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Maker: Ansonia
Clock Co., New York, NY
Built: 1880 - 1900's
Case: Walnut, mirrors, silver-plated ornaments
A magnificent
clock standing 24.5" high. The dial, movement and side mirrors
are original, but not much else is, I'm afraid. The previous
owner wrecked the finish beyond retrieval and painted the silver
ornaments and statues with silver paint (ugh)! I had the case
refinished and the ornaments replated in antiqued silver so
it's glorious, but not old looking. This exact same case style
(sometimes with different ornaments) was offered by several
companies including New Haven and Gilbert.
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Maker: F. Kroeber,
New York, NY
Built: c. 1888
Case: Walnut
Florenz
Kroeber is known for interesting case designs as well as mechanical
innovations. This clock has both. The
pendulum features a dial on which the regulation of the
clock is displayed. If the clock is running slow or fast, the
owner can use the indicator to help in regulating it. The case
has probably been refinished, but it was nicely done.
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Maker: Ansonia
Clock Co., New York, NY
Built: 1880's
Case: Walnut
I suspect
this is a pretty rare clock. In the extant catalogs, it appears
only in 1883 and not in 1880 or 1886. I noticed, too, that its
price is slightly higher in the Ly price guide than comparable
models. The pendulum that it had when I bought it was completely
anachronistic so I replaced it with a modern replica of the
one that was in the catalog. The glass is not original and I'd
like to replace it because the current design blocks the view
of the pendulum indicator scale on the back. Here's a view of
the pendulum,
alarm, cup bell, and beat scale.
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Maker: Henry J.
Davies, New York, NY
Built: c. 1865
Case: (are you ready for this?)
CAST IRON front & door frame, wooden back
The moment
I saw this clock I knew I had to own it. In all my travels and
in all my books, I had never seen an iron-front mantel with
a full-size glass door like this. To add even more interest
to an Ansonia collector like me, H.J. Davies later became the
foreman of the Ansonia Clock factory in New York. He is also
known as the inventor of the very desireable "Crystal Palace"
clocks (subsequently made by Ansonia and others). The styling
is pure Gotham City and it's worthy to note that cast iron was
also being used to create the fronts of some New York buildings
at the time. And to complete the Gotham City image, it even
came with a "bat key"! (see photo) This clock was the center
of attention when I brought it to a meeting of the local chapter
of the NAWCC.
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Maker: Atkins
Clock Co., Bristol, CT
Built: 1867 - 1879
Case: Walnut and veneer
Original
dial, glass, and good paper. Case refinished and in very excellent
condition. The movement on this clock is very heavy -- built
like a tank! Atkins had several clock ventures; the one with
this name lasted for only the 12 years shown.
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Maker: New Haven
Clock Co., New Haven, CT
Built: 1855-1870
Case: Rosewood veneer
Original
glass with a nice Monarch butterfly design, The case has a few
scratches but is otherwise very nice. Runs very well, too. It's
among the earliest New Havens.
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Maker: W.L. Gilbert
Clock Company, Winstead, CT
Built: 1890's?
Case: Mahogany?
This clock
is very similar to the Gilbert "Pandia" model. The paper is
almost entirely gone -- there was just enough to identify it
as a Gilbert. Everything looks original, with very nice carving
on the case.
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Maker: Ansonia
Clock Co., New York, NY
Built: 1879 - 1883
Case: Walnut veneer
This clock
is completely original, and the painting of a pheasant on the
lower glass is almost completely intact. The 30-hour movement
just loves to run (nudge the shelf that it's on even slightly
and it will start up). The dating on this clock is interesting.
Ansonia built a factory in Brooklyn, NY, in 1879. They closed
their factory in Ansonia, CT in 1883 and moved all manufacturing
to NY. This clock's label shows both addresses, so it must have
been made during the four years that both factories were open.
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