04-C-0891

ANSONIA CLOCK CO. MANTEL CLOCK
INDEX # : 004-C-0891

circa: 1894-1901

CLOCK STYLE Mantel

CLOCK NAME Amiens

MANUFACTURE

Ansonia Clock Co., Brooklyn, New York

Anson Phelps (1781-1853)

CASE MODEL # 144

MOVEMENT TYPE Brass, spring driven, T&S, hour and half hour strike on cathedral gong, 8-day.

CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION Base = 13 ½", Height = 10", Depth = 4 ¾"

Cast iron case with black enamel finish. Gilt trim and feet.

LABEL INFORMATION None, original paper label missing

DIAL INFORMATION

4 ½" gold colored, raised black Arabic numerals.

MISC. FEATURES N/A

ACQUIRED FROM Public auction in Stricklerstown, PA.

CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED Not running, case and gilt trim in poor condition, bezel door and glass missing.

RESTORATION August 1991 - Movement cleaned and oiled, bezel door and glass replaced by Mr. Kury, Lebanon, PA.
March 1992 - New black enamel finish applied to case by Mr. D. Stainbrook, Annville, PA. The replacement bezel is not the correct type for this clock. Clock originally had a French bezel ring.

HISTORICAL DATA

The Ansonia Clock Factory in Ansonia, Conn. as it appeared in 1850 (this factory was destroyed by fire in 1854)

The Ansonia Clock Company factory in Brooklyn, New York c. 1881
The Ansonia Clock Co. was founded by Anson G. Phelps as a subsidiary of the Ansonia Brass Co. in Ansonia, Conn. (town named after him). In operation from 1851-1878 in Ansonia, Conn. (Ansonia Clock Company became a separate entity from Ansonia Brass Co. in 1859). After a series of fires, he moved the company to NYC and operated from 1879-1930. Company disbanded in 1930, all machinery was sold to Russia.

This clock sold for $7.90 in the 1887 Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalog.

REFERENCES 1. "Ansonia Clock Co. 1901 Catalog", page 49
2. "Ansonia Clocks - History, Identification, and Price Guide" by Tran Duy Ly 1989, page 82, figure 362.
3. "The Book of American Clocks" by Brooks Palmer, 1967, brief company history on pages 137 & 138.
4. "Price Guide to Antique Clocks" by Robert & Harriett Swedburg, 1988, pg. 141, picture of similar clock.

NOTES N/A

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CLOCK STYLE	Mantel
CLOCK NAME	Amiens
MANUFACTURE	Ansonia Clock Co., Brooklyn, New York Anson Phelps (1781-1853)
CASE MODEL #	144
MOVEMENT TYPE	Brass, spring driven, T&S, hour and half hour strike on cathedral gong, 8-day.
CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION	Base = 13 ½", Height = 10", Depth = 4 ¾" Cast iron case with black enamel finish. Gilt trim and feet.
LABEL INFORMATION	None, original paper label missing
DIAL INFORMATION	4 ½" gold colored, raised black Arabic numerals.
MISC. FEATURES	N/A
ACQUIRED FROM	Public auction in Stricklerstown, PA.
CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED	Not running, case and gilt trim in poor condition, bezel door and glass missing.
RESTORATION	August 1991 - Movement cleaned and oiled, bezel door and glass replaced by Mr. Kury, Lebanon, PA. March 1992 - New black enamel finish applied to case by Mr. D. Stainbrook, Annville, PA. The replacement bezel is not the correct type for this clock. Clock originally had a French bezel ring.
HISTORICAL DATA The Ansonia Clock Factory in Ansonia, Conn. as it appeared in 1850 (this factory was destroyed by fire in 1854) The Ansonia Clock Company factory in Brooklyn, New York c. 1881	The Ansonia Clock Co. was founded by Anson G. Phelps as a subsidiary of the Ansonia Brass Co. in Ansonia, Conn. (town named after him). In operation from 1851-1878 in Ansonia, Conn. (Ansonia Clock Company became a separate entity from Ansonia Brass Co. in 1859). After a series of fires, he moved the company to NYC and operated from 1879-1930. Company disbanded in 1930, all machinery was sold to Russia. This clock sold for $7.90 in the 1887 Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalog.
REFERENCES	1. "Ansonia Clock Co. 1901 Catalog", page 49 2. "Ansonia Clocks - History, Identification, and Price Guide" by Tran Duy Ly 1989, page 82, figure 362. 3. "The Book of American Clocks" by Brooks Palmer, 1967, brief company history on pages 137 & 138. 4. "Price Guide to Antique Clocks" by Robert & Harriett Swedburg, 1988, pg. 141, picture of similar clock.
NOTES	N/A