SETH THOMAS WHITBY~ CIRCA 1913
RECENTLY COMPLETED AND PRESENTED FOR YOUR APPROVAL IS THIS MAGNIFICENT AND GRAND GOTHIC STYLE MANTEL CLOCK
FOR THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE AS A GIFT OR FOR YOUR OWN ENJOYMENT.THE WHITBY IS A CLASSIC MID SIZE MANTEL CLOCK -CIRCA 1913 ,MAHOGANY CABINET WITH CONTRASTING INLAY OF SATINWOOD,ALSO NOTICE THE DOUBLE BANDING INLAY AROUND THE FRONT AND side PERIMETER OF THE CABINET – ONE OF THE FINEST CLASSIC ANTIQUE CABINET CLOCKS AVAILABLE FOR DISPLAY AND DECORATING IN THE HOME.WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME MINOR SCRATCHES,THIS CABINET AND FINISH ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION,NO VENEER MISSING , THIS CLOCK WAS WELL CARED FOR AS IS EVIDENT IN THE PICTURES,THE MVMNT MOUNTING SCREWS AND HOLES ARE NOT WORN, AS IS THE CASE WITH MANY ANTIQUE CLOCKS DUE TO MAINTENANCE,ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING ON THIS CLOCK IS ORIGINAL TO IT,AS WILL BECOME EVIDENT WITH MY HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOS AND DESCRIPTION, .PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME BY PHONE WITH ANY QUESTIONS,3017517701,,ASK FOR MICHAEL.ALSO TAKE TIME TO VIEW MY OTHER RESTORED CLOCKS IN MY EBAY STORE
~THE WHITBY – 1913 IS LISTED IN NOTED AUTHORITY TRAN DUY LY’S “SETH THOMAS CLOCKS AND MOVEMENTS” VOL.1 3RD EDITION PAGE 506. ITS VALUE LISTED IN THE TRANS DUY LY 2005 PRICE GUIDE IS 450.00,THAT WAS 6 YRS AGO!!
~THIS IS A NICE EXAMPLE OF A MODEL WHITBY ,IT IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL – FULLY AND METICULOUSLY RESTORED AND ALL ORIGINAL – JUST COMPLETED AND READY TO BE PLACED IN A NEW HOME!!THE STUNNING MAHOGANY CABINET WITH CONTRASTING INLAY ON THE CABINET FRONT AND SIDES, SHIMMERS IN THE LIGHT .THIS STYLE OF CABINET WAS VERY POPULAR IN THE EARLY 1900s,
~AN IMPORTANT FEATURE TO KEEP IN MIND AND BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION : THE STUNNING INLAID SATINWOOD AND THE GOTHIC ARCH OLD ENGLISH STYLE CABINET,PRESENTS THIS CLOCK IN A GRAND AND ELEGANT WAY, AS WELL AS DRAWING YOUR VIEW TO TRANSITION FROM THE CABINET TO THE DIAL.
~ DEEP RICH ORIGINAL AMBER SHELLAC OVER RIBBON MAHOGANY PATINA THAT IS SO SOUGHT AFTER AND HARD TO FIND – AT LEAST HARD TO FIND IN RESTORE-ABLE CONDITION,THIS CABINET WAS DEFINITELY WELL CARED FOR IN ITS LIFETIME,TAKE A LOOK AT THE HIGH RESOLUTION PICTURES!
THE CLOCK’S AGED SATIN PATINA OF THE AMBER RIBBON MAHOGANY, HIGHLIGHTS THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE WOOD ITSELF, AND COMPLIMENTS THE CLASSIC GOTHIC ARCH CASE DESIGN.
THE MAHOGANY FINISH HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY CONDITIONED AND PRESERVED WITH MY OWN SPECIAL PROCESS, THIS PARTICULAR CABINET IS ORIGINAL AND THE AMBER SHELLAC FINISH WAS PRESERVED . JUST LOOK AT THE BEAUTY OF THIS ORIGINAL 1913 WHITBY MODEL MANTEL CLOCK ! ITS POPULARITY WAS WIDE SPREAD .
~THE WHITBY IS A VERY VERSATILE CLOCK IN DECORATING AND PLACEMENT FLEXIBILITY. IT IS AN ELEGANT AND GRAND PRESENTATION IN LITERALLY ANY AREA OF THE HOME, OR OFFICE . THIS SETH THOMAS IS A CHARMING AND EYE CATCHING GOTHIC ARCH STYLE CABINET CLOCK – A PLEASURE TO VIEW, AND WILL BECOME THE FOCAL POINT OF ANY ROOM- EASY TO DISPLAY IN ANY DECORATIVE SETTING. I KNOW YOU WILL LOVE THIS CLOCK AS MUCH AS I DO,ALTHOUGH I MUST ADMIT I LOVE THEM ALL AND IT MAY BE SOME TIME BEFORE YOU HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A DORIC WESTMINSTER CHIME CABINET CLOCK IN THIS PRISTINE CONDITION.
~ON THE DIAL FACE THE TIME MAINSPRING WINDING ARBOR IS LOCATED ABOVE NUMERAL 5 AND THE STRIKE MAINSPRING WINDING ARBOR IS ABOVE NUMERAL 7. ,THE SLOW/FAST ADJUSTMENT ARBOR IS LOCATED ABOVE THE NUMERAL 12.
~THE ORIGINAL SILVERED CONVEX DIAL WITH RAISED BRONZE ARABIC NUMERALS IS ACCENTED WITH CLASSIC SERPENTINE HANDS, AND GOLD GILDED MAT RING ,ALL FULLY INTACT AND IN OUTSTANDING CONDITION. THE HEAVY FRENCH STYLE CAST BRASS BEZEL WITH GOLD GILDED FINISH IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AS IS THE HEAVY CONVEX BEVELED GLASS .
~THE SETH THOMAS KEY AND ORIGINAL BRASS PENDULUM IS ALSO PROVIDED WITH THE WHITBY.
~ ~ I AM A CLOCKMAKER/RESTORER NOT A PHOTOGRAPHER ,SO MY PICTURES REALLY DO NOT SHOW HOW NICE THIS SETH THOMAS WHITBY MANTEL CLOCK IS! – IT IS A BEAUTY!! THE CLOCK LOOKS EVEN BETTER WHEN VIEWED IN PERSON THAN IN THE PHOTOS. IT IS WELL PRESERVED AND FULLY RESTORED IN EVERY WAY. I TAKE GREAT CARE TO ENSURE THAT EACH CLOCK I OFFER IS SUPERB IN ALL RESPECTS!!!
~RESTORATION DETAILS~
~ALL PARTS AND MATERIALS UTILIZED IN THE RESTORATION ARE OF THE FINEST QUALITY, YOUR RESTORED ANTIQUE SETH THOMAS CLOCK HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY
~REPAIRED AND PRESERVED AND WILL GIVE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY YEARS OF RELIABLE SERVICE AND OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE
~THE SETH THOMAS #48R FINE ROUND BRASS EIGHT DAY TIME AND STRIKE MOVEMENT WAS COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLED(SEE PIC) AND HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY INSPECTED AND CLEANED WITH ULTRASONICS. ALL WORN PIVOT BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED, AND ALL PIVOTS WERE POLISHED,THE TIME MAINSPRING AND STRIKE MAINSPRINGS WERE CLEANED ,INSPECTED,LUBRICATED AND REINSTALLED, THEY ARE A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO ASSURE RELIABLE LONG TERM PERFORMANCE.
~ALL OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MOVEMENT WERE INSPECTED AND ADJUSTED AS NECESSARY, THE MOVEMENT WAS THEN REASSEMBLED, LUBRICATED AND BENCH TESTED,ENSURING YEARS OF RELIABLE OPERATION
~ THE PENDULUM AMPLITUDE ARC IS ROBUST ,A FULL 3 3/4 INCHES,NOT WEAK AND ANEMIC,THIS AMPLITUDE IS AN INDICATION OF THE MECHANICAL STATE OF THE MOVEMENT,INDICATING VERY LITTLE DRAG AND VIRTUALLY NO FRICTION WITH PLENTY OF RESERVE ENERGY.THIS IS A PRIMARY CONSIDERATION WHEN PURCHASING AN ANTIQUE CLOCK ON EBAY,YOU CAN REST ASSURED OF YEARS OF RELIABLE OPERATION,BEWARE OF A CLOCK WHOSE MOVEMENTS CONDITION IS UNKNOWN!!
~A COMPLETE SERVICE RESTORATION OF A SETH THOMAS #48R MOVEMENT ALONE CAN COST OVER 175.00! YOU CAN REST ASSURED OF YEARS OF RELIABLE SERVICE WHEN YOU PURCHASE ONE OF MY ANTIQUE MANTLE CLOCKS.
~THE HOUR IS COUNTED WITH RESONANT AND CLEAR NOTES,AS STRUCK ON THE COILED BLUE STEEL METAL CHIME AT THE TOP OF EVERY HOUR,THEY HALF HOUR IS STRUCK AS A SINGLE NOTE, THE SOUND IS CLEAR AND RESONANT, WITH A LOVELY LINGERING DECAY OF THE NOTE.
~THIS IS A MID SIZE GOTHIC CABINET STYLE MANTLE CLOCK – AN IDEAL SIZE – SUITABLE FOR MANTLE, TABLE, SHELF OR WALL BRACKET DISPLAY – PERFECT AS A SPECIAL GIFT, FOR YOUR PERSONAL USE, OR AS AN ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION. MEASUREMENTS ARE 7 1/4 W X 12” H X 5 ” D.
~THE WHITBY MANTEL CLOCK~ 1913 IS OFFERED WITH NO RESERVE AND ONLY A SMALL MINIMUM, AND I WILL LET THE EBAY COMMUNITY DETERMINE THE FINAL SALES VALUE OF THIS FINE ANTIQUE TIMEPIECE!
~SHIPPING AND PAYMENT INFORMATION~
~ PAYPAL IS THE PREFERRED METHOD OF PAYMENT AND PROTECTS YOU, THE BUYER ; OTHER FORMS OF PAYMENT MAY BE ACCEPTED ON PICKUP – PLEASE CONTACT ME TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS. IF PAYMENT NOT RECEIVED WITHIN 3 DAYS OF AUCTION-END ,THE ITEM WILL BE REPORTED AS UNPAID AND IN DEFAULT UNLESS OTHER ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE WITH SELLER.
~ SELLER WILL RENDER AN INVOICE INCLUDING SHIPPING CHARGES AT AUCTION END.
~ BUYER WILL PAY SHIPPING. USPS PRIORITY MAIL IS THE PREFERRED SHIPPING METHOD; IF OTHER ARRANGEMENTS ARE NEEDED ,PLEASE CONTACT ME. SHIPPING FOR AVERAGE SIZE MANTLE CLOCKS IS USUALLY IN THE $30-40 RANGE, PLUS INSURANCE. FOR LARGE AND HEAVIER MANTLE CLOCKS, SHIPPING WILL RUN IN THE $40-55 RANGE DEPENDING ON ZIP CODE, HIGHER PRICES ARE TO BE EXPECTED ON SHIPMENTS TO THE EASTERN U.S. ZIP CODES. INSURANCE IS MANDATORY ON ALL CLOCK SHIPMENTS.
~ ALL OF MY SETH THOMAS ANTIQUE CLOCKS ARE FULLY RESTORED IN ALL WAYS, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED OTHERWISE. I TAKE GREAT PRIDE MAKING SURE THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE FUNCTIONS PROPERLY, IS FULLY OPERATIONAL, MEETS OR EXCEEDS ORIGINAL SPECIFICATIONS , ALL CLOCKS ARE BENCH TESTED PRIOR TO SHIPPING. HOWEVER WITH ALL MECHANICAL CLOCK MOVEMENTS, SOME ADJUSTMENTS MAY BE NECESSARY WHEN SETTING UP AFTER SHIPMENT, AND THE CLOCK IS SOLD AS IS.
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