(Centennial Clock) Seth Thomas Thomaston, Connecticut. Dated 1876. $775.00

This is a decorative small veneered shelf or mantle clock created at the time of the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. The top of the door contains a square clear glass panel, the bottom of the door is fitted with a horizontally rectangular reverse painted glass panel featuring a scene from the 1878 Centennial in the central oval-shaped reserve surmounted by an American eagle flanked by American flags and dated “1876” below, all on a black reverse painted background, inside back of case

The clock has a key-wound spring-driven thirty-hour movement with hour strike, a square painted tin dial with Roman numerals and Seth Thomas trademark,vertically-rectangular-shaped case with a flat base. It is surrounded on its front and sides by wide applied molding. The case has a flat top, the front is fitted with a full length hinged door, brass hinges and a small brass turn knob. 

13 3/8 x 10 ¼ x 4 ½ inches deep.
Good working order.
Crackly original finish.