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German seththomas clock movements are still available. Ww2 seth thomas mark 1 deck clock with nice original 1942 dial. Thomas, greatgrandson of the original founder of the seth thomas clock company was the first chairman of the board of general time corporation until his death in 1932. For the most part, the german movements that they chose to use for seth thomas were made by hermle clock company or kieninger.
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