Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1955.021.001abcde |
Object Name |
Clock, Wall |
Title |
Seth Thomas Clock (c. 1863) |
Lexicon category |
5: T&E For Science & Technology |
Date |
1863 |
Artist |
Seth Thomas |
Made |
Seth Thomas |
Place of Origin |
Plymouth Hollow, Connecticut, United States |
Description |
This is a wooden SETH THOMAS clock (a). This one was accompanied with its two clock weights (b & c), a winding key (d), and a pendulum (e). The glass lower door area has a basket of fruit motif, inside an oval area surrounded with a fancy gilt-coloured pattern. The white dial has an intentional central hole so that you can see some of the mechanism. The clock has Roman numerals. The wooden carcase has a dark brown finish on it. |
Makers mark |
The interior has a large black-printed label with "BRASS CLOCKS, MADE AND SOLD BY SETH THOMAS Plymouth Hollow, Conn. / WARRANTED GOOD" Below this is a lengthy text of directions. There is also a printed line below the directions. |
Provenance |
Manufactured by the Seth Thomas Co. in Connecticut. Provenance unknown. Last owned by Jennie Edna Hurlbut (neé Day) of Owen Sound, Grey County (her family had formerly lived in the Lake Charles area of Keppel Township, and her husband's family lived in the Kemble area). |
Collection |
Horology, 19th-c Collection |
Material |
Wood/Metal/Glass/Finish/Enamel/Paint |
Dimensions |
H-63.6 W-38.7 D-10.3 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Hurlbut, Jennie |
Subjects |
Clocks & watches |
Search Terms |
Keppel Township |