Escapement

Excuse the interruption. Life intervened. Despite the storm und drang of recent events your local clock hunter continued to keep an eye out for interesting finds. And here was a photo from a Craigslist yard sale posting a month ago. Not in search of produce, rather things horological, this internet searcher spied something nonetheless. Next to the scale. And here was the other eye-catching photo from the posting. Intrigued. The Del Rey Oaks neighborhood has an annual garage sale event that your local horologist has perused with some success in years past. Hoofing it over there we discovered that the crowds were modest and our quarry was located. A Seth Thomas. The dial is enamel, not paper, so likely late 19th / early 20th century and in very good shape. The minute hand missing from the dial was taped inside the rear door.  The innards looked good too. Quite intact albeit a touch dirty.  The clock appeared to be completely original. Even the key. It had also been bushed . A si...