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Rare Restored Seth Thomas Regulator 25-1907 Railroad Regulator Antique Clock


Rare Restored Seth Thomas Regulator 25-1907 Railroad Regulator Antique Clock
Rare Restored Seth Thomas Regulator 25-1907 Railroad Regulator Antique Clock
Rare Restored Seth Thomas Regulator 25-1907 Railroad Regulator Antique Clock
Rare Restored Seth Thomas Regulator 25-1907 Railroad Regulator Antique Clock
Rare Restored Seth Thomas Regulator 25-1907 Railroad Regulator Antique Clock
Rare Restored Seth Thomas Regulator 25-1907 Railroad Regulator Antique Clock
Rare Restored Seth Thomas Regulator 25-1907 Railroad Regulator Antique Clock
Rare Restored Seth Thomas Regulator 25-1907 Railroad Regulator Antique Clock
Rare Restored Seth Thomas Regulator 25-1907 Railroad Regulator Antique Clock
Rare Restored Seth Thomas Regulator 25-1907 Railroad Regulator Antique Clock
Rare Restored Seth Thomas Regulator 25-1907 Railroad Regulator Antique Clock
Rare Restored Seth Thomas Regulator 25-1907 Railroad Regulator Antique Clock

Rare Restored Seth Thomas Regulator 25-1907 Railroad Regulator Antique Clock
PART OF MY DNA IS THE LONG TERM AND CONTINUING PASSION FOR THE PROPER RESTORATION OF SELECTED ANTIQUE CLOCKS, PRIMARILY SETH THOMAS AND HERSCHEDE. EACH RESTORATION IS ACCOMPLISHED VIA BEST METHODS AND PRACTICES, ACQUIRED THROUGH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND TECHNIQUES ACQUIRED. THE CLOCKS THAT I SELECT FOR RESTORATION AND SUBSEQUENT RESALE REPRESENT SPECIFICALLY SELECTED MODELS, WHICH ARE BEST CANDIDATES FOR THE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER, OR SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, WHO DESIRES TO OWN AN HIERLOOM ANTIQUE CLOCK, AS WELL AS TO ENJOY A TASTE OF ANTIQUE CLOCK AMERICANA. SINCERELY PRESENTED, STEVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA. FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION. A SETH THOMAS ATCHISON TOPEKA & SANTA FE/HARVEY HOUSE RAILROAD. REGULATOR 25 CIRCA 1907. ALL ORIGINAL WITH FULLY RESTORED EARLY SETH THOMAS NUMBER 61 DEADBEAT ESCAPEMENT. ATTACHED ARE HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOS FOR YOUR REVIEW. THEY SHOW ALL DETAILS OF THIS FINE HEIRLOOM ANTIQUE ST HARVEY HOUSE REGULATOR 25. THE SANTA FE/HARVEY HOUSE REGULATOR 25 HAS ALL OF THE CREDENTIALS THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT AS TO AUTHENTICITY. PLEASE BE IN TOUCH WITH ME, STEVE IF YOU NEED ANY QUESTIONS ANSWERED. AMERICANA TIME HISTORY SPECIMENS THIS FINE ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. AT THE TURN OF THE 20. CENTURY, THE ATCHISON, TOPEKA AND SANTA FE (AT&SF) RAILROAD COMPANY, AND FRED HARVEY, FOUNDER OF THE HARVEY HOUSE LINAGE OF RESTAURANTS AND HOTEL/RESTAURANTS, FORMED AN AGREEMENT WHICH FACILITATED CO-LOCATION OF HARVEY HOUSE RESTAURANT AND LODGING FACILITES AT SPECIFIED AT&SF RAILROAD DEPOTS. DURING THE LATE 1800S AND EARLY 1900S, RAILROAD PASSENGERS NEEDED RESTAURANT AND LODGING FACILITES ALONG THE RAILROAD LINES, AS THE RAILROAD COMPANIES DID NOT PROVIDE THOSE FOR PASSENGERS. FRED HARVEY, A MASTER ENTREPRENEUR RECOGNIZED A GRAND OPPORTUNITY, RESULTING IN THE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH AT&SF, WHICH LED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NUMEROUS HARVEY HOUSE EATING AND LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS. THIS BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP RESULTED IN THE NEED FOR RELIABLE AND ACCURATE TIME KEEPING, WITHIN THE RAILROAD DEPOT AS WELL AS WITHIN THE CO-LOCATED HARVEY HOUSE RESTAURANTS, SINCE PASSENGERS, WITH RAILROAD SCHEDULES TO MEET, NEEDED ACCURATE TIME KEEPING. THE SETH THOMAS CLOCK COMPANY TEAM, REALIZING A BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, DESIGNED AND MARKETED A RAILROAD REGULATOR CLASS HANGING CLOCK FOR AT&SF AND HARVEY HOUSE LOCATIONS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, CIRCA 1907, THE SETH THOMAS HARVEY HOUSE REGULATOR 25 BECAME AVAILABLE. THE SPECIAL REGULATOR 25 WAS PLACED IN ALL OF THE SIGNIFICANT HARVEY HOUSE LOCATIONS DURING THE PERIOD. THESE REGULATOR 25S WERE IN USE FOR SEVERAL DECADES, UNTIL THE 1950S 1960S, COINCIDENT WITH THE CLOSING OF HARVEY HOUSE ESTABLISHMENTS, AS TIMES CHANGED, AND TRAVEL MODES CHANGED AS WELL. THIS PARTICULAR AT&SF/HARVEY HOUSE REGULATOR 25 WAS ORIGINALLY IN THE BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA AT&SF/HARVEY HOUSE RAILROAD DEPOT. THE FOLLOWING AUTHENTICATION FACTORS PROVIDE ASSURANCE THAT A SETH THOMAS REGULATOR 25 IS, IN FACT, AN AT&SF/HARVEY HOUSE RAILROAD REGULATOR 25. THE SETH THOMAS REGULATOR 25 FOR GENERAL RETAIL SALES IS 32 INCHES IN HEIGHT, AND APPEARS ON NOTED AUTHORITY TRAN DUY LYS SETH THOMAS CLOCKS AND MOVEMENTS THIRD EDITION, VOLUME 1, REFERENCE NUMBER 957. THE SETH THOMAS REGULATOR 25 FOR RAILROAD APPLICATION/HARVEY HOUSE CONTRACTS IS 37 INCHES IN HEIGHT, AND APPEARS IN THE SAME TRAN DUY LY VOLUME, REFERENCE NUMBER 958. THE RAILROAD VERSION REGULATOR 25 HAS A HORIZONTAL SPRUCE DIAL STRUT. THE DOOR TABLET IN THIS REGULATOR 25 IS THE ORIGINAL. NOTE THAT THE TABLET COLOR WAS COORDINATED WITH THE AT&SF LOGO COLORS OF THE PERIOD. THE TABLET IS THE ORIGINL, WITH WAVY GLASS, AND THE TABLET WORK HAS BEEN REFRESHED. MEASUREMENTS ARE 37H X 15 12W X 6D. The item “RARE RESTORED SETH THOMAS REGULATOR 25-1907 RAILROAD REGULATOR ANTIQUE CLOCK” is in sale since Friday, June 18, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Decorative Collectibles\Clocks\Desk, Mantel & Shelf Clocks”. The seller is “distinctiveclocks_and_audio” and is located in Irmo, South Carolina. This item can be shipped to United States.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Brand: Seth Thomas Herschede New Haven Ithaca
  • Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
  • Clock Type: Antique Clock

Rare Restored Seth Thomas Regulator 25-1907 Railroad Regulator Antique Clock