195. $50
Ansonia Brass Co. miniature steeple with alarm, 1854-1869. This short-lived company was the same as the Ansonia Brass & Battery Co. This was the first Ansonia clock company, reorganizing
to the Ansonia Brass & Copper Co. in 1869 (in 1877 the clock business split off to form the Ansonia Clock Co. that lasted until
1930). The mahogany-veneer case is just 14.5-inches tall with an old finish and a few veneer chips. The finials have lost
their spires. Both glasses are likely original with the original tablet showing two peacocks on a patriotic stencil background. There is some lifting. The painted dial is original as are the hands. The small 30-hour time-alarm movement is unsigned;
the upper arbor winds the time, the lower arbor the alarm – an unusual arrangement. The clock will not run and the minute hand
is frozen; I believe it will need to be disassembled and cleaned. There is a good label inside. I do not recall having
seen a clock with this label before. $50–$100.
Antique American Clocks JANUARY 2025