post your favorite New Haven clock

[MQ32shooter]

Joe, those are beautiful clocks.

 

[MQ32shooter]

Swolf, I've got 4 grandsons that could use that clock. Every decide to sell it, PM me!

 

[Dave T]

Here's my old Calendar. I've had this for years before I ever considered working on a clock.. Have never opened it up and it continues to tick away. I know, it surely needs a service.

 

[Steven Thornberry]

A small addition to a little used thread is this recently acquired wood-cased (mahogany) crystal regulator called the Tuxford, shown in Tran's New Haven book (arlingtonbooks.com) from the 1917 catalogue. A plain simple case, movement working well.



Tran shows a total of 5 crystal regulators with mahogany cases, all from the 1917 catalogue.



However, I have found one other not shown in Tran at antiqueclockspriceguide.com.

I haven't seen these wood-cased crystal regulators very often. Perhaps they did not enjoy the popularity of their metal cousins and were offered only for a limited time and/or in limited quantities.

Of other clock makers, I know offhand that Waterbury also offered wood-cased crystal regulators and crystal regulators with cases having a combination of wood and metal trim.

 

[Dave T]

Pretty nice clock. I always associated New Haven more in the line of everyday (lower priced) clocks. This looks like it might have been top of the line for New Haven?

 

[Steven Thornberry]

Pretty nice clock. I always associated New Haven more in the line of everyday (lower priced) clocks. This looks like it might have been top of the line for New Haven?

That's a good question and I have no good answer, I'm afraid. The 1917 prices are not included in the NH catalogue descriptions in Tran. I haven't made a systematic review of available prices in the Waterbury catalogue descriptions, but what I remember is that the prices for the wood-cased crystal regulators were a bit lower than for the metal-cased.

NH's wood-cased crystal regulators seem quite a bit plainer, in general, than their metal counterparts. Perhaps they were lower priced and aimed at a market that wanted a crystal regulator but hesitated to pay for the higher priced metal ones. Perhaps, too, they were just something different, offered to see if there were a market of any kind for them. I'm just guessing, of course.

I have to say that I, myself, like it as something different, and so does my wife.

 

[harold bain]

Perhaps it had something to do with a shortage of brass during WW1. A substitute so to speak.

 

[Steven Thornberry]

Perhaps it had something to do with a shortage of brass during WW1. A substitute so to speak.

A good possibility, I suppose. New Haven seems not to have made many crystal regulators. The metal ones are, for the most part, described as "Heavy Metal, Finished in Polished Gold Plate," FWIW.

 

[4mula1fan]

My favorite, and my first.

 

[Sevant]

Here is my favorite New Haven Clock, I love the case on it!

[video=youtube;YNEqhaVvd70]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNEqhaVvd70[/video]

https://usedclockparts.com/

 

[Bruce Alexander]

Unless I've missed it somehow, there doesn't appear to be an "Abbey" from circa 1929 in this thread.
Either way, here's one that used to be in our collection.


They have a very nice tuned chime rod array with a deep hour rod.

[video=youtube;4mX-MpIiv-g]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mX-MpIiv-g[/video]

We don't have many New Havens, but we think this is a nice model.

 

[CEM]

Just got this new haven alarm clock.
Could anyone tell when they were made?
Thanks

 

[MQ32shooter]

Here's another one of my New Havens. It's a 30 day Columbia. Excellent time keeper. I love reverse glass painting. Think it really dresses up the clock.

 

[THTanner]

Wind up 30 hour Ogee New Haven - a bit of case work, full service and dial as found.

 

[sylvester12]

I have a few New Havens I like but my favorite is the "Griffin" circa: 1895.

 

[MQ32shooter]

Absolutely beautiful Sylvester! Never seen this model before. Check your PM's.

 

[f.webster]

Can anyone verify that this is a New Haven Vamoose Office clock? I think I have seen it in a 1900 catalog reprint. The trade mark on the dial has me wondering.

Thanks

 

[Dave T]

Here's one reference: Antique Clock Details

Looks correct to me.

 

[expeditionhiker]

1931 New Haven Westinghouse mantel converted in 1940 to grandfather. Part Electric, part wind up. (2) 110v AC Electric Westinghouse motors for clockwork and pendulum, but chimes are wound up and then hit completing 12VDC circuit for tubular chimes. Has an AC variable transformer hooked up to a giant rectifier(converts AC to DC) to power pneumatic plungers for chimes. I would love to see a picture of a 1931 New Haven Westinghouse mantel clock to see what this originally looked like.

 

[CEM]

Just got this new haven alarm clock.
Could anyone tell when they were made?
Thanks

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nobody has information on this New Haven alarm ?

 

[MQ32shooter]

Not my favorite, but another one of my New Haven 30 day runners. It's a Model 3043. This is only the second Model 3043 I've seen that was a 30 day.

 

[Dave T]

Here's my old New Haven Standard Time Calendar. As bought more than 45 years ago. Never have touched it, inside or out. But it runs faithfully ever since.
Poor old thing deserves a service. Maybe one of these days!

 

[Pat L.]

Here's one that was found at an estate sale last week. Although unmarked, it appears to be the New Haven "Cambria" as shown on page 152 of the Tran Duy Ly book. It was missing the bottom finial, but I had one on hand that fit okay, was the right color & finish, and looks good enough for me. The clock is approx. 42" high and has a time only movement with winding arbor near the 7:00 position. It also works good.

 

[Isaac]

I really like the earlier cases by New Haven. My favorite case style is the Chime #3 clocks, although the Cabinet #10/Anita case is also very sharp.

 

[TylerC]

Hi guys I have a few New Haven Clocks that I need some help identifying.
First up is this small beehive style clock says New Haven Clock co on the dial. No markings on the movement at all. I cant get it to stay running at all. Looking to find glass for it as well

Next one I have is a New Haven Kitchen clock. Its a bit interesting sonce it has a Sessions movement inside despite the case having a New Haven Label. I did also find a card of most likely the last person to have worked on it. Does anyone know Marvin?

 

[Steven Thornberry]

Some New Haven carriage clocks. First, a couple of recent acquisitions.

A plush-cased carriage, not otherwise identified.



A wood carriage clock (time and alarm), called the Titania.



Second, apair that had been posted earlier, but which the gods of the internet saw fit to allow to disappear.

The Pilgrim (at least one of the five versions). It is time and strike.


And one that I believe to be the Sutherland. I include Tran's catalogue illustration for comparison.



All carry the Jerome & Co. trademark often found on New Haven clocks. The trademark was registered September 5, 1905, but the registration document states that it had been used continuously since January 1883. An interesting statement that since the above 1880 catalogue illustration of the Sutherland shows the trademark, as does Tran's 1881 catalogue illustration of the Pilgrim. Of course, the trademark document does have its minor disclaimer. See document below.

 

[Joe Gargery]

This New Haven has been in my family for quite some time. It was purchased here in the U.S., eventually making its way to England. Then a relative visited there in the '80's and was gifted it as a family heirloom. She brought it back to the U.S. and immediately re-gifted it to me as she felt it was simply too gaudy for her home (there's no accounting for tastes). I love it.
It worked fine for years but was finally in need of some service work so I took it to a local clock repair shop where it sat for over a year, when I was finally given a hefty bill and the clock was returned. Unfortunately, I found out too late that this fellow's scruples were less than stellar. The clock did not work and in the end, no work at all had been performed on it. So while I still think it is beautiful, it is currently in a non-working condition. I plan to remedy that soon. As for the repair fellow, I'm sure karma will visit him with an aggravated ingrown toenail sometime in the future.
The pictures don't do the coloring justice. The main body color is much more Emerald Green than what shows here. Many dates are scribed on the rear door. I added the little block to hold the key, it's just held on with double sided tape and not permanent.
Cheers, Joe

 

[Lychnobius]

New Haven clocks are not unknown in Britain. Here is an example which I bought on eBay for GBP26.00 a few years ago. It was listed as 'spares or repair' but required little beyond re-hanging the pendulum. The dial appears to be printed on celluloid. The peculiar hands are probably somebody's home-made effort; the hour hand has a date in February 1953 scratched on the back.

There is no model reference anywhere and the only identification is a stamp on the movement. The case seems rather rough in finish for a factory product. I have read somewhere that New Haven would sometimes export bare movements which were then cased on arrival, and I suspect that this is what has happened here.

Oliver Mundy.