SETH THOMAS RARE EARLY ANTIQUE MANTEL CLOCK 1865 BEAUTIFUL CONDITION W- ALARM!

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This is a SUPERIOR EXAMPLE of a ROSEWOOD Seth Thomas mantel clock in ALL ORIGINAL CONDITION made circa the late 1865 WITH THE ALARM FEATURE. This is American History at its finest! Seth Thomas was noted for making extremely high quality clocks. Seth Thomas was an apprentice to the famous Eli Terry around 1810. He sent off on his own and founded the Seth Thomas Clock Company, which was in the family until the 1960s! The reason they stayed in business is that Seth Thomas Sr. and all of his ancestors insisted upon building high quality clocks – clocks you could depend on. His home town even named the town after him “Thomaston, Conn.” This clock has the original heavy duty LYRE 8 DAY TIME AND STRIKE movement. Retains its original Geneva Stops, means the clock cannot be over wound! In fact it's all-original, with the original dial has been professionally repainted by Martha Smallwood over the original zinc dial pan in 1973. The case is in very beautiful condition and has a beautiful finish. The case is outstanding – rosewood. The side and top veneers are not perfect but outstanding. The top and bottom glass is the original wavy glass with the original reverse picture. The clock works perfectly and keeps very good time. It has the heavy duty rare lyre 8 day time and strike movement signed Seth Thomas. The clock strikes the hour on the hour on a really great, bold sounding gong and the alarm sounds on a large cast iron bell – both are original. In this listing we offer a one of the first Seth Thomas clocks to bear the town of Thomaston on the Label. There have been many attempts to investigate when labels using the town name Thomaston began, changing from Plymouth Hollow. Mr. Willard did extensive research on this subject and the correct answer is January 25, 1865. Seth Thomas died in 1859 and many of the residents of Plymouth Hollow wanted to change the name of their town of Thomaston to honor Mr. Thomas. The original town name was just Plymouth with the first post office using this name opening on January 1, 1803. Plymouth had an area called the "Hollow" which is where Seth Thomas built his factory but the Hollow never had a post office of its own. On December 22, 1831, the town of Plymouth was divided with the name of the one section changed to Terryville to honor the Terry family who made clocks in that part of town. A new post office in Plymouth Hollow opened on July 7, 1837. After Thomas died Congress and the Connecticut legislature were petitioned to change the name of Plymouth Hollow to Thomaston to honor Thomas. Congress approved the petition before the state did and the post office changed its name on the official records on January 25, 1865. After waiting another ten years the state legislature was again petitioned and Thomaston was officially incorporated in 1875. The first Seth Thomas clocks made with Thomaston on the label were produced in 1865. The movements continued with the name of Plymouth Hollow until the old dies were worn and new ones with Thomaston could be made. According to a statement by a ,man who worked for Seth Thomas in the Waterbury American newspaper dated February 24, 1868, the first clock with a Thomaston label was made in November of 1865. The back of the clock is original. This clock has its original paper label on the inside. . This clock measures – 17 inches high, 11 inches wide and 4 inches deep. 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. Antique Clocks are a Fine Investment. Each one has a unique qual... read more

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