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ANTIQUE SETH THOMAS 4 PILLAR ADAMANTINE MANTLE CLOCK With89C MOVEMENT READ F/S


NICE VINTAGE SETH THOMAS 4 PILLAR KEY WIND ADAMANTINE MANTLE CLOCK WITH A BLACK EBONIZED WOODEN CASE WITH A VENEER DEVELOPED BY CELLULOID MANUFACTURING CO – PATENTED 1880. DECORATIVE COLUMNS, BRASS ACCENTS WITH LION HEAD HANDLES. 8 DAY TIME AND STRIKE MOVEMENTS. IT IS MARKED “89C” ON THE CLOCK MECHANISM ON THE BACK AS PICTURED, AS WELL AS MADE IN U. NO KEY FOR THIS CLOCK, BUT IT COMES WITH THE PENDULUM. CLOCK RUNS FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN STOPS. THE HANDS MOVE WHEN IT’S RUNNING. DEFINATELY NEEDS A GOOD CLEANING AND SERVICING AS I HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG IT HAS SAT. IT IS NOT “OVERWOUND” AS ALOT OF THEM ARE. IT “DONGS” ON THE HOUR AND IS ACCURATE FOR THE HOUR AND DONG. NO GLASS ON THE FRONT. THE INSIDE OF THE CLOCK DOES HAVE A BIT OF A “MUSTY” SMELL. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF WATER DAMAGE, CASE OF THE CLOCK IS LOVELY, PROBABLY IN A BASEMENT OR MAYBE AN OLD BARN OR GARAGE FOR A LONG TIME. IT CLEANED UP NICE, POLISHED THE CASE A BIT. IT COULD USE SOME MORE CLEANING. CLOCK OVERALL I THINK IS NICE, IT HAS A NICE “TIGER” DESIGN ON THE TOP AS PICTURED. CLOCK SIZE IS 16 INCHES ACROSS THE FRONT FOOT TO FOOT, 6 3/4 INCHES WIDE BACK FOOT TO FRONT FOOT AND IS 10 3/4 INCHES TALL. PLEASE VIEW ALL OF THE PHOTO’S AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF. I HAVE DESCRIBED THIS CLOCK THE BEST THAT I CAN. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE MESSAGE ME.