Description
Jul 2021 - #120
Antique American Clocks
Seth Thomas "Regulator No. 2", 1896.
The date of manufacture is stamped in reverse on the back.
The 36-inch oak case has been refinished with a medium stain; the dial glass is newer, the lower door glass original.
has been repainted, the hands are correct.
The 8-day movement is the early version (see Ly,
Seth Thomas Clocks & Movements
Vol. 1, page 277) consistent with the age of the case; it is running without complaint.
The pendulum, bob, and weight are ST
issue; the bob may be a later replacement.
There is a beat scale and a white (now yellow) label on the inside bottom.
The buttons on the base have disappeared; nonetheless, a nice early example.
Record courtesy of AntiqueAmericanClocks.com