In the late 1860's, early 1870's, a merger took place with A.S. Hotchkiss and the Seth Thomas Company. The Seth Thomas Company wanted in on the tower clock business and they felt that A.S. Hotchkiss was the man for the job with his great reputation for fantastic tower clock designs. The new clock designs, under the umbrella of the Seth Thomas Company, would be shown in the 1874 product catalogs. Records would indicate sales as early as 1872.
Below are pictures of the movements offered in 1874 as shown in the 1874 Seth Thomas Catalog. The very bottom picture shows the specifications for the #12A that was purchased for the Cabarrus County Courthouse in 1876. The graphic above the description depicts the #14, which has similar features as the #12A, just on a much larger scale for larger installations.
