Original Listing Description

EXCEEDING YOUR EXPECTATIONS, BOTH WITH THE ANTIQUE CLOCK PURCHASE, AS WELL AS MY LONG-TERM AVAILABILITY FOR ASSISTANCE AFTER THE PURCHASE, IS MY PLEDGE TO YOU.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 PURCHASES FROM ME ARE GENERALLY FOR PERSONAL USE AND ENJOYMENT, FOR COLLECTORS, OR FOR GIFTING TO SPECIAL FRIENDS, RELATIVES, OR ASSOCIATES SINCERELY PRESENTED, STEVE IN SOUTH CAROLINAE COMMERCE PLAYER SOUND FILES ARE ATTACHED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS LISTING TO ASSIST YOU IN REVIEWING THE TORY - 1913 Powered by eCommercePlayer comPowered by eCommercePlayer comPowered by eCommercePlayer com OFFERED TODAYFOR THAT SPECIAL PERSONOR FOR ONE’S OWN ENJOYMENTOR PERSONAL COLLECTION IS THE SELDOM SEEN SETH THOMAS TORY – 1913DORIC TOP MAHOGANY TIME AND STRIKE FINE CABINET CLOCK – ABSOLUTELY THE FINEST SETH THOMAS MID-SIZE ANTIQUE CABINET CLOCK AVAILABLE FOR DISPLAY AND DECORATING IN BOTH A HOME OR AN OFFICE SETTING. WITH AN ENGLISH CABINET FLAIR, THE TORY IS SURE TO PLEASE! THE TORY - 1913 IS LISTED IN NOTED AUTHORITY TRAN DUY LY’S “SETH THOMAS CLOCKS AND MOVEMENTS” V1 3D EDITION PAGE 501. DESCRIPTION AND FEATURES THIS IS THE 1913 CATALOG VERSION OF THE TORY, FACTORY EQUIPPED WITH A PREMIUM AND VIRTUALLY FLAWLESS 6 1/2 INCH HEAT FIRED WHITE PORCELAIN DIAL WITH VIVID BLACK ARABIC NUMERALS, OPTIONAL FULL INLAY AND MARQUETRIE WORK ON THE FRONT, AND ACCOMPANIED BY THE SIGNATURE SETH THOMAS FULL SPADE CUT BLUED STEEL HANDS. THIS PARTICULAR TORY IS FULLY AND METICULOUSLY RESTORED AND ALL ORIGINAL – JUST COMPLETED AND READY TO BE PLACED IN YOUR HOME OR OFFICE!! THE TORY’S DULL RUBBED GRAIN MAHOGANY PATINA FINISH DISPLAYS VERY NICE CHARACTER. THE FINISH WAS AMALGAMATED WITH AMBER SHELLAC, FRENCH POLISHED, CONDITIONED AND PRESERVED, AND WILL BE AN OUTSTANDING FIND FOR THE FORTUNATE FUTURE OWNER, AS THE TORY CAN BE AN ADDITION TO ONE’S COLLECTION OR FOR DISPLAY IN A FEATURED AREA OF THE HOME. THE TORY HAS VERSATILE PLACEMENT FLEXIBILITY AND EXCELLENT PRESENTATION IN LITERALLY ANY AREA OF THE HOME, OR OFFICE FOR THAT MATTER. THIS SETH THOMAS IS A CHARMING AND EYE CATCHING DORIC ARCH CABINET CLOCK. CABINET FEATURES INCLUDE: · ELEGANT AND TIMELESS STYLE WITH DETAILS OF THE PERIOD· SUPERB INLAY WORK AND MARQUETRIE ON THE CABINET FRONT THAT DRAWS ATTENTION TO THE TORY· DISTINCTIVE CABINET DESIGN FEATURES OF THE PERIOD WITH GRACEFUL EMBEDDED FLUTED COLUMNS FLOWING FROM THE CATHEDRAL DORIC TOP AND STRAIGHT DOWN BOTH SIDES· RAISED PEDIMENT BASE WITH ACCENTS ON EACH SIDE TO THE BASE MOULDING.· HEAVY CAST POLISHED BRASS FEET FORM A PEDIMENT RAISED BASE WITH ACCENT MOULDINGS ALL AROUND · FULL 180 DEGREE BONNET MOULDING OVER THE DIAL AND BEZEL ASSEMBLY · RAISED PEDIMENT BASE WITH CONTOURED MOULDINGS ON THE FRONT AND SIDES. THE MOULDINGS ON THE TORY PROVIDE AN INTERESTING TRANSITION FROM CABINET TO DIAL. · CAST BRASS BEZEL WITH HEAVY BEVELED GLASS - A CLOSE IN VIEW OF THE BEVELED GLASS IS SHOWN IN SUPERSIZE PHOTO 4. THE TORY IS A DELIGHT TO VIEW, AND JUST THE RIGHT SIZE - EASY TO DISPLAY IN ANY DECORATIVE SETTING. YOU WILL LOVE THIS CLOCK!!! – I KNOW I DO – I ADMIT I LOVE THEM ALL. I ASK THAT YOU ALLOW THE TEXT AND HIGH RESOLUTION SUPERSIZE PICTURES TO SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES!!! THE 6 ½ INCH PORCELAIN CONVEX DIAL IS SUPERIOR AND VIVID. LIKEWISE THE CABINET IS EXCELLENT AS WELL - REALLY A SIGHT TO BEHOLD WITH A GRACEFUL FLAIR AND COMPOUND MOULDINGS – VERY LOVELY AND IT DISPLAYS SO NICELY. ON THE DIAL THE TIME MAINSPRING WIND SHAFT IS LOCATED NEAR NUMERAL 5 AND THE STRIKE MAINSPRING WIND SHAFT IS NEAR NUMERAL 7. ABOVE THE NUMERAL 12 IS A SMALLER HOLE WITH ACCESS TO THE FASTER/SLOWER ADJUSTMENT SHAFT, USING THE OPPOSITE END OF THE CLOCK KEY. THE FRONT DIAL BEZEL DOOR WITH HEAVY BEVELED GLASS CLOSES NICELY AND TIGHTLY, WITH NO “HINGE DROOP.” THE DOOR OPENS WIDE, ALLOWING PLENTY OF ROOM FOR THE KEY WINDING PROCESS. THE BEAUTIFULLY AGED DULL RUBBED SHELLAC OVER DARK MAHOGANY PATINA FINISH ON THE HIGH GRADE RIBBON MAHOGANY CABINET HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY PRESERVED, CONDITIONED AND RESTORED, RETAINING THE DESIREABLE SATIN LUSTRE AND PATINA, AS WELL AS THE MUCH SOUGHT AFTER RIBBON MAHOGANY COLORATION AND HUE– THE APPEARANCE ACCENTS THIS CLOCK’S CHARACTER, BOTH AS AN ANTIQUE AND AS A DECORATIVE ACCESSORY WHEN DISPLAYED. THE HALF HOUR IS SOUNDED ON A HIGHEST GRADE CATHEDRAL BELL SPIRAL GONG – THE SOUND IS MELLOW AND RESONANT, WITH A LOVELY LINGERING DECAY OF THE NOTE; THE HOUR COUNT FOLLOWS, WITH EACH HOUR ANNOUNCED AS A STRIKE ON THE CATHEDRAL BELL GONG. PLEASE REMEMBER TO HEAR THE TORY VIA THE ATTACHED E COMMERCE PLAYER SOUND FILES. THE NOTES STRUCK FROM THIS PARTICULAR CATHEDRAL GONG HAVE A WONDERFUL AND LINGERING DECAY. LISTEN AND YOU WILL HEAR WHAT I MEAN. THE HIGH RESOLUTION SUPERSIZE PHOTOS ARE PROVICED FOR YOU TO SEE ALL DETAILS OF THE CLOCK. THE PHOTOS REALLY DO NOT FULLY SHOW HOW NICELY THIS SETH SHOWS OFF – IT IS A BEAUTY!! THE CLOCK LOOKS EVEN BETTER WHEN VIEWED DIRECTLY THAN IN THE PHOTOS. THE TORY - 1913 IS WELL PRESERVED AND FULLY RESTORED IN EVERY WAY. I TAKE GREAT CARE TO INSURE THAT EACH DISTINCTIVE CLOCK I OFFER IS SUPERB IN ALL RESPECTS!!! BE SURE TO VISIT MY STORE TO SEE OTHER FULLY RESTORED SETH THOMAS ANTIQUE CLOCKS – MY OBJECTIVE IS ALWAYS TO EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS. RESTORATION AND TECHNICAL DETAILS THE EIGHT DAY EARLIEST ISSUE OF THE #48Q FINEST ROUND SETH THOMAS MOVEMENT HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY DISASSEMBLED, INSPECTED AND CLEANED WITH ULTRASONICS. ALL WORN PIVOT BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED, AND BOTH THE TIME AND STRIKE MAINSPRINGS WERE UNLOADED, SERVICED, TESTED AND LUBRICATED, AND RELOADED. MAINSPRINGS ARE A CRITICAL ENERGY LINK TO ASSURE EXTENDED AND RELIABLE LONG TERM PERFORMANCE. ALL OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE MOVEMENT WERE INSPECTED AND CORRECTED, IF NECESSARY, READYING THE MOVEMENT FOR YEARS AND YEARS OF SERVICE. THE MOVEMENT WAS THEN PROPERLY REASSEMBLED, LUBRICATED, TESTED AND ADJUSTED WITH BOTH ELECTRONIC AND MECHANICAL INSTRUMENTATION THE RESTORED EARLY NO. 48R MOVEMENT IS TOTALLY HEALTHY – THE AMPLITUDE WIDTH IS A FULL 3 7/8 INCHES AS MEASURED FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BOB AT LEFT SWING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BOB AT RIGHT SWING. THIS FAR EXCEEDS THE MINIMUM SPEC OF 2 1/4 INCHES!!! THE ROBUST AMPLITUDE WIDTH INDICATES THE MOVEMENT IS IN THE HIGHEST STATE OF GOOD HEALTH, WITH VIRTUALLY NO FRICTION, NO DRAG, AND PLENTY OF RESERVE ENERGY FROM THE MAINSPRINGS. AS INFORMATION, BEWARE IF A #48Q MOVEMENT HAS AN ANEMIC PENDULUM BEAT SWING BECAUSE IT IS A TALE-TALE INDICATOR OF POOR MOVEMENT HEALTH AND THE NEED FOR EXTENSIVE SERVICE WORK. A FINAL PORTION OF THE SERVICE PROCESS IS ELECTRONIC AND MECHANICAL TESTING OF THE MOVEMENT FOR PENDULUM BEAT ERROR, RATE, RELIABILITY AND OTHER FUNCTIONS – I HAVE SOME RESTORATION AND TESTING ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE PHOTOS, SO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK. NOTICE IN SUPERSIZE PHOTO 11: · THE LEFT INSET PICTURE SHOWS ELECTRONIC ADJUSTMENT OF THE PENDULUM BEAT, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF APPROACHING ZERO ERROR, MEANING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SWINGS OF THE PENDULUM HAVE THE SAME AMPLITUDE AND DURATION CHARACTERISTICS THIS RESTORED #48R MOVEMENT EASILY ACHIEVED AND HELD ZERO ERROR. · THE RIGHT INSET PHOTO SHOWS THE PENDULUM BEAT RATE ADJUSTMENT SETUP, WITH AN OBJECTIVE OF 9,654 BEATS PER HOUR FOR THE #48Q MOVEMENT. AGAIN, THE RESTORED #48Q FINEST ROUND MOVEMENT ACHIEVED THE PROPER BEAT RATE TO ASSURE THE NECESSARY ACCURACY IN TIMEKEEPING, AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS FOR DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS IN THE FUTURE. THE COMPLETE SERVICE RESTORATION OF THE #48Q MOVEMENT ALONE IS A $300 VALUE!!! IT MAKES SENSE TO PURCHASE AN ANTIQUE MANTLE CLOCK THAT YOU KNOW IS READY FOR YEARS OF RELIABLE SERVICE. WHEN YOU PURCHASE ONE OF MY CLOCKS YOU CAN BE ASSURED!! THIS IS A LARGER MEDIUM PLUS SIZE CATHEDRAL DORIC CABINET MANTEL OR TABLE CLOCK – AN IDEAL SIZE - SUITABLE FOR MANTLE, TABLE, SHELF OR WALL BRACKET DISPLAY - PERFECT FOR A SPECIAL GIFT, FOR YOUR PERSONAL USE, OR AS AN ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION. MEASUREMENTS ARE 13 ½” H X 10” W X 6 ½” D. THE TORY - 1913 IS OFFERED FOR YOUR REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION. GREATLY APPRECIATES YOUR INTEREST IN MY RESTORED SETH THOMAS ANTIQUE CLOCKS. WORKMANSHIP AND QUALITY – ALL OF MY SETH THOMAS ANTIQUE CLOCKS ARE FULLY RESTORED IN EVERY WAY UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED OTHERWISE. GREAT CARE IS TAKEN TO INSURE THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE FUNCTIONS PROPERLY, IS FULLY OPERATIONAL, MEETS OR EXCEEDS ORIGINAL PERFORMANCE SPECS, AND IS BENCH TESTED WHEN SHIPPED. MY SINCERE HOPE IS TO EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS IN EVERY WAY. AS WITH ALL MECHANICAL CLOCK MOVEMENTS, SOME ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE NECESSARY WHEN SETTING UP AFTER SHIPMENT, AND THE CLOCK IS SOLD AS IS. ENJOY THE LISTING – IF YOU NEED OR DESIRE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT ME, STEVE. INFORMATION ABOUT THE E COMMERCE PLAYER SOUND FILES THREE SOUND FILES OF THE SETH TORY - 1913 WITH #48Q MOVEMENT IN OPERATION ARE AVAILABLE IN .MP3 FORMAT: 1. VOICE INTRODUCTION 2. PENDULUM BEAT ESCAPEMENT VERGE CRUTCH AND TIME GEAR TRAIN OPERATION SOUNDS OF THE #48Q MOVEMENT – LISTEN FOR CLEAN AND EVEN SOUND, REGULARITY, AND THE ABSENCE OF ODD NOISES. 3. HOUR STRIKE AND HALF HOUR STRIKE AT 2:00 – 2:30 - 3:00 – 3:30 – 4:00 – 4:30 – 5:00 - LISTEN FOR PURE NOTES WITH GOOD TIMBRE, RICH DECAY AND EVEN TEMPO OF THE MOVEMENT RATHER THAN SLOW/SLUGGISH TEMPO. 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 FILES ARE POSTED TO THE E COMMERCE PLAYER AT THE TOP OF MY LISTING. SIMPLY CLICK THE PLAY ICON. AFTER CLICKING, YOU MAY SELECT EACH FILE AS YOU WISH, OR LET ALL THREE FILES PLAY THROUGH. (Condition: Pre-Owned)

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