Month: October 2015

Ansonia Octagonal Short drop “schoolhouse” clock

October 26, 2015

I have been thinking of expanding my collection of wall clocks lately after acquiring a good sampling of mantle and shelf clocks. I picked up this clock not far from where I live. It is an Ansonia octagonal short drop commonly known as a schoolhouse clock. I am putting the date of manufacture at around the turn … More Ansonia Octagonal Short drop “schoolhouse” clock

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U M Muller Box Clock

October 5, 2015

Not a common name, U M Muller made clocks that competed head to head with the best known German clock-makers of the early part of the twentieth century. The German “box clock” effectively spelled the end of the so called Vienna regulator period because it was cheaper to produce, had simpler lines and appealed to … More U M Muller Box Clock

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