Seth Thomas Clock Co. Records
name: label: Creator
content: Seth Thomas Clock Co.
topic: label: Topic
content: Clocks and watches
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
creator: label: Creator
content: Seth Thomas Clock Co.
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content: Seth Thomas Clock Co. Records
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: In 1809, Seth Thomas joined with Eli Terry and Silas Hoadley in a partnership in the manufacture of clocks in Plymouth Hollow, Connecticut. After one year, Thomas and Hoadley bought out Terry's interest in the business. in 1812, Thomas sold his interest to Hoadley and opened his own shop in Plymouth Hollow. It was successful. The Seth Thomas company was incorporated in 1855.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.5 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1835-1928
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0627
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Business records
label: Type
content: Minute books
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: 1 series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Craig Orr, 1997.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Business records
label: Genre/Form
content: Minute books
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Five volumes of the Seth Thomas Clock Company's records, including a journal, two minute books, a sales and cash receipts record book, and a stock record book.