SETH THOMAS RESTORED AMHERST-1913 ANTIQUE STRIKING CLOCK IN MAHOGANY WITH INLAY

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SETH THOMAS RESTORED AMHERST-1913 ANTIQUE STRIKING CLOCK IN MAHOGANY WITH INLAY :
$359.00

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IS A CLASSIC AND ELEGANT SETH THOMAS AMHERST- 1913 MAHOGANY GOTHIC CABINET CLOCK - ONE OF THE BEST MID-SIZE ANTIQUE CABINETCLOCKS AVAILABLE FOR DISPLAY AND DECORATING IN THE HOME.

THIS IS THERARE 1913 ISSUE OF THE AMHERST,

WITH RICH INLAID MARQUETRIE ON THE FRONT,

AS OPPOSED TO THE BARE CABINET VERSION

SO OFTEN SEEN.

THE AMHERST - 1913 IS LISTED IN NOTEDAUTHORITY TRAN DUY LY’S “SETH THOMAS CLOCKS AND MOVEMENTS” V1 3D EDITION PAGE 482.

THIS 1913 CATALOG AMHERST ALSO HASTHE OPTIONAL PREMIUM AND FLAWLESS SILVERED DIAL WITH RAISED NUMERALS ANDSERPENTINE HANDS.

THIS PARTICULAR AMHERST IS ABSOLUTELY GRAND - FULLY ANDMETICULOUSLY RESTORED AND ALL ORIGINAL – JUST COMPLETED AND READY TO BE PLACEDIN A NEW HOME!!

AN IMPORTANT FEATURE OF THIS PARTICULAR AMHERST ISSUED IN 1913 BEARS MENTIONING: THE INLAIDMARQUETERIE ON THE CABINET CASE IS 100% INTACT AND GIVES ADDED HIGHLIGHT TO THEDORIC STYLE AS WELL AS DRAWING A TRANSITION FROM THE CABINET TO THE DIAL.

ANOTHER FEATURE IS THE SATIN MAHOGANY PATINA THAT IS SOSOUGHT AFTER AND HARD TO FIND – AT LEAST HARD TO FIND IN RESTORABLE CONDITION. THIS AMHERSTPATINA FINISH WAS AMALGAMATED WITH FRESH AMBER SHELLAC, RESTORED, CONDITIONED ANDAPPLIED OVERCOATS OF CLEAR LACQUER TO BRING FORTH THE FULL BEAUTY OF THE 1913AMHERST. THE PATINA DOES HAVE MINUTE SPOTTING IN AREAS WHICH ADDS TO THEANTIQUE NATURE OF THE CABINET. REVIEW THE HIGH RESOLUTIONS CLOSELY TO SEE THEFULL BEAUTY, FEATURES, AND MINUTE AGE SPOTTING.

THE AMHERST WILL BE AN OUTSTANDING FIND FOR THE FORTUNATEFUTURE OWNER, AND CAN BE AN ADDITION TO ONE’S COLLECTION OR FOR DISPLAY IN AFEATURED AREA OF THE HOME.

THE AMHERST HAS VERSATILE PLACEMENT FLEXIBILITY ANDEXCELLENT PRESENTATION IN LITERALLY ANY AREA OF THE HOME, OR OFFICE FOR THATMATTER. THIS SETH THOMAS IS A CHARMING AND EYE CATCHING DORIC CATHEDRAL STYLE CABINETCLOCK – A DELIGHT TO VIEW, AND JUST THE RIGHT SIZE - EASY TO DISPLAY IN ANYDECORATIVE SETTING. YOU WILL LOVE THIS CLOCK!!! – I KNOW I DO – I ADMIT I LOVETHEM ALL!!!

MANY MONTHS MAY PASS BEFORE YOU HAVEANOTHER OPPORTUNITY ON A 1913 INLAID MARQUETRIE CABINET AMHERST IN THISPRISTINE CONDITION. I ASK THAT YOU ALLOW THE TEXT AND HIGH RESOLUTIONSUPERSIZE PICTURES TO SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES!!!

ON THE DIAL THE TIME MAINSPRING WIND SHAFT ISLOCATED ABOVE NUMERAL 5 AND THE STRIKE MAINSPRING WIND SHAFT IS ABOVE NUMERAL 7.ABOVE THE “12” IS A SMALLER HOLE WITH ACCESS TO THE FASTER/SLOWER ADJUSTMENTSHAFT, USING THE OPPOSITE END OF THE CLOCK KEY.

THE ORIGINAL POLISHED SASH WITH A HEAVY CONVEX AND BEVELEDDIAL GLASS AND SILVERED MAT AROUND THE DIAL ARE ALL FULLY INTACT ANDIN OUTSTANDING CONDITION. THE SASH/BEZEL DOOR CLOSES NICELY AND TIGHTLY, WITHNO “HINGE DROOP.” A CLOSE-UP INSET SHOWING THE BEVELED GLASS IS IN SUPERSIZEPICTURE NUMBER 4, AS WELL AS A VIEW OF THE DIAL ITSELF.

THE ORIGINAL ISSUE TYPE SETH THOMAS PENDULUM BOB AND ACORRECT BRASS KEY IS PROVIDED WITH THE AMHERST. A DETAIL PHOTO OF THE BOB ANDKEY SET IS SHOWN AS AN INSET IN SUPERSIZE PICTURE 1.

THE CASE DESIGN IS TRADITIONAL AND AESTHETIC 1913 SETH THOMAS CATHEDRALCABINET STYLE, INCLUDING THE RAISED PEDIMENT BASE VIA BRASS BUTTON FEET, FOUNDON PREMIUM SETH CABINET CLOCKS OF THE PERIOD. THE LOVELY CASE WITH INLAIDMARQUETRIE ON THE FRONT IS EYECATCHING, AND THE WHITBY WILL PROVIDE THE OWNER WITH GREAT SATISFACTION TO USEAND ENJOY FOR TIMEKEEPING. IN ADDITION ITS VALUE WILL CONTINUE TO APPRECIATEYEAR AFTER YEAR.

THE HIGH RESOLUTION SUPERSIZE PHOTOS ARE PROVICEDFOR YOU TO SEE ALL DETAILS OF THE CLOCK.THE PHOTOS REALLY DO NOT FULLY SHOW HOW NICELY THIS SETH SHOWS OFF – IT IS ABEAUTY!! THE CLOCK LOOKS EVEN BETTER WHEN VIEWED DIRECTLY THAN IN THE PHOTOS. THEAMHERST - 1913 IS WELL PRESERVED AND FULLY RESTORED IN EVERY WAY. I TAKE GREAT CARE TO INSURE THAT EACHDISTINCTIVE CLOCK I OFFER IS SUPERB IN ALL RESPECTS!!!

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.

THE EIGHT DAY #48R RACK AND SNAIL FINE ROUND SETH THOMAS MOVEMENT HASBEEN PROFESSIONALLY INSPECTED AND CLEANED WITH ULTRASONICS. ALL WORN PIVOTBUSHINGS WERE REPLACED, AND BOTH THE TIME AND STRIKE MAINSPRINGS WERE REPLACEDWITH THE FINEST MS GRADE MAINSPRINGS AVAILABLE. MAINSPRINGSARE A CRITICAL ENERGY LINK TO ASSURE EXTENDED AND RELIABLE LONG TERMPERFORMANCE.

ALL OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE MOVEMENT WEREINSPECTED AND CORRECTED, IF NECESSARY, READYING THE MOVEMENT FOR YEARS ANDYEARS OF SERVICE. THE MOVEMENT WAS THEN PROPERLY REASSEMBLED, LUBRICATED ANDADJUSTED.

THE PENDULUM AMPLITUDE WIDTH OF THE 48R MOVEMENT IS AFULL 3 3/4 INCHES AS MEASURED FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BOB AT LEFT SWING TOTHE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BOB AT RIGHT SWING. THISFAR EXCEEDS THE MINIMUM SPEC OF 2 1/4 INCHES!!! THE ROBUST AMPLITUDE WIDTHINDICATES THE MOVEMENT IS IN THE HIGHEST STATE OF GOOD HEALTH, WITH VIRTUALLY NO FRICTION, NODRAG, AND PLENTY OF RESERVE ENERGY FROM THE MAINSPRINGS.

AS INFORMATION, BEWARE IF A MOVEMENT HAS AN ANEMIC PENDULUMBEAT SWING BECAUSE IT IS A TALE-TALE INDICATOR OF POOR MOVEMENT HEALTH AND THENEED FOR EXTENSIVE SERVICE WORK.

A FINAL PORTION OF THE SERVICE PROCESS IS ELECTRONIC AND MECHANICALTESTING OF THE MOVEMENT FOR PENDULUM BEAT ERROR, PENDULUM BEAT RATE,RELIABILITY AND OTHER FUNCTIONS – I HAVE SOME RESTORATION AND TESTINGILLUSTRATIONS IN THE PHOTOS, SO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK. NOTICE IN LEFT PHOTOOF SUPERSIZE PHOTO 10 THE ELECTRONIC ADJUSTMENT OF THE PENDULUM BEAT, WITH THEOBJECTIVE OF APPROACHING ZERO ERROR, MEANING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SWINGS OF THEPENDULUM HAVE THE SAME AMPLITUDE AND DURATION CHARACTERISTICS.

IN THE RIGHT PHOTO OF SUPERSIZE PICTURE 10, THE PENDULUMBEAT RATE IS ADJUSTED TO 9,654 BEATS PER HOUR, THE CORRECT DESIGN RATE FORACCURATE TIME KEEPING. ALSO, THERE IS AMPLE RANGE TO FINE TUNE THIS RATE IN THEHOME, TO ADJUST FOR YOUR OWN HOME Environment.

THIS RESTORED #48RMOVEMENT EASILY ACHIEVED AND HELD ZERO ERROR, THE CORRECT BEAT RATE, AND AROBUST PENDULUM WIDTH AMPLITUDE SWING.

THE COMPLETE SERVICE RESTORATION OF THE #48R MOVEMENTALONE IS A $300 VALUE!!! IT MAKES SENSE TO PURCHASE AN ANTIQUE MANTLE CLOCKTHAT YOU KNOW IS READY FOR YEARS OF RELIABLE SERVICE. WHEN YOU PURCHASE ONE OFMY CLOCKS YOU CAN BE ASSURED!!

THE HALF HOUR IS SOUNDED ON A CATHEDRAL BELL SPIRAL GONG – THE SOUND ISMELLOW AND RESONANT, WITH A LOVELY LINGERING DECAY OF THE NOTE; THE HOUR COUNTFOLLOWS, WITH EACH HOUR ANNOUNCED AS A STRIKE ON THE CATHEDRAL BELL GONG.

THIS IS A MEDIUM SIZE BEEHIVE CABINET STYLE MANTLECLOCK – AN IDEAL SIZE - SUITABLE FORMANTLE, TABLE, SHELF OR WALL BRACKET DISPLAY - PERFECT FOR A SPECIAL GIFT, FORYOUR PERSONAL USE, OR AS AN ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION. MEASUREMENTS ARE 7½” W X 10 ½” H X 5 ½” D.

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, SHIPPING WILL RUN IN THE $40-65 RANGEDEPENDING ON ZIP CODE, WITH HIGHER PRICES TO BE EXPECTED ONSHIPMENTS TO WESTERN UNITED STATES ZIP CODES. INSURANCE IS REQUIRED ON ALLCLOCK SHIPMENTS.

WORKMANSHIP AND QUALITY – ALL OF MY DISTINCTIVECLOCKS SETH THOMAS ANTIQUECLOCKS ARE FULLY RESTORED IN EVERY WAY UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED OTHERWISE.GREAT CARE IS TAKEN TO INSURE THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE FUNCTIONS PROPERLY, ISFULLY OPERATIONAL, MEETS OR EXCEEDS ORIGINAL PERFORMANCE SPECS, AND IS BENCHTESTED WHEN SHIPPED. MY SINCERE HOPE IS TO EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS IN EVERY WAY.AS WITH ALL MECHANICAL CLOCK MOVEMENTS, SOME ADJUSTMENTSMAY BE NECESSARY WHEN SETTING UP AFTER SHIPMENT, AND THE CLOCK IS SOLD AS IS.

ENJOY THE offerDING – IF YOU NEED ORDESIRE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, I INVITE YOU TO CONTACT ME, STEVE.

THREE SOUND FILES OF THE SETH AMHERST- 1913 WITH #48R FINE ROUND MOVEMENT IN OPERATION ARE AVAILABLE IN .WMA FORMAT:

1. VOICEINTRODUCTION

3.HOURCOUNT STRIKE AND HALF-HOUR STRIKE; CAPTURED ON THE FILE IS 2:00 – 2:30 – 3:00 –3:30 – 4:00 - NOTE THE SOLID TEMPO, CLEAN LINGERING NOTES AND PLEASANT DECAY OFTHE NOTES

THE FILES ARE POSTED AS AN E COMMERCEAUDIO PLAYER AT THE BEGINNING OF MY LISTING. IF UNABLE TO PLAY THEM, YOU CANEMAIL ME AND I WILL SEND THE .WMA FILES TO YOU; INCLUDE YOUR REGULAR EMAILADDRESS PLEASE.