Seth Thomas Octagonal drop dial Wall Clock

Seth Thomas Octagonal drop dial Wall or "Schoolhouse" Clock

Ref No: 33

Case:

Octagonal with drop section having glass door to allow pendulum to be seen. Case is mahogany with gilt banding. Brass bezel to dial. Dial painted and marked "JT Schultheiss, Chatham, Seth Thomas". Backboard has the original label or clock paper with "Directions for setting up this clock" and carries the name Seth Thomas and the address in this case is Thomaston, Conn.
Size: 21.5 inches high.

Movement:

Brass, spring driven, brass faced pendulum.

Notes:

An early American clock by a renowned maker. CWT page 63, also plenty of refs to Seth Thomas and Thomaston (renamed from Plymouth Hollow in his honor in 1866)