Ansonia Clock Company

The Ansonia Clock Company was established as a subsidiary of the Ansonia Brass Company on May 7, 1850, by Anson Phelps, Theodore Terry, and Franklin Andrews. Phelps, a prominent metals dealer residing in Ansonia, Connecticut, partnered with Terry and Andrews, renowned clockmakers from Bristol. This mutually beneficial arrangement boosted Phelps' brass sales while ensuring Terry and Andrews access to superior materials at favorable prices. In 1877, nearly all production moved to New York. Two years later, a new Brooklyn factory was opened, employing 360 workers. After a devastating fire in 1880, the factory was rebuilt and expanded on the same site. Due to the Brooklyn facility's success and increased capacity, the Connecticut factory closed in 1883. By 1886, Ansonia produced 225 different clock models, gaining fame for its iron-cased mantel clocks. Manufacturing and profits peaked around 1914, with 440 models in production. However, in 1929, just months before the stock market crash, the company entered receivership. Most of its equipment and dies were sold to Russia's Amtorg Trading Corporation in September of that year. Decades later, in 1969, the rights to the Ansonia name, trademarks, and goodwill were transferred to the Ansonia Clock Co., Inc., in Lynnwood, Washington.