutes and finances approved.
Chapter will participate in the Ventura, CA chapter 190 mart, in lieu of a chapter 52 specific mart. The mart is to be held Sunday May 17, 2009 at the always popular Commemorative Air Force (CAF) museum at the Camarillo, CA airport, just off the 101 Freeway. Admission includes a tour of the museum, well worth the $10.00 admission itself. Contact at erniejenson@roadrunner.com, or 805.482-6021.
The February participation with the Women's Club of San Luis Obispo was viewed as a great success, with the club sending thank you notes and stating that the watch and clock appraisals brought in more money for the club than any other activity.
A BB-Q is to be planned, possibly for August..
Further contact was made with the Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society (sphts.org) regarding possible participation in their annual conference to be held in San Luis Obispo, CA Nov 28 -Oct 01, 2009. Initial ideas proposed will be for the Los Padres chapter to provide time related artifacts and information regarding the importance of railroad time schedules and how they affected efficiency and safety, especially in the high growth years of the late 1800's to early 1900's.
Show and Tell: Several unusual timepieces were displayed and described, including miniature clocks (the subject of the video presentation) including Bradley miniatures and novelties, a Schatz electronic table clock from the 1950's or 60's with a hip-toggle mechanism and rechargeable battery, plus a Black Forest wall mounted, weight driven, alarm clock built in the early 1800's.
The subject of the video presentation by J. and L. Porter was miniature clocks and included many unusual and rare examples from their collection.
August Meeting: The chapter annual August B-B-Q took place on schedule followed with an auction of member’s watch and clock items. All food was provided and prepared by members and, as always, was excellent. Many of the auction proceeds were donated to the chapter’s treasury. One subject that was briefly discussed was the possibility of members providing a mini clinic on a rotating basis with the video presentation.
The chapter annual August B-B-Q took place on schedule followed with an auction of member’s watch and clock items. All food was provided and prepared by members and, as always, was excellent. Many of the auction proceeds were donated to the chapter’s treasury.One subject that was briefly discussed was the possibility ofmembers providing a mini clinic on a rotating basis with the video presentation.
September Meeting: The minutes and treasurer’s report were noted and accepted. A discussion regarding the chapter’s participation at the October 10 "Central Coast Rail Road Festival" hosted by the San Luis Obispo Rail Road Museum to dedicate the newly restored Southern Pacific freight house, which will provide a new home for the museum and its collection. A chapter member also volunteered to provide at the SLO city library a display of watches commonly used by rail roads from the early to mid nineteen hundreds.
The minutes and treasurer’s report were noted and accepted. A discussion regarding the chapter’s participation at the October 10 "Central Coast Rail Road Festival" hosted by the San Luis Obispo Rail Road Museum to dedicate the newly restored Southern Pacific freight house, which will provide a new home for the museum and its collection. A chapter member also volunteered to provide at the SLO city library a display of watches commonly used by rail roads from the early to mid nineteen hundreds.
Show and Tell provided the following unusual items: A violin case striking pendulum clock from the late 1800’s; An 8-day car clock mounted on a bud vase (bud vases were a popular automobile accessory during the 1920’s and ‘30’s; A Hamilton Sagamo 50 hertz electric clock; A Robert Shaw rail road engine alarm; A piano playing mouse alarm clock with moving eyes. A Parker "tin can" alarm, ca: 1890; A Hamburg America Clock Co. alarm clock; A glass pecking bird; A time-projector electric clock; A pocket watch with alarm from the 1940’s; and a miniature Big Ben, aptly called a Baby Ben alarm clock; A plastic Bulova alarm clock and a Diamond Co owl clock.
The 50/50 drawing completed the meeting.
October Meeting: Two guests were welcomed to the meeting. The minutes and treasury report were approved. The upcoming San Diego November Regional meet was noted to members. An updated membership roster was reported to be nearly complete. The yearend holiday party arrangements were noted with final duties to be assumed at the November meeting. The chapter web site will be provided by the National Association and will replace the chapter’s current site in the near future. The possibility of the chapter assuming not-for-profit (501 C3) status is to be considered, based upon the extra reporting/paperwork requirements. The chapter president spent two weeks visiting the eastern states and was surprised by the lack of available watches and clocks.
Two guests were welcomed to the meeting. The minutes and treasury report were approved. The upcoming San Diego November Regional meet was noted to members. An updated membership roster was reported to be nearly complete. The yearend holiday party arrangements were noted with final duties to be assumed at the November meeting. The chapter web site will be provided by the National Association and will replace the chapter’s current site in the near future. The possibility of the chapter assuming not-for-profit (501 C3) status is to be considered, based upon the extra reporting/paperwork requirements. The chapter president spent two weeks visiting the eastern states and was surprised by the lack of available watches and clocks.
The video presentation was on the Terry Clock Co.
November Meeting: Show and Tell: A reference of the "American Watch Manufacture’s"; Various Elgin watches owned by chapter members; A reference noting the principals and investors of watch companies; An update on members refurbishment of the Guadalupe town street clock built by Seth Thomas (ca: 1912) and surprisingly, using a reverse wound spring for power.
Show and Tell: A reference of the "American Watch Manufacture’s"; Various Elgin watches owned by chapter members; A reference noting the principals and investors of watch companies; An update on members refurbishment of the Guadalupe town street clock built by Seth Thomas (ca: 1912) and surprisingly, using a reverse wound spring for power.
The video program was "The Making of Sapphire Jewels".