GRAND SETH THOMAS RESTORED ANTIQUE CHIME CLOCK NO 70 - 1928 IN AMERICAN WALNUT

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GRAND SETH THOMAS RESTORED ANTIQUE CHIME CLOCK NO 70 - 1928 IN AMERICAN WALNUT :
$1579.00

E COMMERCE PLAYER SOUND FILES AREATTACHED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS LISTING TO ASSIST YOU IN REVIEWING THE CHIME CLOCKNUMBER 70 - 1928.Powered by eCommercePlayer.comPowered by eCommercePlayer.comPowered by eCommercePlayer.comPowered by eCommercePlayer.com

OFFERED TODAY

FROM MY DISTINCTIVECLOCKS

PERSONAL COLLECTION OF THE FINEST SETH THOMASRESTORED ANTIQUE CABINET CLOCKS

FOR THAT SPECIAL GIFT OCCASION

OR FOR YOUR COLLECTION OR PERSONAL USE,

IS THE GRAND GOTHIC

SETH THOMAS CHIME CLOCK NO. 70 – 1928 INAMERICAN WALNUT.

THIS LOVELY CATHEDRAL STYLE GOTHIC WESTMINSTER

IS ONE OF THE MOST DESIRED OF ALL LARGEGOTHICPREMIUM GRADE #113A MOVEMENT

SETHTHOMAS CLOCKSOF THE 1920’S.

FIVE PERFECTLY TUNED MAYLAND CHIME RODS COMBINED WITH THEHIGHEST GRADE #113A MOVEMENT PROVIDE THE ULTIMATE IN SOUND QUALITY, PERFORMANCEAND RELIABILITY!

PARDON THE LENGTHLY LISTING TEXT INFORMATION – THE PURPOSE IS TOGIVE YOU SUFFICIENT DETAILS IN ORDER TO PRESENT THIS FULLY RESTORED AND GRANDCHIME CLOCK PROPERLY TO YOU.

IF YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORTHAT MOST SPECIAL CHIME 70, HERE IT IS - YOU NEED READ NO FURTHER - RESTASSURED THIS ONE

IS A TOP ALL TIME SELECTION.

PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU AREINTERESTED IN DISCUSSING OTHER DETAILS OR TERMS.

STEVE.

BOTH THE CHIME73 AND CHIME 70 WESTMINSTER CLOCKS I HAVE LISTED WERE RESTORED BY ME AS ATRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF SETH THOMAS AND HIS HUGE POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEAMERICAN CLOCK MAKING SAGA. EVERY DETAIL OF EACH CLOCK WAS HANDLED IN THERESTORATION, INCLUDING AESTHETICS, OPERATIONALITY, AND CABINET PRESENTATION,BOTH CABINETS WERE GIVEN MANY MICROCOATS OF SHELLAC VIA A TECHNIQUE KNOWN ASFRENCH POLISHING. MANY MANY HOURS WERE CONSUMED IN THESE RESTORATIONS, AS YOUCAN IMAGINE.

WHY AM I SELLINGTHESE FROM MY LONG TERM PERSONAL COLLECTION??

BECAUSE I WANTTO RELEASE THESE FOR ENJOYMENT BY OTHERS, AND HUNT FOR 2 MORE AND PERFORM THISPROCESS AGAIN – THE HUNT AND THE RESTORATION ARE MY PASSIONS!!

DESCRIPTIONAND FEATURES

THE CHIMECLOCK NO. 70 IS LISTED IN NOTED AUTHORITY TRAN DUY LY’S “SETH THOMAS CLOCKS ANDMOVEMENTS” VOLUME 1, 2005 3D EDITION PAGE 158. LY’S REFERENCE ILLUSTRATES THIS VERSION - WITH A FANCY PIERCEDHAND CUT HAND-ENGRAVED GOLD FINISHED DIAL. THE MODEL OFFERED TODAY IS THE FANCY GOLDDIAL VERSION – THE CHOICE OFFINANCIALLY ENDOWED PEOPLE IN THE ERA PRIOR TO THE GREAT DEPRESSION.

THIS CHIMECLOCK NUMBER 70 – 1928 IS A MAGNIFICANT VERSION OF THE SETH CATHEDRALWESTMINSTERS IN THE 1920’S. JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE SUPERSIZE PHOTOS TO REVIEWTHE FLAWLESS HIGHEST GRADE SATIN RUBBED GRAINED DARK MAHOGANY CABINET, PRISTINEDIAL AND SPECIAL INLAID MARQUETRIE ABOVE THE DIAL AND DOOR. THE CHIME 70 TRULY IS AGRAND SETH WESTMINSTERINDEED!

IT ISIMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE MODEL 70 CHIME CLOCK HAS THE FANCY PIERCED GOLDFINISH DIAL AS OPPOSED TO THE PLAIN SILVERED DIAL. IF YOU SEE ANOTHERSILVERED DIAL SETH ADVERTISED AS THE MODEL 70, BEWARE, BECAUSE IT IS NOT AMODEL 70 IF THE PLAIN SILVERED DIAL IS PRESENT.

THIS CHIME 70SOLD FOR $140 IN 1928, AND WAS CONSERVATIVELY VALUED AT $1100 IN LATE 2004 WHENLY’S REFERENCES WERE UPDATED FOR 2005. TODAY’S MARKET VALUE FOR THIS VERSION OFTHE CHIME 70 IS $1300-1600. AN ALL-ORIGINAL FULLY RESTORED MODEL IN SUPERIOR CONDITON MAY COMMAND MORE, WHEREAS A CHIME 70 INLESSER CONDITION MAY NOT ACHIEVE THE TARGETPRICE RANGE.

THIS IS ANALL-ORIGINAL FULLY RESTORED SETH MODEL 70 IN SUPERIORCONDITION. PLEASE NOTICE I DO NOT USE TERMS SUCH AS “MINT” OR “NEAR-MINT” SINCETHEY APTLY REFER TO OTHER COLLECTABLE CATEGORIES AND ARE NOT REALLY THE MOSTDESCRIPTIVE WORDS FOR CLASSIFYING ANTIQUE CLOCKS.

TO ME, A SUPERIOR ANTIQUE SETH THOMAS IS ONE THAT IS GRAND TO VIEWAND DISPLAY, CONTAINS ALL-ORIGINAL COMPONENTS, HAS NOT BEEN STRIPPED OF ITSORIGINAL BASE FINISH, AND HAS BEEN RESTORED TO PERFECT MECHANICAL CONDITION.THE SUPERIOR SETH ALSO DISPLAYS AND PRESENTS AS A SUPERB ANTIQUE CLOCK.

THIS IS ALOVELY AND FULL SIZE GOTHIC BEEHIVE STYLE CABINET CLOCK - COMPLETELY RESTORED– A MAYLAND CHIME COLLECTOR GRADEHEIRLOOM SETH WESTMINSTER THAT ANYONE WHO SEEKS A FINE SETH THOMAS CAN BE PROUDOF FOR YEARS AND YEARS TO COME!!! THE CHIMES ARE RICH INDEED – THE NEW OWNER SHOULD PLAN TO PLACE THE CHIME CLOCK NO. 70 – 1928 ASPART OF A VERY SPECIAL SETTING IN THE HOME.

PLEASE BROWSE THE SUPERSIZE PHOTOS TO SEE AND STUDY ALLDETAILS OF THE CLOCK. THE PHOTOS TELL THEWHOLE STORY ABOUT THE ELEGANT CHIME 70 - 1928 GOTHIC WESTMINSTER.

THE CLOCK ISCLEAN AND ELEGANT TO VIEW, WITH A SATIN DULL RUBBED GRAINED MAHOGANY PATINA ANDA CLASSIC CASE DESIGN. THE CABINET IS ALL ORIGINAL.

THE RICHPATINA FINISH HAS A GRAND DEPTH AND HUE - JUST LOOK AT THE BEAUTY OF THIS NO.70 HIGHEST GRADE CABINET!

AS INFORMATION, THE CHIME 70 WAS PRODUCED INSEVERAL CABINET OPTIONS, INCLUDING DARK RIBBON MAHOGANY, DULL RUBBED GRAINEDMAHOGANY, AND AMERICAN WALNUT. THIS IS THE MOST DESIRED OF THE THREE - THE AMERICANWALNUT CABINET.

THE SILVEREDCHAPTER RING HAS RECESSED BLACK ARABIC NUMERALS AND CAN BE VIEWED FROM ACROSS ALARGE ROOM. THE SETH SIGNATURE CUT BRONZE BLACK SERPENTINE HANDS ARE ORIGINALAND COMPLEMENT THE ARABIC NUMERALS AND OVERALL DIAL ASSEMBLY DESIGN. AMAGNIFIED CLOSE-UP VIEW OF THE FANCY PIERCED HAND-CUT HAND-ENGRAVED GOLD PLATEDDIAL ASSEMBLY IS SHOWN IN SUPERSIZE PHOTO NUMBER FOUR FOR YOUR REVIEW. THECOMPLETE DIAL ASSEMBLY IS EXACTLY AS ONE WOULD WANT – NEAR PERFECT!!!

NOTE THE TWOSUB-DIALS AT THE TOP – THE LEFT ONE IS FOR REGULATING THE TIME SLOW-FAST ANDTHE RIGHT SUB-DIAL SILENCES THE ¼ HOUR CHIMES IF DESIRED, BUT NOT THE HOURSTRIKE.

THE WINDINGHOLE NEAR THE “8” IS FOR THE HOUR COUNT CHIME GRAR TRAIN; THE ONE NEAR THE “6”IS FOR THE TIME GEAR TRAIN, AND THE WINDING HOLE NEAR THE “4” IS FOR THE ¼ HOURWESTMINSTER CHIME GEAR TRAIN. THE THREE MAINSPRING WIND HOLES COMBINED WITH THETWO-SUB DIALS PROVIDE COMPLETE CONTROL OF ALL CLOCK FUNCTIONS.

THE FRONTDOOR IS TIGHT, DOES NOT SAG, AND CLOSES PROPERLY WITH A CLEAN SNAP. THESILVEREDDIAL TRIM SASH IS PROPERLY ATTACHED ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR,BEHIND THE ORIGINAL HEAVY DOOR GLASS.

THE CHIME 70 CABINETWAS ONE OF SETH THOMAS’ RARE FINEST GRADE PRODUCTS, WITH THE WESTMINSTER CHIMESEQUENCE ON HEAVY RESONANT MAYLAND CHIME RODS, MARKETED TO THOSE WHO DESIREDTHE LILTING AND STATELY SOUND, STYLE, AND PRESENTATION WHEN PLACED ON THEMANTLE PIECE OR TABLE TOP IN THEIR HOMES.

EACH QUARTER HOUR WESTMINSTERSEQUENCE IS SOUNDED ON THE HEAVY AND RESONANT MAYLAND BRONZE-NICKEL ALLOY CHIMERODS, FOLLOWED BY THE HOUR COUNT ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE FIFTH MAYLAND ROD. THESTATELY TEMPO SO CHARACTERISTIC OF A GRAND WESTMINSTER OF THE TWENTIES IS IN FULLPRESENCE, AS ARE THE LILTING RESONANT NOTES WITH SUCH TIMBRE AND DECAY AFTEREACH STRIKE.

BY ALL MEANS LISTEN TO THE CHIMECLOCK NUMBER 70 PERFORM VIA THE ATTACHED E COMMERCE PLAYER SOUND FILES!

THIS IS A LARGE FULL SIZE CATHEDRAL CABINET CLOCK SUITABLEFOR MANTLE, TABLE, SHELF OR WALL BRACKET DISPLAY - IDEAL FOR A SPECIAL GIFT,YOUR PERSONAL USE, OR AS AN ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION. MEASUREMENTS ARE11 ½” W X 15” H X 8” D.

RESTORATIONAND TECHNICAL DETAILS

PLEASE OBSERVETHAT NEARLY HALF OF MY LISTING PORTFOLIO CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT THEMECHANICAL ASPECTS AND MOVEMENT RESTORATION OF THE CLOCK.

YOU DESERVE, ANDSHOULD EXPECT, A RESTORED ANTIQUE SETH OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND RELIABILITY.

I STRIVE TOEXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS RATHER THAN SIMPLY SELL YOU AN ANTIQUE CLOCK.

SETH THOMAS’ FINEST AND HEAVIESTWESTMINSTER MOVEMENT, THE EIGHT DAY #113A, HAS BEEN COMPLETELY SERVICED,INCLUDING: FULL DISASSEMBLY, INSPECTION, CLEANING, REBUSHING AT KEY BEARINGWEAR POINTS, REASSEMBLY, LUBRICATION, AND BENCH TESTING FORFOUR WEEKS.THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN THE #113A MOVEMENT ARE INCLUDED IN THE INSPECTION, ALONGWITH CORRECTIONS IF NECESSARY:

· BUSHINGAND PIVOT WEAR OR ROUGHNESS

· ANYBENT PIVOTS OR OTHER PIVOT CONDITIONS

· CONDITIONOF ARBORS, GEARS, PINIONS

· CONDITIONOF THE CHIME HAMMERS AND HAMMER ASSEMBLY

· CONDITIONOF THE CHIME TRAIN AND HOUR STRIKE TRAIN GOVERNORS TO INSURE THAT PROPER GEARSPEED IS MAINTAINED

· CONDITIONOF THE LEATHER TIPS ON THE CHIME HAMMERS TO INSURE APPROPRIATE TONE, TIMBRE ANDDECAY OF THE NOTE WHEN EACH CHIME IS STRUCK

· NUMEROUSADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT ARE COMPONENTS OF PROPER SERVICING

ALL THREE MAINSPRINGS THAT SUPPLY ENERGY TO THE TIME, CHIMEAND HOUR STRIKE TRAINS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH NEW HIGHEST GRADE MAINSPRINGS.

PLEASE NOTE: WEAK MAINSPRINGS AND THE NEED FOR PROPERSERVICING ARE THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF POOR AND UNRELIABLE PERFORMANCE FROM ANTIQUECLOCKS WITH AN UNKNOWN SERVICE AND CONDITION RECORD!!!

NOTE THAT THE SETH #113A MOVEMENTWEIGHS A FULL 5 1/4 POUNDS, COMPARED WITH THE WEIGHT OF ITS SMALLER BROTHER,THE #124 AT 2 3/8 POUNDS – THE #113A TRULY IS THE HIGHEST GRADE WESTMINSTERMOVEMENT PRODUCED BY SETH THOMAS, AND BETTER THAN ANY OTHER PRODUCED.

FINAL TESTING INFORMATION

ELECTRONIC TESTS WERECONDUCTED TO MINIMIZE THE PENDULUM BEAT ERROR, WITH AN OBJECTIVE OF APPROACHINGZERO. THIS RESTORED #113 MOVEMENT MET AND HELD ZERO BEAT ERROR, INDICATING AVERY HEALTHY MOVEMENT.

ADDITIONAL TESTS WERE MADE TO INSURE THAT THE PENDULUM BEATRATE ADJUSTMENT WILL BE CORRECT, WITH THE OBJECTIVE BEING 9,894 BEATS PER HOUR,WHICH THE RESTORED #113A ATTAINED AND HELD. THIS ADJUSTMENT IS IMPORTANT TOASSURE TIME REGULATION STABILITY, AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO ADJUST THE MOVEMENTLATER FOR VARYING EnvironmentAL CONDITIONS THAT AFFECT MECHANICAL CLOCKS.

THE PENDULUM BEAT WIDTH OF 4 1/8 IN IS FANTASTIC FOR AGRAHAM DEADBEAT ESCAPEMENT ACTION MOVEMENT, AND REPRESENTS THE TYPICAL RESULTSI ACHIEVE IN THE MOVEMENT RESTORATION PROCESS. I TREAT EACH RESTORATION AS IFTHE COMPLETED CLOCK WILL RESIDE IN MY PERSONAL COLLECTION.

IT BEARS MENTIONING THAT A “COMPETESERVICE AND RESTORE” JOB ON A #113A MOVEMENT, AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, WHEN DONE BYA COMPETENT PROFESSIONAL IS IN THE $500 RANGE. THAT IS ANOTHER REASON FOR THEDISCRIMINATING ANTIQUE BUYER TO CHOOSE WISELY WHEN PURCHASING!!

THIS IS A LARGE FULL SIZE CATHEDRAL CABINET CLOCK SUITABLEFOR MANTLE, TABLE, SHELF OR WALL BRACKET

PAYMENT– SHIPPING - OTHER INFORMATION

PAYMENT AND INVOICES - PAYPAL IS THE PREFERRED METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR YOURPROTECTION; OTHER PAYMENT METHODS MAY BE ACCEPTED ON PICKUP - PLEASE CONTACT MEIF DESIRED. PAYMENT NOT RECEIVED WITHIN 10 CALENDAR DAYS OF sale-END WILLRENDER THE SUBJECT ITEM AS UNPAID AND BUYER IN DEFAULT UNLESS OTHERARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE WITH SELLER.

INVOICES- SELLER WILL RENDER AN INVOICE INCLUDING SHIPPING CHARGES ATsale END.

SHIPPING- BUYER WILL PAY SHIPPING. USPS PRIORITY MAIL IS THEPREFERRED SHIPPING METHOD; SELLER WILL WORK WITH BUYER IF OTHER ARRANGEMENTSARE NEEDED OR PRUDENT. SHIPPING FOR AVERAGE SIZE MANTLE CLOCKS IS USUALLY INTHE $30-40 RANGE PLUS INSURANCE. FOR LARGE AND HEAVIER MANTLE CLOCKS SHIPPINGWILL RUN IN THE $60-100 RANGE DEPENDING ON ZIP CODE, WITH HIGHER PRICES TO BEEXPECTED ON SHIPMENTS TO WESTERN UNITED STATES ZIP CODES. INSURANCE IS REQUIREDON ALL CLOCK SHIPMENTS.

WORKMANSHIP AND QUALITY – ALL OF MY DISTINCTIVECLOCKS SETHTHOMAS ANTIQUE CLOCKS ARE FULLY RESTORED IN EVERY WAY UNLESS SPECIFICALLYSTATED OTHERWISE. GREAT CARE IS TAKEN TO INSURE THAT EACH AND EVERY ONEFUNCTIONS PROPERLY, IS FULLY OPERATIONAL, MEETS OR EXCEEDS ORIGINAL PERFORMANCESPECS, AND IS BENCH TESTED WHEN SHIPPED. MY SINCERE HOPE IS TO EXCEED YOUREXPECTATIONS IN EVERY WAY. AS WITH ALL MECHANICAL CLOCKMOVEMENTS, SOME ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE NECESSARY WHEN SETTING UP AFTER SHIPMENT,AND THE CLOCK IS SOLD AS IS.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SOUND FILES

IMPORTANT NOTES ON USING THE ECOMMERCE AUDIO PLAYER

FOUR SOUND FILES OF THE SETH CHIMECLOCK NUMBER 70 - 1928 WITH FINEST QUALITY #113A MOVEMENT IN OPERATION AREAVAILABLE, AND HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE E COMMERCE AUDIO PLAYER THAT APPEARS ATTHE START OF THE LISTING:

1. VOICEINTRODUCTION TO THE SOUND FILES

2. PENDULUM BEAT-ESCAPEMENT/VERGE/CRUTCH ANDTIME GEAR TRAIN OPERATION SOUNDS OF THE MOVEMENT – LISTEN FOR CLEAN AND EVENSOUND, REGULARITY,AND THE ABSENCE OF ODD NOISES.

3. WESTMINSTERSEQUENCES AT 7:15 – 7:30 – 7:45 - LISTEN FOR PURE, SOLID NOTES WITH RICHTIMBRE, SMOOTH DECAY, AND STATELY, EVEN TEMPO OF THE MOVEMENT WHILE SOUNDINGTHE WESTMINSTER SEQUENCES.

4.THEFULL WESTMINSTER SEQUENCE AND HOUR COUNT AT 8:00. AGAIN, LISTEN FOR PURE, SOLIDNOTES WITH GOOD TIMBRE AND RICH DECAY - AND AGAIN THE STABLE AND STATELY TEMPOOF THE MOVEMENT WHILE PLAYING THE SEQUENCES.

CLICK THE PLAY BUTTON ON THE SOUND PLAYERS TO PLAY ALL 4IN SEQUENCE. THERE IS A VOLUME BAR ON THE PLAYER SO TURN THE SOUND UP ANDENJOY.

THE E COMMERCE PLAYER MAY TAKE A BIT OF FAMILIARIZATION,SO PLEASE WORK WITH IT IN ORDER TO LEARN THE BASICS.

IF YOU NEED ME TO SEND YOU THE SOUND FILES, JUST LET MEKNOW PLEASE.

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