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SETH THOMAS ANTIQUE COLUMN & CORNICE MANTEL CLOCK 1850s
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SETH THOMAS ANTIQUE COLUMN & CORNICE MANTEL CLOCK 1850s
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This is a SUPERIOR example of a very old SETH THOMAS super near all original Column and Cornice clock. This is an EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL RARE AND EXCITING NEAR ALL ORIGINAL example of a very early Seth Thomas Column and Cornice Mantle Clock in near ALL ORIGINAL condition. Ladies and gentlemen; THIS IS A CLOCK!!! It's getting extremely hard to fine one this old and this original and this nice! It has a perfect running 30 weight driven time and strike movement. It was made circa the 1850s. It is an extremely classy mantle clock in need of a warm loving home. This clock is weight driven and not spring driven. Weights keep better time than springs as springs run slightly fast when they are first wound and lose power as they wind down and cause the clock to slow down somewhat before windings. The movement is clean and runs very well and keeps good time. The movement is in superior running condition. (After all these years!) Also this clock looks like it was cherished its whole life This is one of the very early HIGH QUALITY clocks made by Seth Thomas , founder of the Seth Thomas Clock Co. Seth Thomas and Thomas Hoadley were apprentices to the first American Clockmaker to use interchangeable parts. His name was Eli Terry. Eli Terry bought land for his first clock "factory" in 1799. After a few years of working with Eli Terry, Seth Thomas set off on his own and started the famous Seth Thomas Clock Company. His company was in the Seth Thomas family all the way until the 1960s. It flourished so well mainly due to the family making very high quality clocks. This clock is a perfect example. If the Maytag repairman thinks he's lonely... This clock is 150+ years old and still going strong! (Made before the Civil War!) The name Seth Thomas is synonymous with high quality and good taste. Not always the first on the scene with the latest movement "improvement" or flashy case style, Seth Thomas was slow to adopt changes and only when the marketplace had given it acceptance to other companys' breakthrough advances would Seth Thomas slowly and carefully bring their high quality clocks to the marketplace. The results, however, were always the same. When the Seth Thomas clock arrived it was an instant success and it captured the market. As the years have passed, the quality of Seth Thomas clocks has been proven over and over. They are the best. This clock is much more beautiful than the pictures. It is large and measures 26 inches high, 15 ½ inches wide and 4 ½ inches deep. This clock works beautifully and keeps GREAT/PERFECT time. The case is beautiful ALL ORIGINAL AND IN JUST ABOUT PERFECT CONDITION with the original gilt! It was made by a master craftsman for sure by the quality of the construction. The case is really neat as it its original 2 pieces of glass and a large door. The glass is all original with wavy glass on the top glass and the bottom glass is wavy and is a mirror. This clock has a lot of the original paper label! The back is perfect and original. The heavy weights are very old and probably the original weights! Really runs great. One very nice thing this clock still has its original dial pan with a perfect correct replaced Seth Thomas Dial in superior near perfect condition. Complete with a crank to wind the clock and the original old pendulum. These antique clocks amaze me - could you imagine any other consumer product still working after nearly 150 years! And the truly amazing thing with proper care they will work easily past the next 200 years!) I believe when this clock is 350 years old it will be just about in its prime! If you are looking for a very old antique clock that looks like it was cherished its whole life - this is it! The movement looks great and the wood on the case is near perfect - including the original door catch. The clock does not look like it has been refinished. Ms Mopper has cleaned off the...
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