Expert: Kenneth Saunders - 12/13/2009

Question
QUESTION: Hello,

I recently purchased an early looking, deco style Seth Thomas clock and am trying to identify it and get some information about it, but am having no luck finding any reference to it and was wondering if you or someone could help.  The information from the back plate is as follows, catalog no. "3362" and the patent no. reads "1,9333,591"  Seth Thomas Clocks, Thomaston, Connecticut.  

The clock is made of a nicely stained wood with brass pieces for numerals and brass hands.  It measures 13 1/2" in diameter for the largest portion and it's center is an almost half ball, also of wood, set onto the flat portion that measures about 5 1/2" in diameter and about 2" high at it's tallest.  A Brass Seth Thomas Nameplate is on this ball as are the brass hands that are actually curved around this ball, and it looks amazing when running.  

I would love to find out information on this piece as I have never seen another like it.  Thanks so much and Kind Regards,


Doug


ANSWER: you can wade through these if ypou have a faster connection than I :




http://www.antiqueclockspriceguide.com/indexlinks.php?manufacturer=Thomas,_Seth


putting the cursor over an image will higlight more info - btw

apaten seach on Google turns up nothing on that #

is there an number stamped in ink with a rubber stamp on the back or bottom of the case?

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QUESTION: Hello and thanks.  I had actually looked through there already, and many other places and hadn't found anything, so then decided to ask here.  

There is an ink stamped number to the back of the movement itself that reads "389" as well as  a number stamped into the metal of the inner movement plate that reads "6-40"  Also on the back of the movement reads "Sangamo U.S.A. U.S. Patent Nos. 1,933,591 %26 1,935,208." Other than that and the numbers I have mentioned, I do not see any others.  
As mentioned, any help would be greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards,

Doug


Answer
now that you corrected the pantent numbers:

http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=M3BTAAAAEBAJ&dq=1,933,591&ie=ISO-8859-1&o

and


http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=KLFXAAAAEBAJ&dq=1,935,208&ie=ISO-8859-1&o

so the early 1930's on the patents and the 6-40 is indeed June 1940

You might ask Silverdollar also --his area of speciality:
http://www.allexperts.com/ep/3526-84560/Antique-Clocks/Silverdollar-Productions.