M. B. did not tell us the dimensions of her clock, but if it is in the neighborhood of 9 by 9 inches it would be a china cased mantel clock.

At first, the company offered a variety of mostly mantel and wall clocks, but an extensive line of novelty and figurine clocks was added. By 1914, Ansonia was at its peak, making more than 440 models.

Your carriage clock was manufactured by the Ansonia Clock Company and dates to around 1900. Ansonia was founded in Ansonia, Connecticut, in 1851, moved to New York in 1878 and reached its peak ...

Q: I would be interested in your evaluation of this Ansonia “Triumph” model shelf clock. I know it has been in the family since 1900. On the back it states “Prize Medal Awarded, P… ...

My clock was used in my grandmother’s home as early as the 1950s. Upon close inspection, I discovered it is an “Octagon 8 day, 30-hour clock,” made in Ansonia, Conn., by the Copper Co. — M.M.

The insurance replacement value for this working Sessions mantel clock is between $225 and $275. Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson are the authors of the "Price It Yourself" (HarperResource, $19.95).

Clocks mean more than dollar signs to Clark VanTassel. Although the owner of Noblesville Clock Company makes his living repairing and selling clocks of all kinds — mantel clocks, grandfather ...