Restored Seth Thomas 8 Bell Sonora 213-1914 Antique Cabinet Clock In Mahogany

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. BE SURE AND LISTEN TO THE SETH THOMAS 8 BELL SONORA 213 1914 VIA THE ATTACHED E COMMERCE AUDIO PLAYER SOUND FILES AT THE BEGINNING OF MY LISTING. IS THE INCOMPARABLE FULLY RESTORED. DORIC CATHEDRAL CABINET 8 BELL SETH THOMAS. SONORA CHIME CLOCK NUMBER 213 CIRCA 1914. EQUIPPED TO PLAY BOTH THE WHITTINGTON AND WESTMINSTER SEQUENCES. THIS SONORA 213 IS EQUISITE – AND BOTH CLOCK MOVEMENTS. THE NEST OF EIGHT RESONATED BELLS. AND ALL ASPECTS OF THIS LOVELY SONORA. HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY SERVICED AND RESTORED. ONE CAN LOOK A LONG, LONG TIME AND WILL NOT FIND A FULLY RESTORED SONORA CHIME CLOCK NO. APPROACHING THE EXCELLENCE AND CALIBER OF THIS ONE. THE 8 BELL SONORA 213 IS AMONG THE MOST TREASURED OF ALL SETH THOMAS 8 BELL SONORAS BECAUSE OF THE GRAND CABINET STYLING AND ANTIQUE ELEGANCE THE 213 MAKES. WHEN PLACED IN A VIGNETTE THE SONORA 213 WILL BE NOTICED AND APPRECIATED BY THE OWNER AND ALL WHO APPRECIATE THE FINEST IN ANTIQUE SONORA CHIME CLOCKS. NOTES PERTINENT TO THE LISTING. AND THE WORKING CONDITION IS EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT AS THE APPEARANCE. AND EYE APPEAL PROBABLY MORE IMPORTANT EVEN! YOU NEED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH THE DOCUMENTATION TO VERIFY THIS. MY OBJECTIVE IS TO EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS IN BOTH EXPLORING AND OWNING THE SONORA 213. A GOOD BIT OF DETAILED INFORMATION IS PRESENTED TO YOU. THE ATTEMPT IS TO FULLY INFORM IN A CONCISE WAY. THIS IS A SONORA BELL CHIME CLOCK WITH A NEST OF EIGHT SUBERB THREE INCH RESONATED BELLS. THE BRONZE ALLOY BELLS ARE HOUSED IN AN EXPANSIVE AND UNIQUE WOODEN NEST CONSTRUCTED WITH BOTH UPPER AND LOWER CAVITIES CONTAINING A TOTAL OF EIGHT SEPARATE RESONATED SOUND CHAMBERS DESIGNED TO BRING OUT THE FULL TIMBRE AND BRILLIANCE OF THE EIGHT SONORA BELLS. THE SONORA 213 ANNOUNCES EACH QUARTER HOUR WITH EITHER THE WHITTINGTON OR WESTMINISTER CHIME SEQUENCE SELECTABLE VIA A SIDE MOUNTED LEVER. SUPERSIZE PHOTO 3 HAS AN INSET SHOWING THE SELECTION LEVER. NOTE THAT THIS PARTICULAR SONORA 213 HAS A WHITTINGTON/WESTMINSTER SELECTION ENABLING THE CLOCK TO PLAY EITHER THE WHITTINGTON CHIME SEQUENCE ON 8 BELLS, OR THE WESTMINSTER SEQUENCE ON 4 BELLS. FOLLOWING THE QUARTER HOUR MELODIES, THE HOUR STRIKE IS ANNOUNCED VIA A MUSICAL CHORD OF 4 BELLS SOUNDED SIMULTANEOUSLY SIMPLY GRAND TO HEAR. THE CHIMES ARE RICH AND RESONANT OTHER NON-SETH BELL CHIME ANTIQUE CLOCKS SIMPLY CANNOT COMPARE WITH THE GLORIOUS SOUND FROM THIS CHIME 213 SONORA. THE NEW OWNER WILL DEFINITELY WANT TO PLACE THE SETH 213 IN A VERY SPECIAL LOCATION IN THE HOME. THIS SETH SONORA 213 IS A DELIGHT TO VIEW, WITH A RICH SATIN GRAINED MAHOGANY PATINA AND A GRAND, YET CLEAN AND ELEGANT CASE DESIGN. THE RICH INLAY WORK ON THE CASE FRONT IS FLAWLESS AND PRESENTS AN INVITING TRANSITION TO THE LARGE AND EASILY READ SIX AND ONE-HALF INCH SILVERED DIAL WITH VIVID BLACK ETCHED ARABIC NUMERALS. THE CABINET IS FLAWLESS AS WELL, AND PRESENTS ITSELF WITH THE MELLOWED AGED PATINA SO DESIRED IN AN HEIRLOOM ANTIQUE CLOCK. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE SUPERSIZE PHOTOS FOR HIGH RESOLUTION CLOSE-IN VIEWS OF THE CABINET, DIAL, AND INLAY WORK. SUPERSIZE PHOTOS SHOW TOP, BOTTOM, AND BACK VIEWS OF THE CABINET AND THE WORKS NOTE IN THE CLOSE IN PHOTOS DETAILS OF THE SETH LOGO, THE IDENTIFICATION OF EACH MOVEMENT, AND A HIGH RESOLUTION SHOT OF THE CHIME HAMMERS IN POSITION OVER THE BELLS. THE ORIGINAL SHELLAC ON THE RIBBON MAHOGANY FINISH WAS RETAINED, AND THE ENTIRE CABINET WAS CONDITIONED AND PRESERVED WITH MY SPECIAL PROCESS, IN ORDER TO BRING FORTH THE RICHNESS OF THE ORIGINAL INLAY WORK TIME CONSUMING, YES BUT JUST LOOK AT THE BEAUTY OF THIS FOURTEEN AND ONE-HALF INCH HIGH SONORA NO. 213 ROUNDED DORIC TOP CATHEDRAL CABINET, WITH SOLID BRASS TOP FINIALS, SIDE COLUMNS, FRONT MARQUETRIE INLAY WORK, AND SIDE FRET WINDOWS THAT STILL SPORT THE ORIGINAL BACKING CLOTH. THIS EIGHT BELL SONORA CHIME CLOCK NUMBER 213 IN NEAR-PERFECT CONDITION IS A MOST SOUGHT AFTER SETH THOMAS SONORA BY COLLECTORS AND SONORA ENTHUSIASTS. FINDING ONE THAT IS, OR CAN BE, COMPLETELY RESTORED IS PLAIN DIFFICULT BECAUSE MOST ARE ALREADY PART OF PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. UNTIL NOW, I HAVE HELD THIS SONORA 213 IN MY PERSONAL COLLECTION. IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR NEED MORE DETAILS, BY ALL MEANS CONTACT ME, STEVE. THE SONORA CHIME CLOCK NO. 213 1914 IS LISTED IN NOTED AUTHORITY TRAN DUY LYS VOLUME 1, 3D EDITION PAGE 166. 1914 WAS THE DATE OF FIRST APPEARANCE IN THE SETH THOMAS CATALOGS. EVERY ASPECT OF THE SONORA 213 HAS BEEN RESTORED TO ORIGINAL SPECIFICATIONS, INCLUDING THE NEST OF EIGHT RESONATED SONORA BELLS. AND YOU CAN BE ASSURED OF THE QUALITY, BECAUSE IT IS A DISTINCTIVECLOCKS RESTORATION, AND I STAND BEHIND IT FULLY. SETHS NUMBERING/NAMING SCHEME FOR SONORAS DEFIES LOGIC, BUT GENERALLY THE PREFIX 2 WAS USED TO INDICATE AN 8 BELL SONORA AS OPPOSED TO A 4 OR 5 BELL SONORA. ANYONE WHO DESIRES SHOULD FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO DISCUSS DETAILS OF THE SONORA 213, AS WELL AS DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE VARIOUS SONORAS IN GENERAL. MY CONTACT INFORMATION IS NEAR THE END OF THE LISTING. PLEASE STUDY THE SUPERSIZE HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOS TO REVIEW ALL ASPECTS OF THE SONORA CHIME 213. THE GENEROUS 6 ½ SILVERED SONORA DIAL IS FLAWLESS AND CAN BE VIEWED FROM ACROSS A LARGE ROOM, AND HAS BLACK ETCHED ARABIC NUMERALS AND SETH THOMAS LARGE SPADE CUT STEEL MINUTE AND HOUR HANDS. SURROUNDING THE DIAL IS A LOVELY POLISHED BRASS SASH AND BEZEL, WITH A CONVEX, HEAVILY BEVELED DIAL GLASS. THE BEZEL SNAPS CLOSED NICELY, AND DOES NOT SAG, AS DO SOME. SUPERSIZE PHOTOS 3 AND 4 INCLUDE CLOSE UP VIEWS OF THE BEVELED GLASS AND SILVERED DIAL. IN ADDITION, INSETS IN PHOTO 4 SHOW THE SONORA CHIME AND MADE BY SETH THOMAS IN U. DIAL EMBOSSMENTS, AUTHENTICATING MANUFACTURE BY SETH THOMAS. THE DIAL IS FRESHLY RESILVERED AND FLAWLESS. THE ETCHED BLACK ARABIC NUMERALS ARE CRISP AND READABLE PLEASE REVIEW AND LET THE HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. THE SONORA 213 IS A LOVELY ANTIQUE FULLY RESTORED 8 BELL SONORA. AND IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A BRAND NEW OFF THE SHELF CLOCK. IT WOULD BE A TRAGIC INJUSTICE TO DESTROY THE VARIOUS PATINAS THAT GIVE THE SETH SUCH CHARACTER. THE WINDING HOLE NEAR THE 8 IS FOR THE HOUR COUNT CHIME; THE ONE NEAR THE 4 IS FOR THE TIME TRAIN. BOTH THE HOUR COUNT AND TIME TRAIN ARE HANDLED BY THE NO. ANOTHER HOLE AT THE 3 IS FOR WINDING THE QUARTER-HOUR WESTMINSTER AND WHITTINGTON CHIMES, HANDLED BY THE NO. A SMALLER HOLE BELOW THE HAND SHAFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DIAL IS FOR ACCESSING THE SLOW-FAST TIME ADJUSTMENT. A SLIDE LEVER ON THE SIDE OF THE CASE IS FOR CHIME-SILENT OPERATION. WHEN OPERATED, THE QUARTER HOUR CHIMES WILL BE SILENCED. A SECOND SLIDE LEVER ABOVE THE CHIME-SILENT LEVER, LABELED WHITN/WESTR. AS SHOWN IN PHOTO 3. ON THE SIDE ENABLES SELECTABLE SWITCHING BETWEEN THE WHITTINGTON OR WESTMINSTER CHIME SEQUENCES, SO THAT EITHER MELODY CAN BE PLAYED. THE 89AG MOVEMENT HANDLES THE TIME AND HOUR STRIKE FUNCTIONS AND THE 104 MOVEMENT HANDLES THE QUARTER HOUR FUNCTIONS. EACH QUARTER HOUR SEQUENCE IS SOUNDED ON THE SUPERB RESONATED BELLS WITH RICH HARMONICS, TIMBRE AND LINGERING DECAY WHEN STRUCK. THE WHITTINGTON MELODY SEQUENCES ARE SOUNDED OUT USING ALL EIGHT SONORA BELLS, AND THE WESTMINSTER SEQUENCE IS SOUNDED OF FOUR OF THE BELLS. THE HOUR COUNT ON BOTH WHITTINGTON AND WESTMINSTER IS SOUNDED AS A FULL BODIED 4-NOTE-CHORD STRIKE VIA 4 OF THE RESONATED BELLS SOUNDED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE FULL 4 NOTE CHORD HOUR STRIKE IS A SELDOM FOUND EXTRA WELL WORTH NOTING. PLEASE MAKE IT A POINT TO LISTEN AND CAREFULLY REVIEW THE ATTACHED SOUND FILES IN ORDER TO FULLY APPRECIATE WHAT OWNERS IN THE 1914 TIME FRAME APPRECIATED WITH THEIR NEW AND, AT THE TIME, VERY EXPENSIVE 8 BELL SONORA 213 CHIME CLOCKS. ALSO INCLUDED IS THE ORIGINALLY ISSUED BRASS COVERED PENDULUM BALL AND A WIDE WING BRASS DOUBLE ENDED KEY. A CLOSE-UP VIEW IS SHOWN IN PHOTO 2. THIS IS A FULL SIZE CATHEDRAL DORIC CABINET SONORA CHIME CLOCK, SUITABLE FOR MANTLE, TABLE OR SHELF DISPLAY- IDEAL FOR A VERY SPECIAL GIFT, YOUR PERSONAL USE, OR AS AN ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION. MEASUREMENTS ARE 10 ½ W X 14 ½H X 8¼ D. RESTORATION AND TECHNICAL DETAILS. THE RESTORATION PROCESS INCLUDED COMPLETE DISASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION OF EVERY ASPECT OF THE CLOCK. THE SONORA CHIME BELLS AND CHIME BLOCK ASSEMBLY WERE CAREFULLY DISASSEMBLED, CLEANED TO RESTORE THE RESONANT TIMBRE OF THE SONORA BELLS, AND EXAMINED FOR CONDITION TO INSURE THE ABSENCE OF HAIRLINE CRACKS, ETC. THE DISASSEMBLED, CLEANED AND INSPECTED BELLS AND LARGE BELL NEST WERE THOROUGHLY INSPECTED. THE PITCH OF EACH BELL WAS MATCHED AGAINST THE CALIBRATED STANDARDS. CAREFUL INSPECTION OF THE BELLS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. ONE HAIRLINE CRACK CAN CAUSE A SONORA BELL TO LOSE ALL TONE AND TIMBRE, AND THE BEGINNING OF A HAIRLINE WILL ALMOST ALWAYS GROW TO A FULL HAIRLINE CRACK. IN ADDITION, OTHER ISSUES WITH CRACKED, BROKEN, OR DETERIORATED WOODEN AND PRESSED FELT BELL SPACERS, USED TO SEPARATE THE BELLS, WILL IMPACT THE SOUND, YET CANNOT BE DETECTED BY CASUAL INSPECTION. MOVEMENTS – #89AG AND #104. BOTH THE 89AG TIME AND HOUR STRIKE MOVEMENT, AND THE 104 CHIME MOVEMENT WERE DISASSEMBLED, CLEANED WITH ULTRASONICS, INSPECTED IN DETAIL FOR CONDITION OF THE PIVOT BUSHINGS, GEAR TRAIN, AND ARBOR OR PIVOT ABNORMALITIES. OUT OF TOLERANCE BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED. EVERY OPERATIONAL ASPECT OF EACH MOVEMENT WAS ADDRESSED. THE MOVEMENTS WERE THEN REASSEMBLED AND PROPERLY LUBRICATED; BOTH MAINSPRINGS IN THE 89AG WERE REPLACED WITH NEW HIGHEST GRADE 120 INCH MAINSPRINGS, NOT THE LOWER QUALITY 96 INCH KIND THAT ARE MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE. THE GREAT MAINSPRING IN THE 104 WAS REMOVED FROM ITS RETAINING BARREL, FULLY UNWOUND, PROPERLY CLEANED, INSPECTED, REWOUND, AND LUBRICATED WITH MAINSPRING INDUSTRUAL GRADE LUBRICANT. REPLACEMENT OF THE 136 INCH #104 MAINSPRING IS NEITHER RECOMMENDED NOR REQUIRED, AS LONG AS THE EXISTING MAINSPRING EXCEEDS SPECIFICATIONS, AS THIS ONE DOES. A NEW MANUFACTURE REPLACEMENT MAINSPRING TO FIT THE #104 HAS DIFFERENT STRENGTH AND TORQUE CHARACTERISTICS FROM THE ORIGINAL, AND MAY CREATE EXCESSIVE FORCES WITHIN THE MOVEMENT. THE 104 REAR CHIME MOVEMENT HAS SEVERAL CRITICAL COMPONENTS. PAY SPECIAL NOTICE TO THESE THREE CRITICAL COMPONENTS: THE GREAT WHEEL GEAR, THE SECOND WHEEL GEAR WITH PINION, AND THE CHIME DRUM THAT SYNCHRONIZES AND DRIVES THE CHIME HAMMERS. IF ANY OF THESE COMPONENTS IS ABOUT TO FAIL, IT MAY NOT BE OBVIOUS. WHEN IT OCCURS, THE COST TO REPAIR WILL GIVE YOU A JOLT, BECAUSE THERE ARE NONE IN SUPPLY CHANNELS; ANOTHER MOVEMENT WILL BE REQUIRED. THAT IS WHY I ALWAYS MAKE SURE THESE CRITICAL COMPONENTS ARE IN TOP CONDITION ON MY RESTORED SETH SONORA CLOCKS. JUST LISTEN TO THE ATTACHED SOUND FILES FOR AN ACCURATE RENDERING OF THE CLARITY, RESONANCE, TONE DEPTH AND RICH DECAY OF EACH NOTE STRUCK WHEN THE SONORA 213 CHIMES AND STRIKES THE HOUR. AFTER REASSAMBLY, APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENTS FOR TIME, CHIME, HOUR STRIKE, SYNCHRONIZATION, PENDULUM RATE AND BEAT ERROR ETC. WERE ACCOMPLISHED USING MECHANICAL AND ELECTRONIC MEANS. AN EXTENDED BENCH RUN TEST FOLLOWED. SEVERAL PHOTOS OF THE RESTORATION WORK ARE PART OF THE PORTFOLIO. AS PART OF THE TESTS AND ADJUSTMENTS PROCEDURES ON THE #89AG MOVEMENT, THE. ARE CHECKED AND SET – AN OBJECTIVE OF NEAR ZERO FOR BEAT ERROR IS DESIRED. THIS RESTORED 89AG MOVEMENT ADJUSTED TO ZERO ERROR AND STABILIZED AT ZERO ERROR. FOR PENDULUM BEAT RATE, THE 89AG IS DESIGNED TO RUN AT 9,777 BEATS PER HOUR. THE RESTORED MOVEMENT EASILY HELD THE 9,777 BEAT RATE, MEANING THE TIME KEEPING WILL BE DEPENDABLE AND THE MOVEMENT WILL GIVE RELIABLE SERVICE. IN FACT, BOTH MOVEMENTS IN THE SONORA 213 WERE RESTORED TO SUPERIOR CONDITIION. THE PENDULUM SWING AMPLITUDE OF THE 89AG MOVEMENT IS A FULL 3 1/2 INCHES, VERY ROBUST AND EXCEEDING ORIGINAL SPECIFICATIONS. A HEALTY PENDULUM SWING IS A POSITIVE INDICATOR OF A HEALTY MOVEMENT THAT HAS VERY LITTLE FRICTION AND LOTS OF ENERGY. BEWARE OF A #89AG MOVEMENT WITH A PENDULUM AMPLITUDE OF 2 ½ INCHES OR LESS A SIGN OF POOR MOVEMENT HEALTH. THE SONORA CHIME NO. 213 – 1914 WILL BE THE CENTER-PIECE OF A GRAND DECORATIVE SETTING, AND IT IS AN EXCELLENT INVESTMENT, BECAUSE ITS VALUE WILL CONTINUE TO APPRECIATE YEAR AFTER YEAR. ALL OF MY DISTINCTIVECLOCKS SETH THOMAS ANTIQUE CLOCKS ARE FULLY RESTORED IN EVERY WAY UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED OTHERWISE. MY SINCERE HOPE IS TO EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS IN EVERY WAY. ENJOY THE LISTING IF YOU NEED OR DESIRE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE BE IN TOUCH WITH ME, STEVE. SIX SOUND FILES OF THE SETH SONORA CHIME 213 – 1914. WITH #89AG AND #104 MOVEMENTS IN OPERATION ARE AVAILABLE IN. PENDULUM BEAT-ESCAPEMENT/VERGE/CRUTCH AND TIME GEAR TRAIN OPERATION SOUNDS OF THE MOVEMENT LISTEN FOR CLEAN AND EVEN SOUND, REGULARITY, AND THE ABSENCE OF ODD NOISES. WHITTINGTON CHIME SEQUENCES AT 7:15 7:30 7:45 – LISTEN FOR PURE NOTES WITH GOOD TIMBRE, RICH DECAY AND ZESTY TEMPO OF THE MOVEMENT RATHER THAN A SLOW, SLUGGISH OR DRAGGING TEMPO. THE FULL 32 NOTE WHITTINGTON. SEQUENCE AND HOUR COUNT AT 8:00. AGAIN, LISTEN FOR PURE NOTES WITH GOOD TIMBRE AND RICH DECAY – AND AGAIN THE ZESTY TEMPO OF THE MOVEMENT RATHER THAN SLOW, SLUGGISH OR DRAGGING TEMPO. WESTMINSTER SEQUENCES AT 8:15 8:30 8:45 – LISTEN FOR PURE NOTES WITH GOOD TIMBRE, RICH DECAY AND ZESTY TEMPO OF THE MOVEMENT RATHER THAN A SLOW, SLUGGISH OR DRAGGING TEMPO. THE FULL 16 NOTE WESTMINSTER. SEQUENCE AND HOUR COUNT AT 9:00. IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT SOUND RECORDING. THE MICROPHONE IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE MOVEMENT FOR RECORDING PURPOSES, AND SOME NORMAL GEAR TRAIN OPERATION SOUNDS WILL BE HEARD. THE OPERATION SOUNDS ARE NOT NOTICED AT TYPICAL LISTENING DISTANCES. The item “RESTORED SETH THOMAS 8 BELL SONORA 213-1914 ANTIQUE CABINET CLOCK IN MAHOGANY” is in sale since Monday, June 15, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Clocks\Antique (Pre-1930)\Shelf, Mantel”. 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
• Clock Type: Antique Clock