Sorry we can not discuss value on this message board, but there is a "What is this clock worth" section at the bottom of the forum. The Cardinal one had 6716R.Ĭheck to see if your clock has a number stamped on the bottom and let me know. These clocks had a number stamped on the bottom of the case. I didn't find one like yours so I don't know the model name. I don't understand why these Color Clocks have not shown up very often. While looking at all the Gilbert clocks, I found their styles different and more unusual from the other manufacturers of the era. I don't have any Gilbert clocks, so didn't know much about them. The oldest advertizement I found was 1929. I don't know a definite date these were first produced, but I think around 1915-20. Fine Antique 19th French Gold Gilt Four Glass Mantel Clock 2 Train Movement. Vintage Comitti Of London 8 Day Solid Mahogany Westminster Chime Mantel Clock. Most were small mantle clocks, but they also decorated the banjo type too. Antique Elliott Cream Lacquered Chinoiserie Timepiece Mantel Clock Mappin Webb. Mantel Clock Feet 25 pair: Mantel Case Ornaments 25 pair: Case Columns bases & tops 8 -27: Gongs 12 - 29. We have a wide selection of vintage and antique clock movements & clock parts. I saw one case painted red with Chinese scenes named Cardinal. Gilbert top ornament: Gilbert - Top Ornament No.2148a - Music Circa 1897 8 1/2' x 8 1/2'. They painted the cases red, green, blue and yellow with painted flowers or scenes. They wanted things to be light, bright and colorful. This was a time when they were coming out of the Victorian era when things were dark and heavy.
I found evidence that sometime in the early 20's Gilbert launched a new line called "The Color Clock". After examining the painting by enlarging it, it seemed too well done. In 1929-30 Ansonia liquidated and its equipmentsold and moved to Russia.Īnsonia Clock Co., Inc., acquired the rights to use the name and trademarks of the original company.I at first, like Steve, thought someone decided to "embellish" their plain little clock. Then again, a movement signed by one maker may have been placed in a case made by another - a practice usually termed a "marriage." A clock case made in one century might even have a movement made fifty or a hundred years later. But the dealer himself may not know (or investigate too closely), and there are, of course, some sellers who deliberately attempt to mislead buyers. A reputable dealer will tell a buyer if a label is a reproduction. Reproductions of old labels are also available for purchase from a number of sources. Using Trademarks and Trade Names to Identify Makers and Dates Madeįinding a name or trademark image on a clock may simplify the task of identifying the maker and the approximate date the clock was made.Then again, it may provide you with misleading information.įor instance, an original paper label may have been taken from a clock (perhaps one in poor condition) and affixed inside another in an attempt to make the second clock seem more valuable or to lend an air of authenticity.
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