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Seth Thomas pillar & scroll, 1818-1827. Mr. Thomas purchased the right to manufacture Eli Terry’s Patent Shelf Clock in 1818, but by 1822 a dispute developed between Terry and Thomas, and by 1827 a lawsuit by Terry convinced Thomas to put a patent acknowledgement on his labels. This clock does not acknowledge the Terry patent, and so was likely made before 1827. The 31-inch case has a dark finish and I see no repairs to the veneer, skirt, feet, or scroll-top; the brass urns on screw posts are Seth Thomas-style. Both glasses are modern replacements, with a Moberg tablet. The wooden dial has been cleaned but has some horizontal losses; there is a decorative element below the mainstem that is typical of ST dials. The hands are proper. The 30-hour time-and-strike wood movement runs for a while and strikes without problem; there are old weights, an old pendulum bob, and modern dust covers over the pulleys on top. A good label inside. AAC has sold nine similar examples over the past five years for an average of $417. $350–$500.