Antique American Clocks                      January 2020

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317.     $100

Seth Thomas Empire No. 201 crystal regulator, ca. 1928.  Seth Thomas made about a billion models of crystal regulators, and this is one of them.  It is described as with a “Rich gold finish.  Square corners.”  The matte gold finish shows some wear here, especially on the door at the latch, the base in front, and a bit on top.  All four beveled glasses are just fine.  The dial is porcelain with diamond hands.  It holds a No. 120 eight-day pendulum movement with hour and half-hour strike, and is 9 5/8 inches tall.  Strikes on a cathedral gong; movement is labeled and has a simulated mercury pendulum.  It is running and striking without issue.  There are no sales records for this model in the Antique Clocks Price Guide or online, although Horton’s sold a very worn example several years back.   Based on sales of similar models I’d expect $100-$200.

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