From Savage & Polite's Antique Clocks Identification & Price
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• Dial with
Drop Trunk (England) c. 1720
• Dial or Gallery (England) c. 1770
• Dial or Gallery (USA) c. 1845
• Skeleton (France) c. 1750
• Skeleton (England) c. 1830
• Banjo (USA) c. 1802
• Carriage (France) c. 1803
• Carriage (England) c. 1820
• Cuckoo (Germany) c. 1730
• Portico or Column (France) c. 1804
• Pillar and Scroll (USA) c. 1816
• Lyre shape (USA) c. 1820
• Lighthouse Shelf (USA) c. 1822
• Looking-glass (USA) c. 1822
• OG, brass works (USA) c. 1830
• Etched Glass Tablets (USA) c. 1840
• Steeple (USA) c. 1840
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• Beehive (USA) c. 1847
• Iron Front (USA) c. 1850
• To-and-Fro Swing (France) c. 1860
• Black Mantel (USA) c. 1870
• Walnut Parlor (USA) c. 1875
• Drop Octagon/Schoolhouse (USA) c. 1875
• Novelty Clocks c. 1875
• Oak Kitchen (USA) c. 1880
• 400-Day ("Anniversary") (Germany) c. 1880
• Round Alarm (USA) c. 1880
• Art Nouveau Style c. 1890
• Swingers (France) c. 1880
• French Style Swingers & Figurals (USA) c.1890
• China or Porcelain Case (USA) c. 1890
• Tambour c. 1900
• Mission Style (USA) c. 1900
• Art Deco Style c. 1925 |
Waterbury Clock Co., 1857-1944
Seth Thomas, 1813-53
Seth Thomas Clock Co., Plymouth Hollow, CT, 1853-65
Seth Thomas Clock Co., Thomaston, CT, 1866-1930
Seth Thomas div. of General Time, 1930-
W.L. Gilbert & Co., 1845-48, and 1851-66
Gilbert Mfg. Co., 1866-71
William L Gilbert Clock Co., 1871-1934
William L. Gilbert Clock Corp., 1934-57
Elias Ingraham & Co., 1857-60
E. Ingraham & Co., 1861-1958
E.N. Welch Mfg. Co., 1864-1903
Sessions Clock Co., 1903-56
New Haven Clock Co., 1853-c. 1965
F. Kroeber (& Co.), 1863-1887
F. Kroeber Clock Co., 1887-1904
A Brief History of
the Ansonia Clock Company
1850--Theodore Terry and Franklin C.
Andrews, then operating a large clock-making shop under the name
"Terry & Andrews" in Bristol, CT, were approached by Anson G. Phelps
with the proposal that they sell him 50% interest in the business and
move to Ansonia, CT, where Phelps had his brass mill. The company was
named "Ansonia Clock Company" in May of that year.
1854--The factory burned down. The
Ansonia Clock Co. ceased to operate. A related company, the Ansonia
Brass and Battery Co., continued to make some clock movements to sell
to other clockmakers.
1869--The Ansonia Brass & Copper Co.
was incorporated to resume full-scale clock production. (One of my
steeple clocks is from this company.)
1877--The Ansonia Clock Company is
once again established.
1879--A new factory is opened in
Brooklyn, New York.
1880--The new factory burned down.
1881--Another new factory is built
on the same site.
1883--The Ansonia, CT, factory is
closed and all operations are moved to New York. (My "Cottage Extra"
clock was made during the transitional period between 1879 and 1883.
It has both addresses on the label.)
1929--The company went into
receivership. The machinery and dies were sold to Amtorg, a purchasing
agent for Soviet Russia.
A couple of
different firms have attempted to use the Ansonia name in the last
half of the 20th century. Their clocks should not be confused with the
original Ansonia Clock Co. of New York or Ansonia, CT.
