Hello all, looking for a Seth Thomas speed read clock like the one in the Steve McQueen movie Thomas Crown affair. Would anyone know the model number of that clock? Thanks!!
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It seems the clock is a 1967 Model (see the newspaper advertisement below). The image above is a screen capture from The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) at about 8 mins and 50 sec into the film. The movie uses split screens often as a device and the clock appeared at the top.
The clock is unusual from most other Seth Thomas Speed Reads as it doesn't have the "Seth Thomas Speed-Read" isolated from the rest of the clock as in most other models (see below). I'm about positive this is the 1967 version. In the Advertisement it talks about a "leatherette case."
From an eBay Listing
The Los Angeles Times Sun Jun 4 1967 pg 612
screen capture from the movie of the back of the clock
------- later edit (7/13/2022) --- I just wanted to add for the record ------
I have discovered that the clock came out in 1966 and is the model 800
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The following is a short clip from the movie where the clock appears.
That whole split screen concept must have been thought to be pretty artsy. It struck me as a bit annoying. But I like looking through the movie see all the old 60s cars. It was set in "modern" day so there were all these period cars in the film.
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