049-C-1092

ANSONIA CLOCK CO. CRYSTAL REGULATOR CLOCK
INDEX # : 049-C-1092

circa: 1890-1900

CLOCK STYLE Crystal Regulator

CLOCK NAME N/A

MANUFACTURE

Attributed to The Ansonia Clock Co. (movement not marked)
Ansonia Clock Co., Brooklyn, New York

Anson Phelps (1781-1853)

CASE MODEL # N/A

MOVEMENT TYPE

Brass, 8-day, T&S, spring driven, valet suspension, hour and half-hour strike on cathedral gong. Rack and snail strike.

CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION Base = 6 ½", Height = 10 ½", Depth = 5 ¼"

LABEL INFORMATION No label, original.

DIAL INFORMATION

White porcelain dial with black roman numerals, 4 ½" chapter ring.

MISC. FEATURES

Brass case with four beveled glass panels. False mercury pendulum, outside jeweled escapement.

ACQUIRED FROM Antique auction at "Garth's Auction House" in Delaware, Ohio.

CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED Movement dirty, but running. Clock has had minor repairs to gear on strike side, and plates have been re-bushed.

RESTORATION June 1993 - Cleaned, oiled, and adjusted movement, set clock to running.

HISTORICAL DATA

I have seen this exact case style in an Ansonia Clock that was made for the Jennings Bros. Co. of Bridgeport, Conn. This clock is not marked JBCO, but I believe it was made by Ansonia for another company/retailer.
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.

Images to the left:
Top: The Ansonia Clock Factory in Ansonia, Conn. as it appeared in 1850 (this factory was destroyed by fire in 1854).
Bottom: The Ansonia Clock Company factory in Brooklyn, New York c. 1881.

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CLOCK STYLE	Crystal Regulator
CLOCK NAME	N/A
MANUFACTURE	Attributed to The Ansonia Clock Co. (movement not marked) Ansonia Clock Co., Brooklyn, New York Anson Phelps (1781-1853)
CASE MODEL #	N/A
MOVEMENT TYPE	Brass, 8-day, T&S, spring driven, valet suspension, hour and half-hour strike on cathedral gong. Rack and snail strike.
CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION	Base = 6 ½", Height = 10 ½", Depth = 5 ¼"
LABEL INFORMATION	No label, original.
DIAL INFORMATION	White porcelain dial with black roman numerals, 4 ½" chapter ring.
MISC. FEATURES	Brass case with four beveled glass panels. False mercury pendulum, outside jeweled escapement.
ACQUIRED FROM	Antique auction at "Garth's Auction House" in Delaware, Ohio.
CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED	Movement dirty, but running. Clock has had minor repairs to gear on strike side, and plates have been re-bushed.
RESTORATION	June 1993 - Cleaned, oiled, and adjusted movement, set clock to running.
HISTORICAL DATA	I have seen this exact case style in an Ansonia Clock that was made for the Jennings Bros. Co. of Bridgeport, Conn. This clock is not marked JBCO, but I believe it was made by Ansonia for another company/retailer. 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. Images to the left: Top: The Ansonia Clock Factory in Ansonia, Conn. as it appeared in 1850 (this factory was destroyed by fire in 1854). Bottom: The Ansonia Clock Company factory in Brooklyn, New York c. 1881.
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