Seth Thomas Restored Tambour 12-1928 Elegant Antique Striking Clock In Mahogany

  
FOR YOUR COLLECTION, HOME FURNISHINGS ADDITION, SPECIAL GIFT CONSIDERATION. OR FOR PERSONAL USE AND ENJOYMENT. IS ANOTHER OF THE FINEST TIME AND STRIKE TAMBOURS OF ITS DAY!!! - THE SETH THOMAS TAMBOUR NO.

THE TAMBOUR 12 1928 IS REFERENCED IN NOTED AUTHORITY TRAN DUY LYS SETH THOMAS CLOCKS AND MOVEMENTS THIRD EDITION, VOLUME 2, PAGE 704. E COMMERCE SOUND PLAYER FILE LINKS OF THE TAMBOUR 12 - 1928 ARE ATTACHED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS LISTING LISTEN AND ENJOY.

THE CLOCKS MELLOW AGED ORIGINAL RI. ON MAHOGANY PATINA IS LOVELY - INDEED EXCITING - TO LOOK AT.

THE LARGE AND INTERESTING CASE HAS TWIN TRIM HIGHLIGHTS, ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE CLOCK. THE PROFESSIONALLY CONDITIONED AND RESTORED RIBBON MAHOGANY CASE AND FINISH WAS THE HIGHEST GRADE SETH THOMAS OFFERED IN ITS TIME.

NOTICE THAT THE MUCH SOUGHT AFTER RICH PATINA FINISH ON THE RIBBON MAHOGANY CABINET HAS BEEN AMALGAMATED, PRESERVED AND PROTECTED TO PRODUCE A LOVELY, RICH AND DISTINCTIVE FINISH. THE SUPERB TAMBOUR 12 CASE DESIGN COMPLEMENTS THE. FIVE INCH PREMIUM SILVERED DIAL. WITH RAISED BRONZE NUMERALS AND SETH THOMAS SIGNATURE CUT BRASS SERPENTINE HANDS.

THIS VERSION OF THE TAMBOUR 12 IS RARELY SEEN AND IS ALWAYS A FAVORITE! THE CAST BEZEL FITS WELL AND CLOSES WITH A NICE SNAP. THE HEAVY CONVEX AND BEVELED DIAL GLASS IS PERFECT.

TAKE A LOOK AT SUPERSIZE PHOTOS 4 AND 5 TO VIEW A CLOSEUP OF THE CONVEX AND BEVELED DIAL GLASS AS WELL AS THE EXCEPTIONAL PREMIUM SILVERED DIAL. THE SETH THOMAS TAMBOUR 12 - 1928 HAS ALL OF THE DESIRED CLASSIC STYLE AND DETAIL OF THE PERIOD, INCLUDING DISTINCTIVE BASE MOULDING, EXTRA BASE WIDTH AT A FULL 19 ½ AND RAISED BASE. THE CLOCK PRESENTS ITSELF EXTREMELY WELL IN ANY SETTING, BOTH AS AN ANTIQUE AND AS A DECORATIVE ACCESSORY. IN ADDITION IT IS AN EXCELLENT INVESTMENT GRADE ANTIQUE SETH THOMAS, BECAUSE ITS VALUE WILL CONTINUE TO APPRECIATE YEAR AFTER YEAR. ON THE DIAL FACE ARE TWO WINDING HOLES, ONE ABOVE NUMERAL 5 FOR THE TIME AND ANOTHER ABOVE NUMERAL 7 FOR THE HALF HOUR/HOUR STRIKE. THE SMALL HOLE AT NUMERAL 12 PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE TIME ADJUSTMENT SLOW/FAST. NOTE THAT THIS PARTICULAR TAMBOUR 12 FEATURES THE PREMIUM ROUND MOVEMENT OF THE PERIOD, A #120 FINE ROUND MOVEMENT WITH RACK AND SNAIL STRIKE SEQUENCING.

EACH HALF HOUR IS ANNOUNCED ON A RESONANT CATHEDRAL BELL GONG, FOLLOWED BY THE HOUR COUNT. A CLOSE UP OF THE CATHEDRAL GONG IS SHOWN IN PHOTO 11 THE NEW OWNER WILL TRULY LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THE TAMBOUR NO.

12 AS KIND OF A TRADITION IN THE HOME. PLEASE LOOK OVER THE SUPERSIZE PHOTOS. I URGE YOU TO SEE AND STUDY ALL DETAILS OF THE CLOCK. IT IS SUPERB IN EVERY RESPECT.

THIS IS A GRAND AND LOVELY LARGE SIZE TAMBOUR SUITABLE FOR MANTLE, TABLE, SHELF OR WALL BRACKET DISPLAY. IDEAL FOR A GIFT, YOUR PERSONAL USE, OR AS AN ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION. MEASUREMENTS ARE 19 ½ W X 8 H X 5 ½ D. 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. THE EIGHT DAY SETH THOMAS #120 FINE ROUND MOVEMENT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY SERVICED AND RESTORED, INCLUCING. COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION OF ALL PARTS, TOLERANCES, CLEARANCES.

REPLACEMENT OF ALL OUT OF TOLERANCE PIVOT BUSHINGS. INSPECTION AND POLISHING OF ALL PIVOTS. CORRECTION OF ANY BENT OR MARRED PIVOTS.

COMPLETE DISASSEMBLY FOLLOWED BY ULTRASONIC CLEANING OF ALL COMPONENTS. REASSEMBLY OF MOVEMENT, PROPER LUBRICATION AND COMPLETE BENCH ADJUSTMENTS AND CHECKOUT USING ELECTRONIC AND MECHANICAL INSTRUMENTATION. THE TESTS AND ADJUSTMENTS PROCESS ON THE RESTORED MOVEMENT CONSISTS OF NUMEROUS STEPS.

THE PENDULUM BEAT RATE, BEAT ERROR, AND OTHER PARAMETERS ARE OPTIMIZED DURING THIS PHASE. IN THE LEFT INSET OF PHOTO 11 THE PENDULUM BEAT ERROR IS MINIMIZED, WITH ZERO ERROR AS THE DESIRED OBJECTIVE. AT ZERO ERROR, BOTH THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT PORTIONS OF THE FULL PENDULUM SWING ARE EQUAL IN AMPLITUDE AND DURATION.

NOTE IN THE RIGHT INSET THAT THE PENDULUM BEAT HOLDS AT 10,584 BEATS PER HOUR, THE CORRECT RATE FOR ACCURATE TIME KEEPING. ALL TESTS ON THE #120 MOVEMENT MET AND EXCEEDED BENCHMARKS.

WHY TAKE A CHANCE ON AN ANTIQUE CLOCK OF UNCONFIRMED CONDITION AND RELIABILITY - RISKING A COSTLY TRIP TO THE CLOCK DOCTOR YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON A DISTINCTIVECLOCKS RESTORED ANTIQUE SETH THOMAS FOR QUALITY AND RELIABILITY. 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 NOTE E COMMERCE AUDIO PLAYER SOUND FILES ATTACHED AT THE BEGINNING OF MY LISTING. THREE SOUND FILES OF THE SETH THOMAS TAMBOUR 12 - 1928 WITH #120 FINE ROUND 15 DAY MOVEMENT IN OPERATION ARE AVAILABLE IN.

PENDULUM BEAT-ESCAPEMENT/VERGE/CRUTCH OPERATION SOUNDS OF THE MOVEMENT - LISTEN FOR CLEAN AND EVEN SOUND AND THE ABSENCE OF ODD NOISES. HOUR COUNT STRIKE AND HALF-HOUR STRIKE; CAPTURED ON THE FILE IS 2:00 2:30 - 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00 5:30 6:00 - NOTE THE SOLID TEMPO, CLEAN LINGERING NOTES AND PLEASANT DECAY OF THE NOTES. NOTE THAT THE FILES ARE RECORDED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE MOVEMENT AND NORMAL GEAR TRAIN SOUNDS MAY BE HEARD.

THE MOVEMENT GEAR TRAIN SOUNDS ARE NOT HEARD AT NORMAL DISTANCES FROM THE CLOCK. The item "SETH THOMAS RESTORED TAMBOUR 12-1928 ELEGANT ANTIQUE STRIKING CLOCK IN MAHOGANY" is in sale since Sunday, December 24, 2017.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Clocks\Antique (Pre-1930)\Shelf, Mantel". The seller is "distinctiveclocks_and_audio" and is located in Irmo, South Carolina. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Russian federation, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica.

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