Seth Thomas Dealer Brochures 1973 & 1974

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Relevant Flip clock / rolling drum style clock pages for Seth Thomas Dealer Brochures, 1973 &1974.


1973




Model Numbers:

Page 2:
(A) Speed Read Mini-larm: No. 851 Blue / No. 852 White / No. 853 Green
(B) Speed Read Relax-Lite Alarm: No. 866 Blue / No. 867 Green / No. 868 Red
(C) Speed Read Relax-Lite Alarm: No. 864 Woodgrain / No. 865 White
(D) Speed Read Lite-Alarm: No. 820 (Woodgrain)

Page 3:
(A) Speed Read Lighted Dial Cube-Lite: No. 854 Blue / No. 855 White / No. 856 Woodgrain / No. 857 Yellow
(B) Speed Read Day-Date: No. 821 (Woodgrain)
(C) Speed Read Lite-Alarm: No. 814 Orange / No. 815 White / No. 828 Brown
(D) Speed Read Lighted Dial Alarm: No. 822 Woodgrain
(E) Speed Read Electric Alarm: No. 824 (White)

Page 4:
(A) Speed Read Console Battery: No. 858 (Woodgrain)
(B) Speed Read IV: No. 802 (Walnut)
(C) Speed Read Day-Date Alarm: No. 861 (Woodgrain, Silver color trim)
(D) Speed Read Base: No. 1628 (Woodgrain)
(E) Speed Read 24 Hour: No. 796 (Ebony)
(F) Speed Read: No. 124 (Walnut Finish, brass inlay)
(G) Speed Read Lite-Alarm: No. 825 (Walnut, brass front plate)
(H) Speed Read Battery: No. 859 Black / No 860 Woodgrain
(J) Speed Read Base: No 1627 (Woodgrain)

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1974




Model Numbers:

Page: 2
(A) Speed Read Lite-Alarm: No 815 White / No. 828 Brown
(B) Speed Read Relax-Lite Alarm: No. 874 (White pedestal case, Walnut finish top)
(C) Speed Read Mini-Larm: No. 851 Blue / No. 852 White / No. 853 Green
(D) Speed Read Relax-Lite Alarm: No. 864 Woodgrain / No. 865 White
(E) Speed Read Relax-Alarm: No. 878 (Black case, Walnut finish top & sides)

Page: 3
(A) Speed Read Relax-Lite Alarm: No. 866 Blue / No. 867 Green
(B) Speed Read Countoff 1 Solid State Relax-Alarm: No.872 (Woodgrain)
(C) Quartzmatic Speed-Read: No. 877 (Jet Black case, Silver-colored pedestal)
(D) Speed Read Woodgrain: No. 856 (Woodgrain)
(E) Speed Read Electric Alarm: No. 824 (White)
(F) Speed Read Lighted Dial Alarm: No. 822 (Woodgrain)
(G) Speed Read Day-Date Alarm: No. 861 (Woodgrain)
(H) Quartzmatic Speed-Read: No. 881 (Walnut finish, brushed aluminum face plate)

Page: 4
(A) Speed Read Day-Date: No. 821 (Walnut finish)
(B) Speed Read Lite-Alarm: No. 825 (walnut finish case, brushed finish face plate)
(C) Speed Read Decoder: No. 880 (Solid wood, oak finished case, black acrylic top)
(D) Speed Read Base: No. 1627 (walnut finish)
(E) Speed Read Base: No. 1628 (walnut finish, pen set)
(F) Speed Read Date Alarm: No. 870 (Brown plastic case, walnut finish top, silver-colored trim)
(G) Speed Read Battery Alarm: No. 860 (Woodgrain)

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oh my goodness.....so cool.

[flipoclock]

Very nice! more clocks to add to my want list but since I do not remember having seen them before, they must be rare...

The 'Decoder' for example, does not even come up on an image search

[RetroFlip]

Yup, some seem aimed at the business, executive market, I wonder if those models were ever sold in the larger home, retail environment.

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I recently got the same catalog for 1978, so I'll tack it on here. As you can see the flip clocks have been phased out at this point, the mylar backlit style speed-reads shifted more to look like the solid state counterparts. Overall the number of models has decreased greatly and the remaining ones focused on desk accessories only (as far as this catalog is concerned)

Comparing similar models from 1974-1978 years the price has been increased somewhat, perhaps a byproduct of the inflation the US economy was experiencing at the time?
Example: Speed Read No. 825 1974 ($34.00) 1978 ($37.50) No. 822 1974 ($23.00) 1978 ($27.95)

1978



Model Numbers:

Page: 10
No. 825 Speed Read Lite-Alarm (Walnut finish, brushed front plate)
No. 845 Speed Read Office Date (Solid wood case)
No. 864 Speed Read Relax-Lite Alarm (Woodgrain)
No. 822 Speed Read Lighted Dial Alarm (Woodgrain)
No. 1628 Speed Read Base (Walnut finish)
No. 884 Speed Read Lite-Alarm (White case, woodgrain front)
No. 883 Speed Read Relax-Lite Alarm (White case, top & front woodgrain)

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Wow, the one with the agenda below it, I would have that in a heartbeat, I would have to see to try to convert it to 220v/50hz though.