Seth Thomas Regulator No. 1 Extra: 14 1/2″ metal dial with an 8 day time and gong striking movement. Lower glass and pendulum are original and driven by 2 weights. The interior sliding panel for weight access is intact. The brass pendulum ball has a factory view and Seth Thomas info stamped into it. Made at Plymouth Hollow.
(The dial shows some wear and paint loss, the very bottom piece of the case is a replacement and there are some minor veneer problems.)
42 1/2″ L
Clock is running at time of listing, but not guaranteed to continue.
A 42″ wall regulator by the Seth Thomas Clock Company, ca 1875, featuring a rosewood veneer case with a decagon bezel and bracketed pendulum box having a reverse painted and lenticated glass, showing the original brass embossed pendulum. Seth Thomas bought the patent for this “regulator wall clock” from Silas Terry for $750.00 in 1859.
There is scattered veneer loses on the left side of the door molding. There is no weight box and label with this clock. There is no guarantee of either the mechanical performance of clocks nor the completeness and originality of their parts and components.