"IGNATZ"
or "The Flying Pendulum Clock"
Reproduction, Circa: 1960 The Horolovar Company
Bronxville, New York
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"IGNATZ"
or "The Flying Pendulum Clock"
Reproduction, Circa: 1960 The Horolovar Company
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Catalog No.
AS011.4 Additional Pictures
This is a reproduction of an
Original 1885 novelty clock by Jerome & Co. (Which became the New Haven
Clock Company.) The original version is truly a rare find as relatively few of
them were made. They were sold mainly to clock shop owners and jewelry store
operators as an attention-getting device for their storefront window display.
Hence, very few were sold to the general public. Recently, an original of this
model sold at a very reputable auction house for $1,500.00. Now after only 40
years since its introduction, the reproduction "IGNATZ", complete with
shipping box and papers, is also becoming a scarce, if not rare, heavily
sought-after collector’s prize.
Movement: A 30-hour, Time only, movement made in Germany for Horolovar Company. It is a ‘Novelty Clock’ and a notoriously poor timekeeper. The key and time-set knob, which normally remain attached to the clock, are original and are included. It has been fully serviced in our shop and is ready to put in your home, in your office, in your shop window (for resale?) OR given as a 'timeless' gift. It’s a great conversation piece wherever it is displayed.
Case Style and Trim:
Rectangular in shape, it is made of white
wood stained mahogany. It sits on stamped brass feet and sports stamped brass
decorative trim on the sides and front. All parts of this reproduction are
original. The paper face has a 2 ¾ inch diameter chapter ring, black Arabic
numerals and black steel hands. The polished brass bezel and sash are in their
original condition. The round, flat glass is in excellent condition. This choice
item is being offered complete with the Original shipping box, a copy of "IGNATZ,
The craziest Clock in the World" by Charles O Terwilliger, Jr., a booklet
entitled, "About The Horolovar Flying Pendulum Clock", and a spare
pendulum. A great party ice breaker or a unique gift for that person on your
Holiday gift-list who has almost everything.
Dimensions: 6
¾" wide x 10" high x 7" needed clearance for pendulum swing at
top.
Catalog No. AS011.4
Price: $ 295.00
Completely serviced with a One
Year Guarantee. EXCEPT, no guarantee on springs, -new or used.
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"ANTLER" |
Catalog No. AS025 Additional Pictures
Movement: 8-day Time & Strike, hour & ½ hour on a wire gong.
Case Style and Trim:
An attractive pressed-oak gingerbread Parlor Clock. The nicely patinaed finish
appears to be the original. The uniformly aged face has a clearly visible trade
mark. It has black Roman numerals, black hands and a 4 ¾ inch diameter chapter ring. The leaf/vine
design on the door tablet is an authentic reproduction of the original tablet. The ornate nickel plated pendulum
echoes the design on the tablet. It has a cast iron ‘Ansonia’
trade-marked gong base with the name in raised letters. The clock paper
on the back of the clock, is in good condition, gives the model name, and helps
date the clock. All original.
Dimensions:
14¼" wide x 22¼" high x 4¾" deep at base
Catalog No. AS025
Price: $ 275.00
Completely serviced with a One Year Guarantee. EXCEPT, no guarantee on springs, -new or used.
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"BRISTOL"
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Catalog No. AS039 Additional Pictures
Movement: Trade marked, 8-day Time & Strike, hour & ½ hour on a cathedral gong.
Case style and Trim: Black
enameled iron case--refinished. The large, ornate, cast metal bases and federals
capping two full-round fluted brass columns have been restored. The ornately
stamped, gilded face has a 4 3/8
inch chapter ring, raised black Arabic numerals
and stylized black spade hands and is covered by an ornately stamped, polished
brass bezel which holds a flat glass--all original. Double-end key and pendulum
included.
Dimensions:
14" wide x 10" high x 5 5/8" deep
at base
Catalog No. AS039
Price: $ 390.00
Completely serviced with a One Year Guarantee. EXCEPT, no guarantee on springs, -new or used.
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"LONDON
EXTRA" |
Catalog No. AS046 Additional Pictures
Movement: Trade marked, 8-day Time & Strike, hour & ½ hour on a cathedral gong.
Case style and Trim: Black enameled iron case. The gilded, ornately-stamped sash
(which surrounds a trade
marked paper face with a 4 ¼ inch chapter ring, ornate black, Arabic
numerals and black, stylized hands) is covered by a deep, ornately-stamped,
polished brass bezel holding a flat glass. All original. The ornate, cast metal side-figures and columns have
been refinished. Double-end key and
pendulum included.
Dimensions:
12" wide x 11½" high x 4½" deep at base
Catalog No. AS046
Price: $ 385.00
Completely serviced with a One Year Guarantee. EXCEPT, no guarantee on springs, -new or used.
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"Camden Line C" Circa: 1907 New Haven Clock Company New Haven, Conn. U.S.A.
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Catalog No. AS061 Additional Pictures
MOVEMENT: An original, Trade Marked New Haven, 8-day Time & Strike movement. It has a count-wheel strike train, which is fitted with a push-wire, time/strike correction feature. The "push-wire " allows the owner to synchronize the hour struck with the time shown whenever they get out of sync. This can be done without the help of a clocksmith or the need to take the clock off its shelf. Today's busy clock owners appreciate this feature as much now as it was by clock owners over 95 years ago It strikes the hour and the half-hour on an authoritative, yet mellow wire gong. The original, ornate, gold-colored pendulum bob and a replacement, old stock, single-ended key are included. It has been fully serviced in our shop and is ready to put in your home, in your office, in your shop for resale OR given as a 'timeless' gift.
CASE STYLE and TRIM: "Camden Line C" is the third in a series of three high-fashion parlor clocks offered in New Haven's 1907 catalog. The cases for the "Camden Line" series are all made of solid oak with a distinctive pressed design. This example still retains its original finish, which has been cleaned and polished while retaining the patina accumulated by 95 years of service. The decorative design pressed into the crown, side-pieces, and base provides an interesting array of shadows and high lights. The original, ornate pendulum can be seen marking time behind the window below the face. The design on the glass is not a decal. It is an authentic, reverse-painted reproduction of the design actually provided in the "Camden Line C". The white face, which shows some wear, is painted on a metal dial-pan; has black Roman numerals; a 5" diameter chapter ring and is fitted with spade-style, blued-steel hands-all original.
We are offering you an elegant example from a three-clock series sold to the high-fashion clock market by a well-respected Connecticut-clock maker over 95 years ago. It is in near original, sound condition, and ready to take up its time keeping duties when it arrives.
Dimensions: 22" high x 11" wide x 5 inches deep at base.
Catalog No. AS061
Price: $ 355.00
Completely serviced with a One-Year Guarantee. No guarantee on springs, -new or used.
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"CORDOVA" |
Catalog No. AS043 Additional Pictures
Movement: An original, Trade Marked New Haven Clock Company 8-day Time & Strike. The count-wheel strike train is fitted with a "turn-back" time/strike setting feature. The "turn-back" feature allows the owner to correct the time and the hour struck whenever they get out of sync without the help of a clocksmith or the need to take the clock off its shelf and open the back. This was a 'modern' innovation in its day and is greatly appreciated by today’s busy clock owner. A petite, stylish clock that strikes the hour & ½ hour on an authoritative, yet mellow Cathedral Gong. The original pendulum bob and an "old stock" double-ended replacement key are included. It has been fully serviced in our shop and is ready to put in your home, in your office, in your shop for resale OR given as a 'timeless' gift.
Case Style and Trim: The "CORDOVA" model is a distinctive, late 19th century black- enameled, cast-iron Parlor clock. The Gold-colored three-dimensional frets decorating the front set off its simple clean lines. It sits on bold, cast-metal feet. The frets and the feet have been refinished. The signed, original ivory-colored, celluloid face has distinctive faux mother-of-pearl accents around each of the black Arabic-numerals. It has a 3 ¾ inch diameter chapter-ring sporting the original fancy French-style, blued-steel hands. The original spun-brass bezel has been cleaned, polished and clear-coated to retard tarnish. The bezel holds a flat round glass that is in excellent condition. Other than having been cleaned, the fancy gilded sash is in untouched, original condition. The black enameled finish is original, is in good overall condition and has been cleaned and polished. We are offering you a stylish bit of history from the last decade of the 19th century that is original, in sound condition and ready to take up its time keeping duties when it arrives.
Dimensions: 7 1/2" wide x 8 7/8" high x 5" deep (allowing for the feet) at base
Catalog No. AS043
Price: $ 280.00
Completely serviced with a One Year Guarantee. EXCEPT, no guarantee on springs, -new or used.
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"REGULATOR A"
Aichi Tokei Denki K.K.
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Catalog No. JW001
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CASE STYLE and TRIM: This is a classic ‘drop’ style wall clock with its original dark mahogany finish in good condition. The case has been cleaned and polished. Not withstanding what it says on the door, this case more closely resembles Ansonia’s "Regulator C" than it does the "A" style. The large polished brass pendulum can be seen through the lower door—a great conversation starter.
The original off-white, painted-metal face is trademarked with the logo of the Aichi Clock Company, which was founded as the Mizuno Clock Company in 1892 in Nagoya. The name was changed to Aichi. The trademark on the face is made up of a black circle, inside of which there is a shaded letter "C", superimposed over the "C" is a white letter "A". The chapter ring is 8 3/4-inches in diameter with black Arabic-numerals—all clearly legible. The original black spade-style hands are painted steel; they have been refinished. The round wooden bezel is made up of 8-sections, holds a round flat glass, and has a chrome-plated brass sash, which accents the chapter ring. The reverse-painted "REGULATOR A" on the glass in the door appears to be original and is in excellent condition. The original paper label is mounted on the backboard inside the clock. It gives the manufacturer’s information and instructions for operating the clock. It is printed in black letters on a gray paper, is written in English and is still in very good condition. This clock has been fully serviced in our shop and is ready to put in your home, in your office, in your shop for resale OR given as a 'timeless' gift.
We are offering you a bit of history with an international flavor from the early 20th century that is original in nearly every respect, is in sound condition and is ready to take up its time keeping duties when it arrives.
Dimensions: 13 1/2" wide at the bezel x 21 1/2" high x 4 3/4 inches deep at base.
Catalog No. JW001
Price: $ 275.00
Completely serviced with a One-Year Guarantee. EXCEPT, no guarantee on springs, -new or used.
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The "Golden Hour" circa: 1964 The Jefferson Electric Company
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Catalog No. ASE010.2 Additional Pictures
The Golden Hour first went into production on December 2, 1949. It was the first and most popular of all the clocks manufactured by the Jefferson Electric Company. This one has the words "patent pending" on the maroon colored plastic bottom cover, which identifies it as one manufactured early in the clocks history. Later models with the maroon bottom cover show a patent number (2,642,713) and on still later models the bottom cover is black and has no patent number.
Movement: The clock is powered by a small electric motor located in the base. According to the information on the bottom cover it is "UL" listed, operates on 115 volts AC @ 60 cycles and has a power rating of 2.5 watts. Replacement motors are available and we usually have one in stock. The motor on this clock is new. All of the other moving parts have been cleaned and serviced in our shop. This beauty is ready to put in your home, in your office, in your shop window (for resale or as an attention getter?) OR given as a 'timeless' gift. It’s a great conversation piece wherever it is displayed.
Case Style and Trim: The Golden Hour is often referred to as the ‘mystery clock’ because the hands seem to float in the center of the chapter ring with no apparent connection to any spring or motor. It has a 7 3/8" chapter ring. The body of the clock is a 2-piece alloy casting with 24-karat gold plating. It has been cleaned and polished and the plating is still intact. The hands and related gear assembly are made of brass. The ‘Golden Hour’ is a functional, vintage timepiece that is at home in almost any décor. A great party ice breaker or a unique gift for that person on your Holiday gift-list who has almost everything.
Dimensions: 5 7/8" wide x 4 ½" deep x 9" high.
Catalog No. ASE020.Btm
Price: $ 120.00
Completely serviced with a One-Year Guarantee. No Guarantee on electric motor
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JEFFERSON GOLDEN MINUTE The Jefferson Electric Company
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Catalog No. AS069 Additional Pictures
In 1951, while still enjoying the great marketing success of both the "Golden Hour" and the "Golden Helm", The Jefferson Electric Co. introduced the smaller version of the Golden Hour and named it the "Golden Minute". The basic design of this model and the way it operates is essentially the same as the Golden Hour. And, at first look it appears to be just a smaller version of the Golden Hour. However, on close inspection one finds that it is nearly identical to its older cousin, the Golden Helm. For example, it is the same size, the same shape (minus the nautical motif) and uses the same type of motor; and, it has the same dark red or maroon-colored, plastic, almost triangular-shaped cover that closes the bottom of the Golden Helm. However, it is inscribed, Jefferson Golden Minute, Electric Clock, Catalog No. 580-121.
MOVEMENT: The clock is powered by a small electric motor located in the base. According to the information on the bottom cover the motor is "UL" listed, operates on 115 volts AC @ 60 cycles and has a power rating of 2.5 watts. Replacements for this type of motor are very difficult to find. The fully functional motor in this clock is date stamped 11-74 indication that the original motor has been replaced. It still has its original power cord, which is in good condition. All of the other moving parts that make up this clock have been cleaned and serviced in our shop.
CASE STYLE and TRIM: Like its larger, older relative, the Golden Hour and its close cousin, the Golden Helm, the Golden Minute is also often referred to as a ‘mystery clock’ because the hands seem to float in the center of the chapter ring with no apparent connection to any spring or motor. It has a 5 1/8-inch, brushed, silver-colored chapter ring with recessed, white-filled numbers. The body of the clock is a 2-piece alloy casting with 24-karat gold plating. It has been cleaned and polished and, the original plating looks almost new. The shape of the hands is similar to those on the Golden Hour. Their visibility is enhanced by the use of a white stripe down the center of each hand. The hands and related gear assembly are made of brass.
Dimensions: 6-inches wide (across the diameter of the face frame) x 5 ¼-inches deep (allowing for the cord) x 7 ¼-inches high
Catalog No. ASE001.7
Price: $ 215.00
Completely serviced with a One-Year Guarantee. No guarantee on electric motor.
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JEFFERSON GOLDEN VIEW
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Catalog No. ASE031 Additional Pictures
In 1956, while still enjoying the great marketing success of the Golden Hour, the Golden Helm, and the Golden Minute, The Jefferson Electric Co. introduced the Golden View. The basic design of this model and the way it operates is essentially the same as the Golden Minute. The dials are the same size and they use the same type of motor. A stamped, metal rectangular-shaped cover closes the bottom of the Golden View’s mahogany base. However, it is inscribed, Jefferson Golden View, Electric Clock, Catalog No. 580-151-001.
MOVEMENT: The clock is powered by a small electric motor located in the base. According to the information on the bottom cover the motor is "UL" listed, operates on 115 volts AC @ 60 cycles and has a power rating of 2.5 watts. Replacements for this type of motor are very difficult to find. However, a NEW, fully functional motor has been installed in this clock. It still has its original power cord, which is in good condition. All of the other moving parts that make up this clock have been cleaned and serviced in our shop.
CASE STYLE and TRIM: Like its older relatives, the Golden Hour, the Golden Helm, and its close cousin, the Golden Minute, the Golden View is also often referred to as a ‘mystery clock’ because the hands seem to float in the center of the chapter ring with no apparent connection to any spring or motor. It has a 5 1/8-inch, black chapter ring with recessed, gold-filled numbers. The two-part body of the clock is made up of an alloy casting face ring with 24-karat gold plating and a polished mahogany base. A ½-round gold accent strip surrounds the base. It has been cleaned and polished and, the original plating looks almost new. The shape of the hands is identical to those on the Golden Minute. Their visibility is enhanced by the use of a black stripe down the center of each hand. The hands and related gear assembly are made of brass.
Dimensions: 6-inches wide (across the diameter of the face frame) and 14 ¼-inches across the wooden base x 5 ¼-inches deep (allowing for the cord) x 7 ¼-inches high.
Catalog No. ASE031
Price: $ 395.00
Completely serviced with a One-Year Guarantee. No guarantee on electric motor.
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Doric-Extra Gilt Columns Circa: 1880 The E. Ingraham & Co.
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Catalog No. AS066 Additional Pictures
MOVEMENT: An original, Trade Marked Ingraham, 8-day Time & Strike movement. In addition, the movement is stamped "PATD OCT 8 78 NOV 11 79". It has a count-wheel strike train, which is fitted with a push-wire, time/strike correction feature. The "push-wire " allows the owner to synchronize the hour struck with the time whenever they get out of sync. This can be done by the owner without the help of a clocksmith or the need to take the clock off the shelf. Today’s busy clock owners appreciate this feature as much now as it was by clock owners over 122 years ago. It strikes only the hour on mellow, yet authoritative wire gong. The original, ornate, pendulum bob and a replacement, old stock, single-ended key are included. It has been fully serviced in our shop and is ready to put in your home, in your office, in your shop for resale OR given as a 'timeless' gift.
CASE STYLE and TRIM: The basic case is made of solid wood with a distinctive rosewood veneer. Other parts of the trim are solid mahogany or rosewood. It is our opinion the clock may have been refinished. If so, it was an excellent job and was done a long time ago. It has been cleaned and polished without disturbing the finish.
The decorative crown-moldings, gilt columns, shaped circular-moldings around the two crystals, and curves of the stepped base provide an interesting array of shadows and high lights. The original, ornate, gold-colored pendulum is boldly displayed behind a round crystal window. The original putty holding in the bubbled, wavy glass crystals has not been disturbed; suggesting that both of the crystals are original.. A pair of original pierced-spade style, blue-steel hands mark the passage of time on an off-white paper face, which is in good condition. The 3 7/8-inch diameter chapter ring surrounds large, easy-to-read, black Roman numerals, which appear to sit on a brass center accent ring.
The two turned wooden circles that hold the face-crystal and the bottom window and the two rosettes all combine to form the door which locks with the same key that is used to wind the clock. A patent for this door design was issued to Elias Ingraham in 1857. The design was so popular that variations of it as well as some outright copies were produced by several other clock manufacturers of the time.
We are offering you an elegant example of the hard-to-find clock offered to the high-fashion clock market by a well-respected Connecticut-clock maker approximately 122 years ago. It is in sound condition, and ready to take up its time keeping duties when it arrives.
Dimensions: 16" high x 10 5/8" wide x 4 5/8 inches deep at base.
Catalog No. AS066
Price: $ 475.00
Completely serviced with a One-Year Guarantee. EXCEPT, no guarantee on springs, -new or used.
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