Bidspirit auction | Seth Thomas Adamantine Eight Day

Seth Thomas Adamantine Eight Day Long Alarm Mantel Clock - An American mechanical mantel clock featuring a reddish-brown mahogany-style finished wooden case. The case is detailed with eight yellow-toned celluloid or faux-onyx columns, decorative cast metal lion head handles with rings on either side, and cast metal foliate feet. A round white dial displays black Arabic numerals and includes two winding holes. A smaller alarm set sub-dial is positioned beneath the 12 o'clock numeral. The dial is printed with Seth Thomas, Automatic Eight Day Long Alarm, Patent Applied For, and Manufactured in the United States of America. A small regulation aperture is visible above the 6 o'clock position, flanked by the letters S and F for slow and fast. The dial is enclosed within a hinged glass door featuring a gilt decorative bezel. The brass mechanical movement is visible through the rear door and is stamped with a circular logo containing the letters S and T and the text Made in U.S. America. The interior features a strike bell and a wire gong. A partial paper label is adhered to the back of the case with printed text reading in part, watches are, s, for Boys, Girls, e closely timed and finely fini, ice. Ask your dealer for Seth Th, SETH, kers of superior timepieces of, tower clock, large. The clock is accompanied by a brass winding key. Width: 17 inches Height: 11.5 inches. The wooden case shows significant finish wear, scuffs, and small chips to the edges of the top and base (Photo 1, Photo 4). One celluloid column on the right side is broken with a large missing section (Photo 8). Several other columns exhibit vertical hairline cracks (Photo 9, Photo 10). The dial surface displays heavy alligatoring and fine cracking throughout the finish (Photo 6). There is notable oxidation and loss to the gilt finish on the decorative bezel (Photo 5). The internal brass movement and steel springs show surface dust and oxidation (Photo 13, Photo 15). The paper label on the reverse is approximately 60 percent missing (Photo 12). Mechanical working status is untested.