Antique American Clocks                      July 2020

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50.      $150

Seth Thomas “Chime Clock No. 14” ca. 1921.  This is a 4-rod Sonora chime clock that strikes Westminster chimes on the quarter hours on four rods and counts the hours by striking all four rods at once.  Although the rod-strike chimes are considered inferior to the bell strike, I hear very little difference; the rods sound great.  It stands 15 inches tall in dark mahogany with some craquelure to the finish, as is common with these clocks.  The dial is silvered with even wear, behind a domed beveled glass.  I believe the minute hand is a replacement.  The clock is running and striking as expected. $150-$250. 

 

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