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Antique American Clocks                      January 2022

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267.    $50

Seth Thomas banjo, vintage.  A 28-inch (with eagle) banjo with an 8-day, time-and-strike pendulum movement made in Germany.  Seth Thomas (General Time Corporation) began buying movements from German firms in the late 1950’s.  The movement is running and striking on two chime rods in the throat.  There is a silvered dial behind a convex glass, and two matching glasses in a mahogany case.  Instruction label on the back.  $50-$150.

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