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BHB chess clock bakelite
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| wyliewilde 2006-02-27, 11:31 pm |
| Hello,
I was clearing out my late father's home and came across a BHB Chess clock.
I think its made out of (blacky browny plastic?) Bakelite. It has West
Germany imprinted on the back.
i tried it out- seems to work ok. The left clock stops occasionally.
I'm just wondering how much these things are worth- and whether I should get
it fixed.
Cheers,
WW
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| Ralf Callenberg 2006-02-27, 11:31 pm |
| wyliewilde wrote:
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> I was clearing out my late father's home and came across a BHB Chess clock.
> I think its made out of (blacky browny plastic?) Bakelite.
Yes, those are quite robust.
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> It has West Germany imprinted on the back.
Which means it's at least 16 years old, probably older.
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> i tried it out- seems to work ok. The left clock stops occasionally.
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> I'm just wondering how much these things are worth- and whether I should get
> it fixed.
Clocks from BHB are amongst the most commonly used ones in Germany (they
call their standard clocks the best selling chess clock worldwide). They
are something like the Volkswagen under the chess clocks, unspectacular
but solid and well made. Their new prices range from around 25 Euro
(plastic, tournament clocks without special flags) to about 40 Euros
(wood, flag depicting the last 5 minutes).
Maybe the problem is only small. You might give it a try, or ask
somebody with a hand for mechanics to have a look at it. It's unlikely a
collector's item or worth overly much.
Greetings,
Ralf
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| wyliewilde 2006-02-27, 11:31 pm |
| "Ralf Callenberg" <ralf.callenberg@web.de> wrote in message
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> Maybe the problem is only small. You might give it a try, or ask somebody
> with a hand for mechanics to have a look at it. It's unlikely a
> collector's item or worth overly much.
Thanks Ralf,
I talked about it with my neighbor who likes to play chess; and he was very
interested in it. He offered to buy it for $29 (American). Is that a
reasonable price or should I ask for more?
Cheers!
WW
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| Leopold 2006-02-28, 2:32 am |
| $29 for a used BHB is a good price.
New ones sell retail about $60
Leopold
"wyliewilde" <wyliewilde@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Ralf Callenberg" <ralf.callenberg@web.de> wrote in message
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> Thanks Ralf,
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> I talked about it with my neighbor who likes to play chess; and he was
> very interested in it. He offered to buy it for $29 (American). Is that a
> reasonable price or should I ask for more?
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> Cheers!
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> WW
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| Jud McCranie 2006-02-28, 2:32 am |
| On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 04:28:31 +0100, Ralf Callenberg
<ralf.callenberg@web.de> wrote:
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>Clocks from BHB are amongst the most commonly used ones in Germany (they
>call their standard clocks the best selling chess clock worldwide). They
>are something like the Volkswagen under the chess clocks, unspectacular
>but solid and well made.
I have two BHB clocks from the late 60s and early 70s. They are
pretty cheaply made. They tick very loudly, four ticks per second.!
At the time I didn't know about better quality clocks.
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| Ralf Callenberg 2006-02-28, 5:31 am |
| wyliewilde wrote:
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> I talked about it with my neighbor who likes to play chess; and he was very
> interested in it. He offered to buy it for $29 (American). Is that a
> reasonable price or should I ask for more?
Well, difficult question. I am no expert for chess clocks and of course
I don't know exactly what kind of clock you have. But based on the fact,
that BHB has been a mass product for many years now, I would guess that
you don't have a special item there, and then this price would be
absolutely OK. That you could get considerable more money is unlikely as
far as I can see.
Greetings,
Ralf
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| Ralf Callenberg 2006-02-28, 5:31 am |
| Jud McCranie wrote:
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> I have two BHB clocks from the late 60s and early 70s. They are
> pretty cheaply made. They tick very loudly, four ticks per second.!
Well, but they are ticking... They are so common, because they have been
comparable inexpensive - and they don't break after two heavy blitz
battles with them.
Greetings,
Ralf
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| Ian Burton 2006-02-28, 7:32 pm |
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"wyliewilde" <wyliewilde@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Ralf Callenberg" <ralf.callenberg@web.de> wrote in message
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> Thanks Ralf,
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> I talked about it with my neighbor who likes to play chess; and he was
> very interested in it. He offered to buy it for $29 (American). Is that a
> reasonable price or should I ask for more?
His offer of $29 is very generous. I'd snap it up if I were you.
--
Ian Burton
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| Jud McCranie 2006-02-28, 7:32 pm |
| On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 10:23:34 +0100, Ralf Callenberg
<ralf.callenberg@web.de> wrote:
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>Well, but they are ticking... They are so common, because they have been
>comparable inexpensive - and they don't break after two heavy blitz
>battles with them.
Yes, they keep on ticking. And it was a small factor in me giving up
over-the-board tournaments for years.
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| wyliewilde 2006-02-28, 7:32 pm |
| Photo of the BHB clock. Thanks for all your help. After all the comments, I
thought it'd be nice to show a photo of the clock I found. It looks just
like that.
I posted it on alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art under bakelite chess clock.
Thanks once again for all your help. After some thought, I got re-interested
in chess and decided to keep the clock to play chess with my step-daughter.
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