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Dating Antique Clocks By Their Maker's Names

Your clock has a name, trademark or signature on it. Great! It should be easy to look up the name and find out exactly when the clock was made, right It's not always that easy. Although a name can be a good starting point for dating a clock, pinpointing the year it was made can still be difficult for a number of reasons.

For one thing, the name on the clock may not always refer to its maker. It was common practice during much of the 19th century for the retailer who sold the clock to put its name on the dial. In many areas of retailing this "private labeling" is still a common practice, like when a large supermarket chain like Safeway labels some of their food products as the "Safeway" brand, even though it was made by a different name-brand food manufacturer.

For example, a clock with the name "J. Kent, London" may either be the name of the clockmaker or the name of the proprietor who sold it. You may be able to find historical records of the retailer that can help date the clock within a certain range


There are other potential pitfalls in relying solely on a name to date a clock, even when you can determine positively that the name is that of its maker.The movement could have been removed from its original case (perhaps because of damage to the case) and "married" to an empty clock case in need of a movement. For example, a movement made in1890 by Seth Thomas might wind up in a Waterbury clock case made years before.

With these caveats in mind, it can still be quite helpful to consult on of the resources (listed below) that give the names and working dates of the multitudes of clockmakers working throughout the world in the past few centuries. Keep in mind that no one list is complete. Even if the name on your clock (if it has one) is not a listed one, your clock could still be quite old. In determining its age, it's important to include many factors other than just the name. Always consider the clock's case style and materials, type of movement, decorative elements, model (if known), patina, and any known restoration work or documentation in addition to a name.

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Downsizing: Purging possessions from home to apartment can be ... The Catholic Review, MD - 13 hours ago One of Ms. Kilmer’s four sons wanted her small collection of antique clocks; another wanted the family’s genealogy information. But in general, she said, ...

Owners of seized antiques sought Belfast Newsletter, UK - 9 hours ago The arrested man has appeared in court in connection with the initial seven antique clocks seized from the house but has not been charged in connection with ...

Leap second to come at year's end The Evening Sun, PA - Dec 30, 2008 His shop is filled with antique clocks with brass gears and oak frames. He works on turn-of-the-century pocket watches and enjoys the challenge of getting a ...

Mike Jeffries, VT Group chairman: How I came back from the dead Times Online, UK - Dec 19, 2008 When not working, the 64-year-old finds time to scour antique yards and auction houses for the raw materials for his hobby, restoring antique clocks. ...

Reliving HISTORY Bangkok Post, Thailand - Dec 17, 2008 A selection of antique clocks line the west stairwell that leads up to the Grey Bedroom belonging to Prince Mahidol. A crystal jug and wash basin emblazoned ...

Room to grow Vineland Daily Journal, NJ - Dec 12, 2008 Since this family is in transition, what usually would be a dining room has become a sitting area, surrounded by antique clocks, hand-carved wooden pieces ...

ANTIQUES AS INVESTMENTS … (PART TWO) Rundtownnews.co.uk, Spain - Dec 12, 2008 Antique clocks in general have seen a tremendous boost in popularity ‘throughout Europe and indeed within the United States’ in recent years, ...

Quality Items were in the frame at The Autumn Antiques and Fine ... Cotswold Chatterblog, UK - Dec 11, 2008 Local to Cheltenham, Woodward Antique Clocks had a good fair selling a number of clocks including an English Regency bracket clock in the region of £8000. ...

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Dating Antique Clocks Antigue Clock History Buying

Dating Antique Clocks By Their Maker's Names

Your clock has a name, trademark or signature on it. Great! It should be easy to look up the name and find out exactly when the clock was made, right It's not always that easy. Although a name can be a good starting point for dating a clock, pinpointing the year it was made can still be difficult for a number of reasons.

For one thing, the name on the clock may not always refer to its maker. It was common practice during much of the 19th century for the retailer who sold the clock to put its name on the dial. In many areas of retailing this "private labeling" is still a common practice, like when a large supermarket chain like Safeway labels some of their food products as the "Safeway" brand, even though it was made by a different name-brand food manufacturer.

For example, a clock with the name "J. Kent, London" may either be the name of the clockmaker or the name of the proprietor who sold it. You may be able to find historical records of the retailer that can help date the clock within a certain range


There are other potential pitfalls in relying solely on a name to date a clock, even when you can determine positively that the name is that of its maker.The movement could have been removed from its original case (perhaps because of damage to the case) and "married" to an empty clock case in need of a movement. For example, a movement made in1890 by Seth Thomas might wind up in a Waterbury clock case made years before.

With these caveats in mind, it can still be quite helpful to consult on of the resources (listed below) that give the names and working dates of the multitudes of clockmakers working throughout the world in the past few centuries. Keep in mind that no one list is complete. Even if the name on your clock (if it has one) is not a listed one, your clock could still be quite old. In determining its age, it's important to include many factors other than just the name. Always consider the clock's case style and materials, type of movement, decorative elements, model (if known), patina, and any known restoration work or documentation in addition to a name.

Leap second to come at year's end The Evening Sun, PA - Dec 30, 2008 His shop is filled with antique clocks with brass gears and oak frames. He works on turn-of-the-century pocket watches and enjoys the challenge of getting a ...

Mike Jeffries, VT Group chairman: How I came back from the dead Times Online, UK - Dec 19, 2008 When not working, the 64-year-old finds time to scour antique yards and auction houses for the raw materials for his hobby, restoring antique clocks. ...

Reliving HISTORY Bangkok Post, Thailand - Dec 17, 2008 A selection of antique clocks line the west stairwell that leads up to the Grey Bedroom belonging to Prince Mahidol. A crystal jug and wash basin emblazoned ...

Room to grow Vineland Daily Journal, NJ - Dec 12, 2008 Since this family is in transition, what usually would be a dining room has become a sitting area, surrounded by antique clocks, hand-carved wooden pieces ...

ANTIQUES AS INVESTMENTS … (PART TWO) Rundtownnews.co.uk, Spain - Dec 12, 2008 Antique clocks in general have seen a tremendous boost in popularity ‘throughout Europe and indeed within the United States’ in recent years, ...

Quality Items were in the frame at The Autumn Antiques and Fine ... Cotswold Chatterblog, UK - Dec 11, 2008 Local to Cheltenham, Woodward Antique Clocks had a good fair selling a number of clocks including an English Regency bracket clock in the region of £8000. ...

Common Misspellings include addtion allthough altho, althought, altough alwasy, alwyas adn, anbd baceause, beacuse, becasue, beccause, becouse, becuase bedore, befoer, befor bu centruies centruy ceratin, certian concider, consdider coudl, sould determinining dael diferent, diferrent, differnt, diffrent buring, durig, durring, duting eiter exemple, exmaple fidn fomr, frome gerat, graet, grat, gret ahev, ahve, haev, hvae, hvea halp helpfull historial importamt includ it's jstu larg liek, liuke maked modle movment anme, naem, nmae ened nto, onot orginal, origional nother, otehr perhasp, perheaps, perhpas, perphas pratice qtuie, qutie restauration shoudl, shoudln, sould sould soley smoe, soem sylte, stlye, sytle tahn, thna taht, tath, thast, thgat, thta, thyat hten, tghe, ther, thge, tjhe ther, theri, thier, thier theese hting, thign, thnig htis, thsi, tihs thoughout, throught, througout wass, weas, ws wehn, whn withing owrk, wokr, wrok wokring, wroking worls eyar, yearm, yera eyars, eyasr, yeasr, yeras, yersa
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