Antique American Clocks July 2020
27. $2500
Seth Thomas “Fashion No. 7”, 1889. Current thinking is that this model was made almost
exclusively for the C.J. Pettigrew Clock Co. in Fort Worth, Texas by Seth Thomas in a limited run; these clocks are very uncommon. The 32-inch walnut case is in excellent condition with replacement finials and an original door glass and Fashion lettering. Both dials have been repainted, with the sunken seconds dial being paper. The calendar dial is labeled for the Pettigrew Clock
Co. as typically found; all hands are correct. Most notable about this model is the flat top with an arched front – the only
Fashion clock so made. There also are cutouts on the inside of the glass door to accommodate the inner door hinges and the inner
doorknob; adjustments were made in later models such that these cutouts were no longer needed. The 8-day time-and-strike movement
is signed Seth Thomas and is running and striking on a cathedral gong, and the calendar is advancing. It uses a long-drop pendulum
with a damascened nickel bob and has an “outside fly”. There is no label; the back of the case is dated October 1889. This is one of the most difficult Fashion clocks to find. $2500-$4000.
Tim Ritchhart (my Fashion expert) believes that the door
glass has been replaced and the lettering is not correct for this model.