GUEST: Well, the clock belonged to my great-grandfather, who was a physician in western Pennsylvania. Our understanding is that he had it hanging in his office. And then it eventually got passed down to my uncle, who had a farm in the area, and the clock found its way into the barn. So when it was in the barn, it was pretty clear that
the chickens were pecking at the clock face, because you can still see where their peck marks were on there. So yeah, they were getting after it a little bit.
APPRAISER: Well, when I first saw it, I thought that was just chipping of the paint, but you're right, they are little dents from the chickens pecking on it.
GUEST: Yeah, yeah.
APPRAISER: So the clock was made by the Seth Thomas Clock Company about 1900, give or take. It's hard to date them exactly because they made the same model for so long. The rarity is in the fact that it's walnut as opposed to oak. In a retail shop, I would be comfortable seeing it at $1,500 to $1,800.
GUEST: Wow. Wow, that's pretty interesting. Yeah, thank you.
