Restored Seth Thomas Grand Antique Westminster Chime Clock #73-1921 In Mahogany

  

PART OF MY DNA IS THE LONG TERM AND CONTINUING PASSION FOR THE PROPER RESTORATION OF SELECTED ANTIQUE CLOCKS, PRIMARILY SETH THOMAS AND HERSCHEDE. EACH RESTORATION IS ACCOMPLISHED VIA BEST METHODS AND PRACTICES, ACQUIRED THROUGH DECADES OF EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, AND TECHNIQUES ACQUIRED.

THE CLOCKS THAT I SELECT FOR RESTORATION AND SUBSEQUENT RESALE REPRESENT SPECIFICALLY SELECTED MODELS, WHICH ARE BEST CANDIDATES FOR THE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER, OR SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, WHO DESIRES TO OWN AN HIERLOOM ANTIQUE CLOCK, AS WELL AS TO ENJOY A TASTE OF ANTIQUE CLOCK AMERICANA. SINCERELY PRESENTED, STEVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

"E COMMERCE PLAYER" SOUND FILE LINKS ARE ATTACHED AT THE START OF THIS LISTING TO ASSIST YOU IN REVIEWING THE CHIME CLOCK NUMBER 73 - 1921. FOR YOUR SPECIAL GIFT LIST. OR FOR ONE'S INVESTMENT COLLECTION.

OR FOR PERSONAL USE AND ENJOYMENT. IS A RARE, MAGNIFICANT, ELEGANT AND FULLY RESTORED LARGE DORIC CATHEDRAL WESTMINSTER CHIME CABINET CLOCK - THE SETH THOMAS CHIME CLOCK NUMBER 73 - 1921. IT IS THE ABSOLUTE KING. OF SETH'S LARGE WESTMINSTER CHIME MANTLE, BRACKET, TABLE OR SHELF CLOCKS OF THE 1920'S. WHEN I FIND A RESTORABLE CHIME 73 I MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO BRING IT BACK VIA A FULL RESTORATION TO THE GRAND ELEGANCE THE CHIME 73 DESERVES. THE SETH THOMAS CHIME 73 - 1921 IS REFERENCED IN NOTED AUTHORITY TRAN DUY LY'S "SETH THOMAS CLOCKS AND MOVEMENTS, " THIRD EDITION, VOLUME 1 PAGE 162. YOU PROBABLY NOTICED FROM THE ABOVE PARAGRAPHS THAT I USED SEVERAL SUPERLATIVE DESCRIPTIVE WORDS TO INTRODUCE THIS CLOCK - THAT IS BECAUSE THE CHIME 73 IS A WINNING BLEND OF THE FOLLOWING. SETH'S HIGHEST GRADE AND MOST TASTEFULLY DESIGNED DORIC CABINET IN RIBBON MAHOGANY, WITH PRESERVED AND CONDITIONED SHELLAC PATINA - TRULY A SIGHT TO BEHOLD.

FANCY PIERCED GOLD HEAVY DIAL PLATE WITH 6 INCH DIAMETER SILVERED CHAPTER RING AND 2 SUBSIDIARY DIALS, ONE FOR TIME REGULATION AND THE OTHER TO SILENCE THE QUARTER HOUR CHIMES WHEN DESIRED. A CLOSE UP OF THE SUB DIALS IS SHOWN IN SUPERSIZE PHOTO 4. STATELY, ROBUST AND RESONANT WESTMINSTER NOTES AND HOUR STRIKE FROM THE MAYLAND BRONZE ALLOY CHIME ROD BANK. HEAVY SOLID BRONZE PENDULUM BOB AND BRASS WIDE WING KEY.

FINDING A CHIME 73 WITH THIS OPTIONAL PIERCED GOLD DIAL PLATE IS A SELDOM HAPPENING, SO WHENEVER I SEE ONE THAT CAN BE PROPERLY RESTORED, I ALWAYS SECURE IT. IF YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THAT MOST SPECIAL CHIME 73, HERE IT IS - YOU NEED READ NO FURTHER - REST ASSURED THIS ONE. IS A TOP ALL TIME SELECTION.

PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN DISCUSSING OTHER DETAILS OR TERMS. EACH CHIME 73 RESTORED BY ME IS A TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF SETH THOMAS AND HIS HUGE POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE AMERICAN CLOCK MAKING SAGA. EVERY DETAIL OF THE CLOCK WAS HANDLED IN THE RESTORATION, INCLUDING AESTHETICS, OPERATIONALITY, AND CABINET PRESENTATION. MANY HOURS WERE CONSUMED IN THIS RESTORATION, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE.

CONSIDER THE FACT THAT THE 113A MOVEMENT WEIGHS IN AT FIVE POUNDS, MORE THAN TWICE THE WEIGHT OF THE 124 MOVEMENT. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A LOVELY AND IMPRESSIVE ANTIQUE DORIC CABINET WESTMINSTER THAT WILL MAKE A GRAND STATEMENT ON DISPLAY IN YOUR SPECIAL LOCATION, THEN THE CHIME 73 WILL BE QUITE A PLEASANT ATTRACTION INDEED. PLEASE LOOK THROUGH THE PORTFOLIO OF HIGH RESOLUTION SUPERSIZE PHOTOS TO GAIN AN APPRECIATION OF THIS FINE CHIME CLOCK NUMBER 73 - I ASSURE YOU THAT IT LOOKS AND SOUNDS EVEN BETTER THAN THE PHOTOS AND SOUND FILES CAN DEPICT - QUITE AN ANTIQUE WESTMINSTER CLOCK INDEED.

THE CHIME 73 CASE WAS ONE OF SETH THOMAS' FINEST GRADE PRODUCTS, MARKETED TO THE HIGHER INCOME FOLKS OF THE EARLY 1920'S. THE CLOCK'S PRESERVED ORIGINAL SATIN RUBBED SHELLAC PATINA OF RIBBON MAHOGANY HIGHLIGHTS THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE WOOD ITSELF, AND COMPLEMENTS THE ELEGANT AND DRAMATIC CABINET DESIGN. THE AGED SHELLAC IS SATIN-LIKE AND RICHLY SHADED AND SIMPLY CANNOT BE DUPLICATED.

THE CABINET APPOINTMENTS INCLUSE FLUTED QUARTER COLUMNS ON BOTH FRONT EDGES, COMBINED WITH MOULDINGS AND SIDE SOUND WINDOWS THAT REALLY SET THIS ONE APART FROM THE REST. THIS IS A COLLECTOR GRADE ANTIQUE SETH WESTMINSTER OF THE HIGHEST ORDER - ONE THAT WILL ALWAYS INCREASE IN VALUE AND BECOME EVEN MORE DESIRED AS THE YEARS PASS. FOLLOWING ARE SEVERAL OF THE SPECIAL FEATURES THAT ARE PART OF THIS LOVELY 1921 CHIME CLOCK. ELEGANT AND TIMELESS STYLE WITH DETAILS OF THE PERIOD.

RAISED BASE AND COMPOUND BASE MOULDINGS ON FRONT AND SIDES. FULL HINGED MAHOGANY FRONT DOOR WITH SILVERED SHADOW MASK/MAT INSIDE THE DOOR TO ENHANCE THE DIAL.

PREMIUM LARGE FANCY PIERCED GOLD DIAL PLATE WITH 6 INCH SILVERED DIAL RING, SUBSIDIARY DIALS AND RECESSED BLACK ARABIC NUMERALS - NOTE THIS IS THE FINEST DIAL PLATE SETH OFFERED ON THE CHIME 73 - MUCH SUPERIOR TO THE REGULAR SILVERED DIAL PLATE. TAKE A LOOK VIA SUPERSIZE PHOTOS 1, 4, AND 5. SIGNATURE CUT BRASS FANCY SERPENTINE DESIGN HOUR AND MINUTE HANDS.

LARGE OVERSIZE SOUND CHAMBER WITH 5 HEAVY MAYLAND BRONZE ALLOY CATHEDRAL CHIME. SCROLLED MAHOGANY SIDE SOUND PANELS LEFT AND RIGHT FOR AESTHETIC ENHANCEMENT AND ADDED EMPHASIS TO THE WESTMINSTER SEQUENCES AS STRUCK ON THE MAYLAND BRONZE ALLOY CHIMES. TRUE RIBBON MAHOGANY WITH SHELLAC RUBBED PATINA FINISH.

DESIGNED TO BE "THE GRAND DORIC CABINET WESTMINSTER" OF THE PERIOD. THE CHIME 73 - 1921 DISPLAYS WELL IN ANY SETTING, BOTH AS AN ANTIQUE AND AS A DECORATIVE ACCESSORY.

IN ADDITION IT IS AN EXCELLENT INVESTMENT, BECAUSE ITS VALUE WILL CONTINUE TO APPRECIATE YEAR AFTER YEAR. IT IS A DELIGHT TO VIEW, ENJOY AND USE FOR TIMEKEEPING; THIS GRAND CLOCK IS ANOTHER ONE I JUST LOVE AND HATE TO PART WITH. YOU WILL LOVE IT TOO! PLEASE LOOK OVER THE SUPERSIZE PHOTOS TO SEE AND CAREFULLY STUDY ALL DETAILS OF THE CLOCK.

IN THE PHOTOS PLEASE NOTE THE CABINET ADORNMENTS AND FEATURES, AS WELL AS THE LOVELY AND EYE CATCHING DESIGN, APPOINTMENTS, DOUBLE COLUMNS AND 180 DEGREE ARCH WORK OVER THE TOP OF THE DIAL. THE SETH THOMAS CHIME CLOCK NUMBER 73 - 1921 GLORIOUSLY CHIMES EACH ¼ HOUR ON THE RESONANT MAYLAND CATHEDRAL CHIME RODS IN THE LARGE DORIC SOUND CHAMBER, FOLLOWED BY THE FULL WESTMINSTER CHIME SEQUENCE AT THE HOUR COUNT - THE NEW OWNER WILL TRULY LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THIS GRAND CLOCK - AS KIND OF A TRADITION IN THE HOME.

ON THE DIAL FACE ARE THREE HOLES TO ACCESS THE WINDING SHAFTS; NEAR NUMERAL 4 IS THE QUARTER HOUR CHIMES SHAFT; NEAR NUMERAL 6 IS THE TIME SHAFT AND NEAR NUMERAL 8 IS THE HOUR STRIKE WINDING SHAFT. THERE ARE TWO SUBSIDIARY DIALS AS WELL.

THE LEFT ONE ENABLES REGULATION OF THE TIME SLOW/FAST, AND THE RIGHT SUBSIDIARY DIAL IS FOR SILENCING THE QUARTER HOUR CHIMES IF DESIRED - THE HOUR STRIKE WILL NOT BE SILENCED. CLOSE UP VIEWS OF THE SUB-DIALS ARE CONTAINED IN SUPERSIZE PHOTO 4. NOTICE THAT THE HEAVY PREMIUM PIERCED GOLD DESIGN DIAL ASSEMBLY IS CLEAN AND FLAWLESS. THIS IS A LARGE FULL SIZE DORIC CABINET CLOCK SUITABLE FOR MANTLE, TABLE, SHELF OR WALL BRACKET DISPLAY - IDEAL FOR A SPECIAL GIFT, YOUR PERSONAL USE, OR AS AN ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION.

MEASUREMENTS ARE 11" W X 14" H X 7 ½ D. ENJOY THE LISTING - IF YOU WISH TO DISCUSS OPTIONS, OR DESIRE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT ME, STEVE. PLEASE OBSERVE THAT NEARLY HALF OF MY LISTING PORTFOLIO CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT THE MECHANICAL ASPECTS AND MOVEMENT RESTORATION OF THE CLOCK. YOU DESERVE, AND SHOULD EXPECT, A RESTORED ANTIQUE SETH OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND RELIABILITY.

I STRIVE TO EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS RATHER THAN SIMPLY SELL YOU AN ANTIQUE CLOCK. SETH THOMAS' FINEST AND HEAVIEST WESTMINSTER MOVEMENT, THE EIGHT DAY #113A, HAS BEEN COMPLETELY SERVICED, INCLUDING: FULL DISASSEMBLY, INSPECTION, CLEANING, REBUSHING AT KEY BEARING WEAR POINTS, REASSEMBLY, LUBRICATION, AND BENCH TESTING.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN THE #113A MOVEMENT ARE INCLUDED IN THE INSPECTION, ALONG WITH CORRECTIONS IF NECESSARY. BUSHING AND PIVOT WEAR OR ROUGHNESS. ANY BENT PIVOTS OR OTHER PIVOT CONDITIONS. CONDITION OF ARBORS, GEARS, PINIONS. CONDITION OF THE CHIME HAMMERS AND HAMMER ASSEMBLY.

CONDITION OF THE CHIME TRAIN AND HOUR STRIKE TRAIN GOVERNORS TO INSURE THAT PROPER GEAR SPEED IS MAINTAINED. CONDITION OF THE LEATHER TIPS ON THE CHIME HAMMERS TO INSURE APPROPRIATE TONE, TIMBRE AND DECAY OF THE NOTE WHEN EACH CHIME IS STRUCK.

NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT ARE COMPONENTS OF PROPER SERVICING. ALL THREE MAINSPRINGS THAT SUPPLY ENERGY TO THE TIME, CHIME AND HOUR STRIKE TRAINS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. I USE FINEST QUALITY MAINSPRINGS, NOT INEXPENSIVE REPLACEMENTS!!

PLEASE NOTE: WEAK MAINSPRINGS AND THE NEED FOR PROPER SERVICING ARE THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF POOR AND UNRELIABLE PERFORMANCE FROM ANTIQUE CLOCKS WITH AN UNKNOWN SERVICE AND CONDITION RECORD. A VIEW OF THE NEW MAINSPRINGS AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE #113A MOVEMENT, PREPARED FOR REASSEMBLY, IS SHOWN IN SUPERSIZE PHOTO 9. ELECTRONIC TESTS WERE PERFORMED TO ADJUST AND MINIMIZE THE PENDULUM BEAT ERROR, WITH AN OBJECTIVE OF APPROACHING ZERO.

THIS RESTORED #113A MOVEMENT MET AND HELD ZERO BEAT ERROR, INDICATING A VERY HEALTHY MOVEMENT. THE PENDULUM BEAT RATE ADJUSTMENT WAS ALSO PERFORMED, WITH THE OBJECTIVE BEING 9,894 BEATS PER HOUR, WHICH THE RESTORED #113A ATTAINED AND HELD. THIS ADJUSTMENT IS IMPORTANT TO ASSURE TIME REGULATION STABILITY, AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO ADJUST THE MOVEMENT LATER FOR VARYING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS THAT AFFECT MECHANICAL CLOCKS. I TREAT EACH RESTORATION AS IF THE COMPLETED CLOCK WILL RESIDE IN MY PERSONAL COLLECTION. ALL OF MY DISTINCTIVECLOCKS SETH THOMAS ANTIQUE CLOCKS ARE FULLY RESTORED IN EVERY WAY UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED OTHERWISE.

MY SINCERE HOPE IS TO EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS IN EVERY WAY. IMPORTANT NOTES ON USING THE E COMMERCE AUDIO PLAYER. FOUR SOUND FILES OF THE SETH CHIME CLOCK NUMBER 73 - 1928 WITH FINEST QUALITY #113A MOVEMENT IN OPERATION ARE AVAILABLE. VOICE INTRODUCTION TO THE SOUND FILES. PENDULUM BEAT-ESCAPEMENT/VERGE/CRUTCH AND TIME GEAR TRAIN OPERATION SOUNDS OF THE MOVEMENT - LISTEN FOR CLEAN AND EVEN SOUND, REGULARITY, AND THE ABSENCE OF ODD NOISES.

WESTMINSTER SEQUENCES AT 7:15 - 7:30 - 7:45 - LISTEN FOR PURE, SOLID NOTES WITH RICH TIMBRE, SMOOTH DECAY, AND STATELY, EVEN TEMPO OF THE MOVEMENT WHILE SOUNDING THE WESTMINSTER SEQUENCES. THE FULL WESTMINSTER SEQUENCE AND HOUR COUNT AT 8:00. AGAIN, LISTEN FOR PURE, SOLID NOTES WITH GOOD TIMBRE AND RICH DECAY - AND AGAIN THE STABLE AND STATELY TEMPO OF THE MOVEMENT WHILE PLAYING THE SEQUENCES. ENJOY REVIEWING THE CHIME CLOCK NUMBER 73 - IF YOU NEED OR DESIRE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE BE IN TOUCH WITH ME, STEVE B.