Rare + Vintage Seth Thomas Northbury E704 Electric Mechanical Mantel Clock. As a lifetime lover of clocks, I never imagined that I’d love an electric one. It just never occurred to me that they would hold my attention like a key-wound clock does. I guess that the best way to describe it is this: it’s just like your grandpa’s clock except it doesn’t need cleaned nearly as often or at all in some instances. But as it turns out, that’s a really big deal. In my small town, we do have a repair man. But he’s 3 YEARS out. 3 years without a clock? ! This item is in the […]

Vintage Seth Thomas, Northbury 1-E, model E704. From the description on the inner label has a B-1700 series chiming movement. Appears the power cord was replaced at some point and wire nutted with a replacement cord that includes a resettable fuse. Clock has been tested and works! Chiming mechanism has a slide switch to lock the chime and keep it from chiming. Includes a small key for setting adjusting the time/chime if necessary. The chime will need to be tuned as one of the chimes makes a flat sound when struck by the chime hammer. I imagine the entire clock could use a good “once-over” by a professional. All outward […]