Seth Thomas 24 hour military clock | ||
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Posted 7 years ago
benclocklo…
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Photos above of a Seth Thomas 24 hour military clock that came from Point Cook Royal Australian Air Force base in Victoria Australia. Works perfectly. I mounted it on a board with a model of the USS Alabama and the ships badge for effect (USS Alabama because I visited it in Mobile in 1980). Can anyone give me any details re year etc.
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Beautiful bakelite case. Here are some on the web, you should be able to get your info from one of these beautes :
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If you look at the back of the movement (works of the clock) there should be a date stamped, i.e. 3-44 representing March 1944.
You may have a model Seth Thomas called the "Ship's Lever No. 6" from circa 1915. Your example could have been manufactured several years before or after that approximate date.
It's described as an 8-day lever movement, black bakelite case wardroom or deck ship's timepiece. Height should be 7 3/4 inches it that is the model you have.
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Thanks for sharing.
If the approximate dates are accurate, your clock would have been made around the time that the 5th USS Alabama (SP-1052) was made and "enrolled" in a Naval Reserve capacity. That is according to Wikipedia article.
Mystery solved. Thanks everyone.