terry & andrews ogee, brass works circa 1845
$200
This clock was built between 1842 and 1850 in Bristol, Connecticut. The clock has a brass movement, which is clearly visible through the large opening in the dial. This was not an accident – brass movements were a symbol of wealth and quality in those days, and people who invested in these clocks wanted others to know what they had!
Theodore Terry and Franklin Andrews formed a partnership in 1842 in Bristol, Conn., to make brass clock movements, which began to replace wooden ones after 1838. In 1850 they moved to Ansonia, Conn., to form a company with Anson Phelps who owned a brass mill there. Beginning as a subsidiary of Phelps’ firm, the Ansonia Clock Company went on to build millions of clocks until it went out of business in 1929.
This clock is powered by two cast iron weights, which run the clock for about 30 hours on a full winding. The weights travel from top to bottom on either side, in the widened area created by the ogee trim. The clock strikes the hours on a gong. Note that the reverse glass painting on the bottom tablet has lost much of its paint. However, the veneer on the case is in beautiful shape and overall the clock is in good shape.
_______________________________________________
Copyright © 2024 King Street Clock Repair - All Rights Reserved.