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Functional object - 'Ansonia' Clock c. late 19th - early 20th century

  • A gothic style wooden clock with gold and white embellishments, and Roman Numeral numbering on the clock face

    'Ansonia' Clock c. late 19th - early 20th century

  • 'Ansonia' Clock c. late 19th - early 20th century pictured with 10cm vertical scale

    'Ansonia' Clock c. late 19th - early 20th century with 10cm vertical scale

  • A gothic style wooden clock with gold and white embellishments, and Roman Numeral numbering on the clock face
  • 'Ansonia' Clock c. late 19th - early 20th century pictured with 10cm vertical scale

Historical information

This clock was manufactured by American clock company Ansonia in the late 19th - early twentieth century. Ansonia Clock was one of the major 19th century American clock manufacturers, producing millions of clocks between its incorporation in Connecticut in 1850, and its closure in 1929. In 1877 production moved from Connecticut to New York City, where inventor Thomas Edison visited the factory to experiment in combining clocks with his newly invented phonograph (an early form of gramophone).

Significance

This clock is significant for its rarity due to age.

Physical description

A gothic style steeple wooden clock with gold and white embellishments, and Roman numeral numbering on the clock face. The interior of the clock is accessed by a hinged glass door.

Inscriptions & markings

Under pendulum inside glass interior case: "ANSONIA CLOCK COMPANY/U.S."

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