Author: SETH THOMAS CLOCK COMPANY
Title: Illustrated Catalogue of Seth Thomas Clocks, Regulators, and Time Pieces, : Manufactured and Sold By the Seth Thomas Clock Company, Plymouth Hollow, . . . Additions 1864-1872, Also Tower Clocks 1874
Description: Bristol, CT: K. Roberts Pub. Co. ; Distributed By the American Clock and Watch Museum, 1973. Reprint. Paperback. ISBN: 0913602078. B&W Illustrations; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 ; 68 pages; Soft cover is stapled wraps. Covers have fading at spine and slight rubbing, bumping. Pages are clean and tight; appears as if unused. Illustrated with b/w pictures. This is a reprint of an 1863 catalogue. Front cover has a gold label which reads 'Souvenir Lake Erie Chapter 28.' 'Seth Thomas is perhaps the most recognized American clock manufacturer of all time. Almost everyone over the age of 40 has heard that name associated with clocks of some sort. Seth Thomas may not have been the most important man when it comes to clock innovations and design but Seth Thomas was one of, what we might consider, the founding fathers of the clock manufacturing boom that occurred in the United States in the early 1800’s. Where other American clock companies came and went in a relatively short time period the Seth Thomas Clock Company has existed in one form or another up until modern times. Beginning about 1800 and up until about the 1920’s clock manufacturing in the United States was very big business. Imported clocks from Germany, England and France were typically too expensive for the average American home. Because of this there was an excellent opportunity for American ingenuity to produce an affordable clock and many companies were formed based around this very idea. From the beginning of this clock manufacturing boom there were a large number of companies producing these inexpensive yet very functional and durable clocks. Many of these companies were destined to have very short lives where others like Seth Thomas, Welch, Ingraham, Waterbury, New Haven and Ansonia (among others) would last for many decades. Of all of these various companies the name Seth Thomas endured longer than almost all of them. Of course, as time progressed the Seth Thomas Company ceased to be owned by members of the original family. Companies using the Seth Thomas name continued to manufacture clocks up until very recent times, as late as the 1980s.' this title from 1977.. Very Good+ .

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