Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Seth Thomas Ship's Bell Clock, Thomaston, Connecticut, c. 1875, silvered brass dial with Roman numerals, seconds bit, and marked Seth Thomas, spade hands, brass bezel, and bell mounted below, thirty-hour time and ship's bell strike with lever escapement movement, all in a glazed maple case, ht. 14 in.
Estimate $500-700
Case door needs slight regluing.
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Keywords
Bell Clock, Seth Thomas Ship, Thomaston, Connecticut, Seth ThomasJonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
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