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Catalog Description: Seth Thomas 100 year old reissue, the “Yorktown”, ca 1905. Resembling in every way the carved case clocks made by many clockmakers in the mid 1800’s, Seth Thomas sold a number of carved half column, carved splat, clocks. Some were weight powered, some spring such as this model. Interestingly the full label on the backboard, is overpasted with the Seth Thomas label, leading me to wonder if the clocks were not made by another maker. I cannot find any references about the Putnam and Yorktown in the Bulletins. The movement is 8 day, striking a cathedral gong. Gong base and pendulum bob are brass. Mahogany veneered case is 36 inches high, never cleaned, minor veneer chipping around the bottom, excellent carved splat, half columns, and paw feet. Metal dial pan is 12 inch square, paint very satisfactory, and signed by Seth Thomas. Great painted tablet with some flaking of the blue border. Inner scene of village, church, children, etc. is not flaking. Key lock door. Ly-Seth Thomas #1000.

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Catalog Description: Seth Thomas “Yale”, ca 1909 one of the Seth Thomas famous “College Series”. There are six in the series, all were 23 inches high, made in old oak cases, had 8 day movements, and striking a cathedral gong on the half hours, alarms on a bell. Dials are 6 inches, this on replaced with a signed white paper dial, otherwise original. Old label, glass, and pendulum, and runs. Ly-Seth Thomas No.1099.

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Catalog Description: C.1913, (dated) Seth Thomas Clock Co., “Yacht Clock”, 30-hour time/strike ship’s bell clock (difficult to find this bell top model), presentation. Condition: Nickel plated case is in very nice condition with some tarnishing. The dial is very nice for its age. Hands are original. There is an extra nice label on the back. The bezel is engraved on its edge: “RIYC Mid-Summer Series 1913, Class E won by Gilt Edge.”. The RIYC stands for the Edgewood Yacht Club – 1889 in Cranston, RI (Narragansett Bay). Class E was for cat boats. See next lot also. Height 10.5

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Catalog Description: Seth Thomas wall clock, “World”, C. 1885. This is another clock that has been in storage for several years. The 32″ rosewood case is dirty and the wood looks dry. You know what has to be done to correct that. The gold around the lower glass is pretty good; brass bezel sure needs to be polished. I hardly know what to say about the dial, it looks dirty, yet has very little paint loss which is most unusual. The clock has a great 15 day movement, No. 40, with two large springs and is time only. The Geneva locks are in the bottom of the case. Some people have a difficult time figuring them out, so they remove them. It has a nice ST brass bob with the circles, the hands look fine, and there is a nice label in the case. I couldn’t get it to run but I feel confident it just needs to be cleaned and oiled. When I had the dial off hooking the pendulum I didn’t notice anything wrong with the movement. Ly-Seth Thomas, page 150.

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Catalog Description: Seth Thomas hanging clock, “World”, ca 1909. Another 15 day , time only wall clock, with a large double spring movement, Graham dead beat escapement, and it is running.32 inch mahogany case has a factory stamp on the back, “July 1910”. Brass beat scale and pendulum. 12 inch zinc dial with a seconds dial that has lost most of the paint. A little flaking on the time dial. You can probably live with the 12 inch dial flaking but not the seconds dial. You may as well paint both to have a first rate clock.You will need to polish the brass bezel, repaint or put new gold leaf on the strip around the lower glass, and the clock should approach a $800-$1000 value. Ly-Seth Thomas No.497.

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Catalog Description: Seth Thomas Clock Co. hanging, “World”, ca 1909. A very good buy for an excellent and poplar wall clock. The movement runs 15 days because of the large double springs. Does not strike. It has Graham dead beat escapement. We recently had it serviced and it is running up a storm. This model is known to be an excellent timepiece.The old 31 inch mahogany case has veneer repairs on one of the 8 sections around the top. The gold trim on the stick and around the lower glass has been repainted silver. Some people just prefer silver to gold. The dial has been professionally repainted on the old pan. Our minimum is low for this clock. Ly-Seth Thomas, page 150.

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Catalog Description: Seth Thomas “World”, long drop regulator, C. 1885. Old oak veneer case is32″ high, great wood grain matches, yet is different at every turn. A careful and skilled wood man filled all the wood joints with a color matching wood putty, cleaned the case, sent the old dial to The Dial House for a good repaint, and in general made the clock fine enough for anyone to hang in their home. I note a repair made on the minute hand. All brass is polished, and a new knob was installed on the lower door. Full label inside the case. 8 day, large double spring movement with Graham dead beat escapement, Geneva stops still in place, and there is a second’s dial. Ly-Seth Thomas, page 150.

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Catalog Description: Seth Thomas “World”, ca 1909. Movement is No. 40, with Graham dead beat escapement, 15 day time only, 2 large springs, and running great 32 inch mahogany case is in very good, near original condition The clock overall is near perfect with one exception, the dial is not original to this case It is marked “Thirty Day” The bezel and dial ring are original as all the holes line up properly A new dial pan that fits the movement was soldered to the old pan Good black label inside the case Ly-Seth Thomas No.497-499

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Catalog Description: Seth Thomas “World”, ca 1909. Advertising on the glass, “Lemon & Son Jewelers, Louisville, Ky”. 15 day, double spring movement, time only, with Graham dead beat escapement. Ran 22 days here in our shop. Mahogany case is 32 inches high, immaculate, with most of the gold paint still around the glass. The old dial has some wear but very acceptable. Good label and brass beat scale. Ly-Seth Thomas No.497.

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Catalog Description: Seth Thomas “World”, C. 1885. Factory stamp on the back showing date the clock made. A great 32″ walnut case with just a few small scuff marks that should be easy to rub away. There are at least 2 other ST World clocks in this catalog, #4 & #21. This case is much nicer than the others, if only the dial were better. Good gold around the lower door, nice shining bezel, correct hands, nickel beat scale, nice black label inside the case, and the original dial. This will be a super clock when the dial is painted. The big ST movement is 15 day, double spring, time only, running. The Geneva stops are still on the movement. Ly-Seth Thomas, page 150.

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