Boston, U.S.A. / 163523",
signed on the movement
of this large wall regula-
tor, ca 1924. The original
Cleveland", and signed at
the
known for their railroad grade
pocket watches, also sold and ser-
viced weight powered wall regula-
tors to railroads and other busi-
nesses. Most were made by Seth
Thomas, a few were made by
Chelsea and Howard. Note that
this clock is almost identical to the
Seth Thomas No.3 Regulator. This
44" oak case is clean and polished,
and we believe it to be all original
with the exception of the cross bar
behind the dial. The brass weight,
pulley, bob, beat scale, and move-
ment, are all clean and polished.
Behind the pendulum stick is a
metal label that says, "O C L 57".
I would guess that indicated the
clocks location, in a railroad sta-
made to be as accurate as the railroad pocket watches. The dial is great,
has no scratches or wear, and only slightly dirty. Both glasses are origi-
nal, key lock on the bottom door, latch on the top door. NAWCC Bulletin,
April 2001, page 164. $7500-$10,000.
Some collectors also call
this very rare model a
"Derrick" clock, I suppose
oilrig. Subsequent models,
No.2 thru No.6 had a bronze
figure standing on a cabinet or
iron case. The No.1 is the
only model under a large
glass dome. This glass dome
is original and very heavy and
rests on a round wood base.
The wood case is ebony, com-
pletely original and in excel-
lent condition, and it has had
no repairs or alterations. It
stands 20½" high with the
dome in place. The movement
is 8 day, running, and striking
a coil gong underneath the
wood base. A near complete
paper label (now covered with
plastic to protect it) is under
the gong. This near perfect
clock has not been in a safe
deposit box for 130 years so
pale stains, but it certainly is better than most dials this age. Neither the
movement or dial is signed, but that is common with this model. We found
no record of this very rare model ever having sold, at auction, or other-
wise. We did find where some of the less desirable models with figures on
top, selling at auctions in the $6000-$7500 range. Ly-Kroeber, page 148.
$7500-$10,000.
ing, "Flora", ca 1883. Hand
carved case has a fantastic
Ebony finish, and stands 38"
high. It may well be made of
cherry and then painted black,
many were, and lots of clock
guys try to clean the ebony
cases leaving only the pretty
cherry wood, but you cannot
remove all the black, some will
hide somewhere to give it away.
This clock is outstanding. I will
not go out on a limb and say it
is possibly the most original or
most perfect ST clock I have
seen, because you will see some
bumps and bits of paint on the
back edges, but it sure is nice. A
factory stamp on the back,
"C4881", indicates this clock
was made, March 1884. The
brass bob has excellent dama-
scene swirls, beat scale and
label are near perfect, the dial is
so nice you have to look close
to realize it was not repainted,
original hands, brass gong base
holding the Cathedral coil
gong,
nal glasses, and a key lock on
the side of the case. The 8 day
movement is correct, and it is
running and striking properly.
Ly-Seth Thomas, page 327,
devotes one whole page to the Flora clock, and our clock is identical to
everything pictured, except the finish on the wood. $4500-$5000.
No.30", ca 1909. Medium oak case
is 49" high, clean and polished, no
repairs, breaks, or anything to apol-
ogize for as it is very clean and nice
throughout. Original glass, two
door locks on the side, polished
brass weight and bob, wood stick,
brass beat scale, original paint on
the dial pan, and original hands.
The dial paint is slightly soiled but
has no chips or problems worth
mentioning. The 8 day movement is
time only, weight driven and run-
ning just fine. It is the same move-
ment that was used in the ST
Regulator No.2. All the little but-
tons and the little round finial on
the top are correct. There are small
carvings and grooved designs, top
to bottom. Ly-Seth Thomas, page
306. Books for $4500, has sold at
auctions over $6000. $3500-$4000.