HARD TO FIND 1880s Seth Thomas Ship’s Clock 30 Hour External Bell RUNS & RINGS

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HARD TO FIND 1880s Seth Thomas Ship’s Clock 30 Hour External Bell RUNS & RINGS:
$279.99

Here for your offerding pleasure is a HARD TO FIND “first run” (not the patent dates of 1878, 1879 on the dial and he special seconds hand register dial) of the Seth Thomas “One Day Lever” Ship’s (Wall) Clock that was made up through the 1940s! This clock winds the chimes and time smoothly and this watch ran between 1 and 2 minutes slow over the 24 hours that I tested it hanging on my wall. I do not have a really good key for it so no key comes with it unless I find one between now and sale end.. This clock has the ORIGINAL board with over half of the original ST decal intact. Toward the bottom of the board there seems to be the address of a jeweler’s store (it only has a name and street address and no town) and date in the 1910s. I am not sure how long the “first run” of these Ship’s clocks lasted for Seth Thomas but suffice it to say it started right before 1880.

The clock measures right around 6 inches diameter and seems to have a nickel or nickel clad case. The case finish and the bell are in decent shape- I do not see any damage. Right now the glass over the dial is dirty and should be cleaned up. As you can see, this is an original 130+ year old dial and it has some general wear and paint surface cracking but remains presentable. This clock rings “ship’s bells”, not standard clock chimes. I am not sure what the chime pattern means but it’s definitely different than usual. The clock rings at the top and bottom of each hour. Please see the video that I have provided of this actual clock ringing when I move the hands to the bottom and then top of the hour. Not sure what else to say about this one- a small timekeeping error but the “slow-fast” adjustment lever is right in the middle and could be used to adjust most or all of that away. I would really test the clock for another few days of run time to see if it’s going to have a consistent timekeeping error or not before making any adjustments. NO is to USA only for 15.00 USD for priority mail. Payment due within 24 hours after sale end