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Catalog Description: C.1905, Seth Thomas Clock Co., “Beulah”, 8-day time/strike adamantine mantel clock. Condition: White adamantine finished case in very nice clean condition with a tiny chip on the right corner of the base and small raised area on the back edge of the base. Original dial is stained at 9+3 from oil. Hands are original. Applied ornaments have much of their original gold plating intact. Label on the back, with losses. As nice as these white clocks are, they were not popular sellers a hundred years ago, and we find very few of them. Movement has been recently cleaned. Height 10.5 inches [26.67 cm]

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Catalog Description: Seth Thomas City Series mantle clock, “Berkley”, C. 1909. Mahogany case with gold plated metal trimmings, stands 11.5″ high. It has an excellent porcelain dial, signed by Seth Thomas, nice metal sash with flat glass. 8 day movement No. 89C strikes hours on a Cathedral gong and half hours on a brass bell. Pendulum is correct, there are 4 metal feet and a full back door. The clock is one of a series of clocks, all very similar in looks, all about the same size, most with columns on each side, that were named for small cities in Mass., & Conn. Mr. Ly did not include this clock in the City Series section of his Seth Thomas book, but it should have been. Check the City Series clocks, Salem, Sterling, and Clinton, all cities in Mass. just like Berkeley, and all are very similar clocks. Ly-Seth Thomas #1071.

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Catalog Description: Seth Thomas “Berkley”, ca 1909. Mahogany case with gold plated metal trimmings, stands 11 1/2 inches high, 10 inches wide. 8 day, strikes a cathedral gong on hours and brass bell on the half hours. Porcelain dial and the beveled glass in the brass bezel, really sets this clock apart from others. The bezel looks like it is made of twisted vines. Excellent overall, the only negative is a missing back door latch. Ly-Seth Thomas No.1071.

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Catalog Description: C.1909, Seth Thomas Clock Co., “Berkley”, 8-day time and strike mantel clock, in outstanding original condition (movement just cleaned). The porcelain dial, hands and beveled glass are perfect. The movement strikes the hour on a gong and the half on a bell. The case retains original finish with fine crazing and all ornaments intact. Ready to enjoy. Height 11.50″ $200-$300

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Catalog Description: C.1909, Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, Conn., “Berkley” , 8-day time/strike mantel clock. Condition: Mahogany case in generally good, as found condition with a crazed original finish, but with a couple of marks where white paint was dropped on the corner and wiped off leaving a light mark, and a small dry split in the front of the case. Original porcelain dial has a small chip near 6 that could be filled in; otherwise OK. Hands are original. Movement strikes the hour on a gong and the half hour on a bell. Complete with all metal trimmings, a popular model. Reliable No. 89-C movement. Ht 11.5″ [29.2 cm]

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Catalog Description: Seth Thomas City Series Clock, Beijing Model, c. 1875 original reverse painted glass in the bottom shows a picture of some pheasants, and the case of this clock is in nice condition. It even has a nice label behind the gong on which it strikes. Plus, the large eight day striking Seth Thomas movement inside runs on the uncommon 24 hour system. The hands on this clock run at half speed, so one revolution of the hour hand signifies the passage of an entire day. It points vertically at midnight and noon, and horizontally at six o’clock. Also, the minute hand takes a full two hours to make one sweep, so it points horizontally on the half hour. Special gearing inside this clock allows for this interesting format. The dial is marked accordingly in Chinese characters, as well as numbered from 1 to 12 twice around in roman numerals.

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Catalog Description: Seth Thomas mantle clock, “Bee”, C. 1884. An ebony cabinet case, marqueterie panel with flowers and the “bee”, from whence the name comes. Carved panels above and below the dial, railing around the top, etched and cutouts on both sides, fluted each side of the front edges. 4 turned wood feet. A lot going on with this small 14″ high clock. French sash with beveled glass, 4.5″ porcelain dial is excellent, and signed. The 15 day movement is signed several places, the most interesting is, “R. Kaisor”. I have seen the name on other Seth Thomas movements but have no idea what it means unless he is given credit for designing the clock. Strikes half hours on a standing cathedral gong. The movement could stand to be serviced, it has been some time. The bonus in this clock is a secret compartment above the movement, inside the case. Ly-Seth Thomas #1297.

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Catalog Description: Seth Thomas Clock Co. early shelf clock, ca 1881, with several unusual features. It is called the “Bee” because there is a bee and flowers on the front of the ebony case. This clock will need some restoration before it canregain its original beauty. The black case has had extra paint put on thatin my opinion should be removed, or a lot of it removed. This model is prettyrare and very different than the usual Seth Thomas’s mantle clocks, and hasalways been a favorite of Seth Thomas collectors. It is not large at14 inches high, front has 2 carved panels of flowers and leaves, again theplace for bees. Around the dial are flowers, marquetery inlay of flowersand 1 bee. The inlay is suffering and will need some remedial repairsand regluing of some of the thin inlay. 4 turned feet, 2 turned finials ontop. A silver plaque on the base says, “To Mother, from the Boys, Xmas 1881”.American sash, good porcelain dial, correct hands, dial is signed. Frenchstyle 8 day movement, (signed by Seth Thomas), strikes a standing gong, hasan outside count wheel and the correct pendulum. Case is stamped inside, “290”, which I suspect has a meaning about the date it was made. Above themovement is a secret compartment (in plain view) with a hinged door. It isdifferent. Ly-Seth Thomas No. 1297.

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Catalog Description: Seth Thomas tambour with a mahogany adamantine finish, “Baso”, ca 1917. The case style is not one we see often, in fact, I never have. It took a hit or two in the ride from Texas. I touched 3-4 small nicks with a red mahogany pencil stain and now the nicks are hard to find. The 8 day movement is running up a storm, striking the half hours on a cathedral bell. Convex dial and convex glass. The catalogs call the dial a “New convex 5-inch dial”. It is different, I guess paint on metal, but typical of Seth Thomas dials, it is beginning to flake in the lower half. Movement is signed with the ST logo and “89”. Ly-Seth Thomas #1257.

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Catalog Description: C.1886, Seth Thomas Clock Co., 8 Inch Banner Lever metal gallery clock. The nickel plated case is in generally good condition with a little tarnish on the top. There is small piece cut out on the outer rim where it attaches to the backboard. The paper dial has age darkened in the middle. The clock is overall in very good condition. Height 10 inches

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