Mystery clocks have been popular since the 18th century. The clock seems to have no mechanism but keeps time. One of the most famous is the swinging-arm clock. A tall classical figure, usually bronze, ...

One of the most famous is the "swinging-arm clock." A tall classical figure, usually bronze, holds some long rods with a pendulum bob on the bottom and a ball with a clock face on the top. The ...

Mystery clocks have been popular since the 18th century. The clock seems to have no mechanism, yet keeps time. One of the most famous is the "swinging-arm clock." A tall classical figure, usually ...

DEAR HELAINE AND JOE: Please find photo enclosed of a clock that belonged to my grandmother. It is ceramic and it is marked "Ansonia Clock Co. New York" and it has an "A" inside a square inside a ...

You probably have seen a “swinger” clock but never guessed how it worked. Most are small metal statues standing on a base while holding a long baseball bat, pendulum or other long, thin rod that is ...

THE PIECE: An antique Ansonia clock in a mahogany case with Asian-theme glass, circa 1880s. View full sizeThis 1880s clock, owned by Julius Hambacher of Marrero, was made by the Ansonia Clock Co. in ...

Cover title: Clocks : bronze figures & ornaments of every description. Includes Ansonia Clock Co.'s price list dated January, 1878. https://siris-libraries.si.edu ...

Q-Where can we find information on Ansonia clocks and their values? We recently inherited a beautiful porcelain example decorated with what appears to be hand-painted flowers and leaves. A-A terrific ...

I have an advertising poster for B.T. Babbitt Best Soap and cannot find a similar one. Can you identify it, tell me what it is called and if it has any value. — E.K. Answer: Benjamin Talbot Babbitt ...