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Using Trademarks and Trade Names to Identify Antique Clock Makers

It is often quite easy to identify a clock's maker, especially if it is a shelf clock or wall clock. The majority of the best known 19th century American usually placed their full company name on their products. You'll often find their names printed or engraved on the dial faces. They may be clearly visible towards the center of the dial or almost unnoticeable printed around the edge of the dial, sometimes obscured (or almost so) by the bezel. Sometimes you'll find paper labels affixed to the inside of the case or pasted on the back. You'll also find their names engraved or stamped on the backplate of the movement.

It may be more difficult to identify a clock's maker if it is of European, Asian or South American origin. These makers often used only a trademark symbol or initials if they marked their clocks.


There are some very comprehensive books which can be used to find out who the maker is by the trademark symbols used. The Clock and Watch Trademark Index - European Origin: Austria - England - France - Germany - Switzerland, by Karl Kochmann, has more than 960 pages to help you identify clockmakers by the trademarks they used. Unfortunately, this book is out of print and hard to find, although it remains the most comprehensive on the subject.

It is beyond the scope of this site to list the thousands of trademarks, symbols and trade names that have been used by clockmakers to brand their wares. However, we do provide images or descriptions of some of the ones you are most likely to encounter. We hope this will help you identify the maker if you find such a mark used instead of the full maker's name.

The Week Magazine

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The Catholic Review

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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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