05-T-0891

ANSONIA CLOCK CO. NOVELTY TIMEPIECE
INDEX # : 005-T-0891

circa: 1894-1901

CLOCK STYLE Novelty

CLOCK NAME Vigil

MANUFACTURE

Ansonia Clock Co., Brooklyn, New York

Anson Phelps (1781-1853)

CASE MODEL # N/A

MOVEMENT TYPE Brass, balance wheel, 30-hour, Time only. Pin lever escapement, non-jeweled.

CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION Base = 2 ¾", Height = 6", Depth = 1 ½"

Pot metal case, gilt finish in fair condition.

LABEL INFORMATION No label - original

DIAL INFORMATION

2" paper dial (replacement) with black Arabic numerals.

MISC. FEATURES Sweep second hand at bottom of dial.

ACQUIRED FROM Public auction in Stricklerstown, PA.

CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED Not running, winding hand missing, set hand missing. Original dial paper was in very poor condition.

RESTORATION August 1991 - Movement cleaned and oiled, winding and set hand replaced, paper dial replaced by Mr. Kury, Lebanon, PA.

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.

REFERENCES 1. "Ansonia Clock Co. 1901 Catalog", page 13
2. "Ansonia Clocks - History, Identification, and Price Guide". Tran Duy Ly 1989. Page 238, Figure 1193.
3. "The Book of American Clocks" by Brooks Palmer, 1967, brief company history on pages 137 & 138.

NOTES N/A

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CLOCK STYLE	Novelty
CLOCK NAME	Vigil
MANUFACTURE	Ansonia Clock Co., Brooklyn, New York Anson Phelps (1781-1853)
CASE MODEL #	N/A
MOVEMENT TYPE	Brass, balance wheel, 30-hour, Time only. Pin lever escapement, non-jeweled.
CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION	Base = 2 ¾", Height = 6", Depth = 1 ½" Pot metal case, gilt finish in fair condition.
LABEL INFORMATION	No label - original
DIAL INFORMATION	2" paper dial (replacement) with black Arabic numerals.
MISC. FEATURES	Sweep second hand at bottom of dial.
ACQUIRED FROM	Public auction in Stricklerstown, PA.
CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED	Not running, winding hand missing, set hand missing. Original dial paper was in very poor condition.
RESTORATION	August 1991 - Movement cleaned and oiled, winding and set hand replaced, paper dial replaced by Mr. Kury, Lebanon, PA.
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.
REFERENCES	1. "Ansonia Clock Co. 1901 Catalog", page 13 2. "Ansonia Clocks - History, Identification, and Price Guide". Tran Duy Ly 1989. Page 238, Figure 1193. 3. "The Book of American Clocks" by Brooks Palmer, 1967, brief company history on pages 137 & 138.
NOTES	N/A