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Ansonia Clocks

Antique Ansonia Clock

Started in Ansonia, Connecticut (1851), Asonia Clocks moved to moved to Brooklyn, New York in 18. Asonia produced many novel and collectible clocks, and was quite sucessful till WWI. However, around 1914, other companies began to more effectively compete with the classic clock maker, and the company died with the stock market crash in 1929.

Today, vintage Ansonia clocks are sought after by historians and collectors. An old Ansonia clock, for it`s craftmenship, as well as it`s novel beauty will crown a collection. With a little patience, anyone could buy an Ansonia clock on eBay, and spend a couple dimes fixing it up.

The story of popular Ansonia clocks starts back in 1851 in the town of Ansonia, Connecticut. The clock company was born as an offshoot of the Ansonia Brass Company which had previously been a major supplier of rolled brass to the other clock makers. In 1850 the Ansonia Brass Company decided to go into the business themselves though and they formed a joint partnership with 2 fellow Connecticut clockmakers Theodore Terry and Franklin Andrews. The 2 men had been the largest clock manufacturers in Bristol, CT, and now they were poised for an even bigger endeavor. With their clock-making knowledge and the help of Ansonia`s connection to discount brass supplies the partnership was a winner.

By the 1870`s, they'd outgrown small town Connecticut and were ready to expand to the Big City. They subsequently moved the now spun off clock-making division to Brooklyn, New York and teamed up with Brooklyn clockmaker Henry J. Davies. Davies then when on to inspire the company to create the figurine clocks, swing clocks, and other novelty timepieces that eventually made Ansonia Clock Company legendary.
Such buzz grew around the place that even Thomas Edison himself visited to toy with the idea of combining clocks and phonographs, although product that never came to fruition. But by 1879, the factory was large enough to open a 2nd location.

At it`s peak Ansonia produced about 440 different clock models between the New York and Connecticut operations. This massive output combined with a range of unusually styled clocks has made Ansonia a household name and their products coveted works of art to many collectors.
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