219.           $50

Seth Thomas Clock Co. one of the earliest City Series clocks, “St. Louis”, ca 1874. I am sure most collectors could care less about the City Series clocks but to me they were some of the finest mantel clocks made in that era of clock making. This case is 15 ½ inches high and has 3 or 4 different veneers or shades of veneers on the case. None of the veneer was easy, for it has convex and concave rolls, and skewed and flat veneer. There are some small chips in the veneer and it has some stress areas but I was happy with it for many years and I hope someone else will be.   Old painted tablet, repainted dial, excellent paper label, and coil gong. The eight-day movement is running and strikes the coil gong. Ly-Seth Thomas, page 208. $50-$100.