Q: We have an old Seth Thomas mantle clock in our family that has been passed down through a number of generations. It was given to my mother by her grandmother, my great-grandmother who was born ...

Mike Lunsford photoOld Timer: The gold face of a classic Seth Thomas mantle clock catches the morning sunlight.

This clock was made by the Seth Thomas Clock Company, which went into business in Plymouth Hollow, Connecticut in 1813. (SHNS photo courtesy Joe Rossen and Helaine Fendelman / Treasures In Your ...