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Ansonia General Railroad Clock "Click" to Login or Register 
IHC Member 1753
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Just put this on the wall. 68-inch tall railroad clock, time-only movement. Oak case, c1890?. Marked "Ansonia General" on the back. D&RG markings, Denver, CO. Looks like a museum piece.

 
Posts: 59 | Location: Colorado in the USA | Registered: November 24, 2012
IHC Member 1753
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Dial close-up.

 
Posts: 59 | Location: Colorado in the USA | Registered: November 24, 2012
IHC Member 1613
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WOW Andy that's a real beauty...
 
Posts: 2006 | Location: Chesapeake City, Maryland in the USA | Registered: September 27, 2011
IHC Member 1725
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Hold on Andy, let me wipe the drool from my chin. That is one Gorgeous clock!!!!
Tim
 
Posts: 376 | Location: Conover, North Carolina in the USA | Registered: July 07, 2012
IHC Member 1541
Picture of Lorne Wasylishen
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Deluxe! what a beautiful clock.
 
Posts: 2093 | Location: British Columbia in Canada | Registered: March 02, 2011
IHC Life Member
Picture of Eugene Buffard
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C.1886.
Great clock
 
Posts: 3323 | Location: Illinois in the USA | Registered: July 06, 2010
Picture of Dave Turner
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Man, that's one fine clock. First one I ever saw!

Check this out, and this info is dates back to 2003!:

http://www.antiqueclockspriceg...ls.php?clockid=20560
http://www.antiqueclockspriceg...ls.php?clockid=19747


Dave Turner
 
Posts: 1979 | Location: Wilson, North Carolina in the USA | Registered: November 15, 2011
IHC Member 1753
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Thanks for the comments & information. To me, this is a work of art. So far keeping time to the second & I haven't touched it. I like the little wind-up weights, nice touch.

Andy
 
Posts: 59 | Location: Colorado in the USA | Registered: November 24, 2012
IHC Member 1335
Picture of Tom Brunton
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just a complete beauty, and for sure as nice as they come !!! Any idea what station it is out of??
Eek
 
Posts: 1746 | Location: Aylmer, Ontario in Canada | Registered: December 15, 2009
Picture of Dave Turner
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Posts: 1979 | Location: Wilson, North Carolina in the USA | Registered: November 15, 2011
IHC Member 1541
Picture of Lorne Wasylishen
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Andy, are there any markings on the case that would indicate where it came from.

This is a Tourist Timetable as opposed to an employee timetable but has the station names.

More reading than you need on the Denver & Rio Grande
 
Posts: 2093 | Location: British Columbia in Canada | Registered: March 02, 2011
IHC Member 1753
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Thanks for the info.
Lorne, I did forward pics to the D&RGW website.
While there are two original factory stickers on the clock, there is no indication where it may have been located. I'll see if I can learn more.
Thanks.
Andy
 
Posts: 59 | Location: Colorado in the USA | Registered: November 24, 2012
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It really is a beautiful clock. I have one that I think is in mahogany. On mine however, the bottom piece was removed and someone made a 34 inch base for it transforming it into a floor clock. One of my projects is to convert it back into a wall clock.
 
Posts: 353 | Location: Nichols, New York in the USA | Registered: April 04, 2010
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A picture of my Ansonia General set up as a floor clock

 
Posts: 353 | Location: Nichols, New York in the USA | Registered: April 04, 2010
IHC Member 1736
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Beautiful, what a wonderful piece of RR history.
 
Posts: 2032 | Location: San Diego, California in the USA | Registered: August 30, 2012
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Picture of Larry Buchan
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Nice Ansonia Railroad clock from the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad or as the hobos used to call it "Dirty Ragged & Going West"
 
Posts: 3370 | Location: Okotoks Alberta Canada | Registered: November 22, 2002
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