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Definition of Seth Thomas
1. Noun. United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Seth Thomas
Literary usage of Seth Thomas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Old Clock Book by N. Hudson Moore (1911)
"OTHER CONNECTICUT CLOCKMAKERS Seth Thomas Seth Thomas (see Figure 69) was born
in Wolcott, Conn., in 1785. Like many of his associates who later achieved ..."
2. Courts and Lawyers of Pennsylvania: A History, 1623-1923 by Frank Marshall Eastman (1922)
"Seth Thomas McCORMICK. Another Seth Thomas McCormick than he of the ... That Seth
Thomas McCormick was the father of the eminent Dr. Horace Greeley ..."
3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Common Pleas, and by Great Britain Court of Common Pleas, William John Broderip, Peregrine Bingham (1820)
"The answer to this is, that, in such an action by Seth Thomas, ... The allegation
of the possession by Seth Thomas for a term of 22 years is made by the ..."
4. The Revised Reports: Being a Republication of Such Cases in the English by Robert Campbell, Frederick Pollock, Oliver Augustus Saunders, Arthur Beresford Cane, Joseph Gerald Pease, William Bowstead, Great Britain Courts (1895)
"First, that the plea amounts *to this, that the lessor Seth Thomas had nothing
in the premises. Second, that it puts in issue the precise extent of the term ..."
5. Encyclopedia of Connecticut Biography: Genealogical-memorial, Representative by American Historical Society, Samuel Hart (1917)
"He married Amanda, daughter of Seth Thomas, who founded the Seth Thomas Clock
Company. ... His wife's name was Martha, and their third son, Seth Thomas, ..."
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