11-C-1091

SETH THOMAS MANTEL CLOCK
INDEX # : 011-C-1091

circa: 1901-1910

CLOCK STYLE Mantel

CLOCK NAME Unlisted No. 1

MANUFACTURE

Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, Conn.

Seth Thomas (1785-1859)

CASE MODEL # 295G

MOVEMENT TYPE

ST 89C, Brass, spring driven, T&S, half-hour strike on bell, hour strike on cathedral gong,
8-day.

CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION Base = 18 ½", Height = 11 ¼", Depth = 6 ½"

LABEL INFORMATION Partial original Seth Thomas label on back of case, also partial Jeweler's repair label on back of case stating:
"Watchman _________& Jewel _______, 110 North 8th Street, Lebanon, PA., Jan 9, 192_"

DIAL INFORMATION

4 ½" paper dial with black Arabic numerals

MISC. FEATURES

Green mottled adamantine finish over wood case, three columns on each side of dial, lions head gilt handles on each side of case. Dog clock topper purchased on ebay in November 2004.

ACQUIRED FROM Public auction in Jonestown, PA., estate of Mr. C. Geisse.

CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED Clock not running, suspect dial bezel and glass were replaced.

RESTORATION November 1991 - Time spring replaced, movement cleaned and oiled by Mr. Kury, Lebanon, PA.
March 1995 - I replaced broken tooth on 2cd-time wheel, cleaned and adjusted movement. Procedure to replace brass teeth was acquired when I completed the NAWCC Clock Repair workshop which was taught by David Morgan in 1995. I completed this repair during class.

HISTORICAL DATA

Seth Thomas (1785-1859) apprenticed to Eli Terry. He along with Silas Hoadley worked for Terry from around 1807-1810 making wood tall case movements. This was the point in history were the mass production of clock movements started. Terry contracted to make 4,000 movements in three years, a feat which had never been accomplished before. Terry had introduced a method of using interchangeable parts to make these movements, an idea he had gotten from Eli Whitney. After the contract was fulfilled, he sold the business to Thomas and Hoadley who continued manufacturing the wood tall case movements. Thomas eventually bought out Hoadley's interest in the business, and began producing shelf clocks with Eli Terry's patented wood 30 hour shelf clock movement. Seth Thomas had an elaborate career making wood and brass movement shelf clocks, and his company became the most well known name in the clock business. In 1853 his company became the Seth Thomas Clock Co., and operated under this name until 1931 when it became a division of General Time Instrument Co. (Seth Thomas's Great Grandson was chairman of the board until he died in 1932). In 1949, The company became a division of General Time Corp. In 1970, became a division of Tally Industries, who still produces clocks with the Seth Thomas Trademark. The town of Plymouth Hollow, Conn. changed it's name to Thomaston in 1866 to honor the clock maker.

The image to the left is Seth Thomas's Case Factory c.1885 in Thomaston, Conn.

REFERENCES 1. "Seth Thomas Clocks & Movements", Tran Duy Ly, Third Edition, Volume 1, page 476 shows this clock as "Unlisted No. 1"

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CLOCK STYLE	Mantel
CLOCK NAME	Unlisted No. 1
MANUFACTURE	Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, Conn. Seth Thomas (1785-1859)
CASE MODEL #	295G
MOVEMENT TYPE	ST 89C, Brass, spring driven, T&S, half-hour strike on bell, hour strike on cathedral gong, 8-day.
CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION	Base = 18 ½", Height = 11 ¼", Depth = 6 ½"
LABEL INFORMATION	Partial original Seth Thomas label on back of case, also partial Jeweler's repair label on back of case stating: "Watchman _________& Jewel _______, 110 North 8th Street, Lebanon, PA., Jan 9, 192_"
DIAL INFORMATION	4 ½" paper dial with black Arabic numerals
MISC. FEATURES	Green mottled adamantine finish over wood case, three columns on each side of dial, lions head gilt handles on each side of case. Dog clock topper purchased on ebay in November 2004.
ACQUIRED FROM	Public auction in Jonestown, PA., estate of Mr. C. Geisse.
CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED	Clock not running, suspect dial bezel and glass were replaced.
RESTORATION	November 1991 - Time spring replaced, movement cleaned and oiled by Mr. Kury, Lebanon, PA. March 1995 - I replaced broken tooth on 2cd-time wheel, cleaned and adjusted movement. Procedure to replace brass teeth was acquired when I completed the NAWCC Clock Repair workshop which was taught by David Morgan in 1995. I completed this repair during class.
HISTORICAL DATA	Seth Thomas (1785-1859) apprenticed to Eli Terry. He along with Silas Hoadley worked for Terry from around 1807-1810 making wood tall case movements. This was the point in history were the mass production of clock movements started. Terry contracted to make 4,000 movements in three years, a feat which had never been accomplished before. Terry had introduced a method of using interchangeable parts to make these movements, an idea he had gotten from Eli Whitney. After the contract was fulfilled, he sold the business to Thomas and Hoadley who continued manufacturing the wood tall case movements. Thomas eventually bought out Hoadley's interest in the business, and began producing shelf clocks with Eli Terry's patented wood 30 hour shelf clock movement. Seth Thomas had an elaborate career making wood and brass movement shelf clocks, and his company became the most well known name in the clock business. In 1853 his company became the Seth Thomas Clock Co., and operated under this name until 1931 when it became a division of General Time Instrument Co. (Seth Thomas's Great Grandson was chairman of the board until he died in 1932). In 1949, The company became a division of General Time Corp. In 1970, became a division of Tally Industries, who still produces clocks with the Seth Thomas Trademark. The town of Plymouth Hollow, Conn. changed it's name to Thomaston in 1866 to honor the clock maker. The image to the left is Seth Thomas's Case Factory c.1885 in Thomaston, Conn.
REFERENCES	1. "Seth Thomas Clocks & Movements", Tran Duy Ly, Third Edition, Volume 1, page 476 shows this clock as "Unlisted No. 1"
NOTES	N/A