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Seth Thomas Clock Company Trade Catalog 1906-1907 - An original softcover trade catalog for the Seth Thomas Clock Company, issued for the 1906-1907 season and dated September 1, 1906. The publication provides a comprehensive overview of the company line of clocks and watches at the start of the twentieth century. The title page identifies the company factories in Thomaston, Connecticut, and showrooms located at 51 Maiden Lane, New York, and 70 Wabash Avenue, Chicago. It includes illustrations of award medals from various world fairs and exhibitions, including Philadelphia (1876), New Orleans (1884-1885), Paris, and Chicago (1893). Featured sections include Adamantine finish mantel clocks in mahogany and onyx styles, Art Nouveau bronze-finish metal case clocks, ornate clock sets with candelabra, and various wall and calendar clocks. Specific named models include the Lunar and Jupiter moon-phase clocks, and several Parlor Calendar models. Illustrations are accompanied by technical specifications including case materials, movement types, dimensions, and original retail prices. Height: Approximately 12 inches. The catalog is in poor to fair condition with significant signs of wear and moisture damage. Extensive moisture staining and tide lines are visible along the upper margins and spine areas throughout the volume. There is substantial paper loss and tearing at the upper spine corner of the front cover and the initial pages, which impacts several printed illustrations and portions of text. Several internal pages show areas of surface loss and tearing, notably on the Sheffield and Hull clock entries. The spine reinforcement material is heavily worn, frayed, and partially detached. General toning, foxing, and minor staining are present throughout. The back cover shows significant paper loss at the upper left corner.