226. $335
Seth Thomas Clock Co. walnut City Series clock, “Greek V.P.”,
ca 1879. Walnut case is 24” high, has all its original wood parts including a pedestal with urn on the top. One of the cleanest clocks
I have encountered. If you did not know better you could argue it is new. It has hardly any smoke inside, outside, underneath, or
on the backboard. Nickel accessories are polished, including the screw heads. There are nickel dial rings, nickel bell, and a nickel
pendulum rod. The original brass ST pendulum has an embossed emblem in the center with the letters, “STCCo”. It has been soldered
around the edge to keep the two pieces of the pendulum together. I would think glue would have been better. Deluxe 8-day lyre movement
is clean, signed “ST” and “Seth Thomas Clock Co. / Thomaston, Conn.” It strikes the nickel bell on the hours. This clock also has
an alarm movement and it also rings on the nickel bell. The original dial is signed, hands may not be original. Complete black
label inside is near perfect. If you like your clocks clean, you will not find a cleaner one. This model is uncommon and you almost
never find one that is near perfect. Almost makes me want to collect City Series clocks again. Ly-Seth Thomas #545. $350-$500.
227. $90
Seth Thomas “Chime Special 106”, ca 1930. Mahogany case stands
10 inches high and is 20 inches wide. It retains the original finish, now darkened, but in very good condition. Bowed and beveled
glass in the hinged sash. Five-inch silvered dial with raised bronze numerals and original hands. It is fitted with an 8-day quarter
hour Westminster chime movement that strikes on rods. Dial and movement are signed. Clock is running. Ly-Seth Thomas, page 174. $100-$175.
228. $190
Seth Thomas & Sons, crystal regulator, “Empire No. 15”, ca
1909-1913. Eight-day round movement, hour and half hour strike on Cathedral bell. I would call it a hanging coil gong. Four-inch porcelain
dial, imitation mercury pendulum, and correct original hands. The clock is running and striking. Overall the case retains a nice gold
finish but does have some loss near the base. The beveled plate glass in the back door has a corner chip, the other three are good.
The dial is signed, “A. Kurtzeborn & Sons”, and the movement is signed “ST”. Ly-Seth Thomas, #737. $200-$300.
229. $50
Seth Thomas adamantine case mantel clock, “Belmont”, ca 1917.
The finish of the adamantine is very unusual, deep rust, black, brown. I don’t know what they called it unless it was their pearl
adamantine finish. The case is 13 inches wide, clean and all original. It has a flat glass in the sash, plastic type dial is excellent
and hands are original. Two labels on the back, one complete, one sparse. Wood back is removable to access the 8-day movement
and gong. The clock is running and striking properly. Ly-Seth Thomas, page 436. $100-$200.
231. $145
Seth Thomas Clock Co. City Series clock, “Omaha”, ca 1894. Seth
Thomas made excellent clocks in the late 1800’s, as well as some other clock makers, but in the early 1900’s they went for quantity
instead of quality. I retained some of the quality clocks and finally beginning to sell them. This fine walnut cased clock is 19”
tall, has all the little ball ornaments and railing on top, strong gold striping on the door, very nice finish on the case, and is
running and ready to display. The painted dial is slightly worn, but clean, and retains the ST logo, nickel dial rings, and correct
pair of hands. On the floor of the case is a good black label. The nickel pendulum bob has the ST logo in the center, and a nickel
pendulum leader. The clock strikes on a large Cathedral gong (nickel gong base) on the hours. The 8-day movement is running briskly
and striking properly. Ly-Seth Thomas, page 202. $200-$300.
232. $50
Atkins Clock Company, Bristol, Conn. “Common Round Top” mantel
clock, ca 1873. Always experimenting, always losing money, Atkins made at least a half dozen models of the round top with slight variations. This clock has some good attributes, an original dial and hands, complete paper label, and original rosewood veneer 17-inch-high case.
It is dark, one or both glasses are replacements, although they are old glass. It has an 8-day movement that is running and striking
a coil gong. Reference – “The Clocks of Irenus Atkins” by Gregory and King, pages 87-88. $75-$125.
233. $65
Seth Thomas mantel clock with black adamantine finish, ca 1904.
It is most like one of the “Hussar” models that have lions on the ends, double adamantine onyx columns on the sides with green adamantine
trim above and below the columns. The case is 18 inches wide with gilt metal trim around the case. It has a good signed dial, correct
hands and pendulum bob. The back movement opening has a metal cover and most of a paper label. Inside is the signed 8-day movement
that is running and striking half hours on a Cathedral gong. Ly-Seth Thomas, page 480. $75-$125.