Ansonia Broadway Mantle Clock Refurbishment.

Ansonia Clocks were made by a clock manufacturer who started in Ansonia, Connecticut in 1851. The company opened a factory in Brooklyn, New York, in 1878 and by June 1880 employed 360 workers, while the Connecticut factory continued producing clocks also, with a workforce of 100 men and 25 women. Clocks marked "Connecticut" were generally produced before 1879, while those marked "New York" were all produced after 1880.

The company went into receivership a few months before the stock market crash. In 1929 the majority of the timekeeping machinery and tooling was sold to the Soviet government's US trading company Amtorg, just before the crash.

The team at HRD (Heritage, Research, Display) have been asked to replace the missing wooden ornamentation on this mantle clock, clean it and refinish the American walnut it is made from, then reassemble for our client. The clockwork itself is not part of our contract and will be done by the owner himself.

This is a refurbishment for our client's private collection and to his requirements. This is a nice item from the Ansonia clock works in New York, obviously produced after 1880 and a product of semi mass production of its era. We will add images to the library as it progresses.