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This Ansonia mantel clock has a black enamled iron case, and was made around 1890 – 1910. It has Ansonia’s 4 pillar rectangular movement that uses thinner (weaker) mainsprings than most other American clocks. This reliable movement was used in many Ansonia mantel clocks.

The case is 10 7/8 inches tall, 11 1/2 inches wide, and the dial’s minute track is 4 1/4 inch outside diameter. The length of the minute hand is just under 2 1/8 inches.

This clock has its original, thin mainsprings: both are 3/4 inch wide and 0.0155 inch thick.

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Repair job 5545. Pivots polished, installed 11 bushings.

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This Ansonia oak cased shelf clock is called the “Bedford” according to the label on the back. The 8-day movement strikes the hour and half-hour on a heavy wire or Cathedral gong. The case is 22 1/2 inches tall and 14 7/16 inches wide. The dial has a 4 7/8 inch minute track (outside diameter). The minute hand is just over 2 3/8 inches long from center to tip.

I first repaired this clock in 2004. The time mainspring recently broke, so my customer brought the clock back to me. I disassembled and cleaned the movement, and replaced both mainsprings (the strike spring was not broken but had a rough action that could indicate breakage in the near future). These Ansonia clock movements use thin mainsprings, so don’t let your clock repairer install the typical strong mainspring (this could cause undue wear).

Dimensions of the original mainsprings: Both are 3/4 inch wide and 0.015 inch thick.

Replacement mainsprings:

• Time: 3/4  by 0.0138 by 120 inches (Empire 280-19-009)
• Strike: 3/4 by 0.0147 by 120 inches (Empire 280-19-009)

Note: Empire is out of business and I have only a few of these springs left. I need to find another spring suitable for these Ansonia movements.

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Repair job 5535.

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I recently repaired this Gustav Becker two weight wall clock. Is is interesting in that the back of the movement is marked “Made in Tschechoslovakia”. This means that the clock was made between the end of World War 1 and 1926. See The Gustav Becker Logos. A post on the NAWCC message board talks about Gustav Becker Clocks Made in Tschechoslovakia. The clock also has a case different than I have seen before – the light color wood is very beautiful.

The case is 35 inches tall and 14 3/32 inches wide. The dial is silvered brass with printed numerals. The dial’s minute track is 6 3/4 inches in diameter (outside) and the minute hand is 3 9/16 inches long. The clock strikes hours and half-hours on a long gong rod.

The bottom of the movement has retainers to hold the pulleys when the weights are removed.

The front of the movement has serial number 549.

The rear of the movement has the following markings:

Left circle: Gustav Becker GB Frieb. : Schl. Braunau : BOEHM

Right circle: Medaile D’Or

P27

Made in Tschechoslovakia

549

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Note: I posted this clock on the NAWCC Message Board, and thank John Hubby for the following reply:

“This clock was made at the Braunau, Tschechoslovakia factory (was Bohemia before WWI) most likely in late 1925, but finished in 1926 at the GB Freiburg, Silesia factory after Gebrüder Junghans took over GB operations at the end of 1925 and the Braunau factory shut down.  That’s the reason for (a) the Braunau GB logo and “Made in Tschechoslovakia” stamp, and (b) the low serial number.  Junghans discontinued the long-running serial number series that had been in use both at Freiburg and Branau, and with only the Freiburg factory in operation they started a complete new series at number “1″ for each of several types of clocks including these weight driven models.  The remaining stock of unfinished movements, clocks, cases, etc were moved to Freiburg for finishing after the takeover, and you can find movement designs from both Freiburg and Braunau in the same serial series.  The highest number for the weight driven clocks goes up to about 2500 over the 1926-1928 period.  I’ve not found any weight driven clocks (except for chain driven grandfather models) made at Freiburg after 1928.

You have a very nice example typical of the Braunau clocks made after WWI, with fine wood case and beveled glass in the door.  Had this clock been finished at Braunau before the Junghans takeover, the serial number would have been around 922,000+.  The Braunau factory had its own set of serial numbers different from Freiburg that ran from 1888 to 1925;  Freiburg numbers started around 1850 and the highest Freiburg number before the Junghans takeover so far recorded is just under 2,510,000.”

Note: later research has shown that the Braunau factory may not have shut down in 1925 or 1926. See the succeding posts on the NAWCC message board for more information.

Repair job 5549. The movement had little wear and needed no bushings. I polished the pivots, and replaced a broken tooth in the hour wheel. I installed new gut lines for the weights.

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I recently lubricated this clock, and I thought it was pretty enough that I should illustrate it. The dial is enamel with the numerals fired into it (like on antique pocket watches). It has a very popular type of movement that is used in many of Waterbury’s mantel and shelf clocks.

Notice the copper color painted pendulum bob – this is an original part and is commonly used on Waterbury mantel clocks.

The case is 20 1/8 inches wide and 11 1/4 inches tall. The dial has a 4 1/4 inch minute track. The length of the minute hand (center to tip) is 2 3/16 inches. It has a convex glass lens. The case has been refinished.

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Repair job 5526.

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This wall or “box” clock was made in Germany, but has no maker’s markings. The movement says 42/105 and 392 on the back, and 392 on the front. It has a coil gong, with the gong base labeled “Viola-Gong D.R.G.M.” The German clock companies were trying to outdo each other in the richness of sound of their clocks, and many different names and trademarks were put on the gong bases.

The case is 26 7/8 inches tall and 13 1/2 inches wide, and the dial has a 7 1/4 inch time track. The dial is silvered brass with printed numerals.

This clock was probably made in the 1920s or 1930s.

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Repair job 5521. The pendulum and pendulum leader are a modern replacement.

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