Wall Clock Brand Unknown.

[Leonhardt]

Hi People!... Here I am with a new purchase of a destroyed wall clock to restore. I was looking for information and the only thing I found was on a Spanish page of old watch brands. But I have doubts about it.
It appears to be a Schlencker Und Kienzle brand.
I would like to give him life again, but I Need to know what is he´s name first.
the only thing I know is that he came to Argentina at the beginning of the past century.
Thank you very much in advance for any help I get. Greetings.

 

[KurtinSA]

Mikrolisk says this is the logo for the Union Clock Co out of Furtwangen, Germany.

Kurt

 

[new2clocks]

Hi People!... Here I am with a new purchase of a destroyed wall clock to restore. I was looking for information and the only thing I found was on a Spanish page of old watch brands. But I have doubts about it.
It appears to be a Schlencker Und Kienzle brand.
I would like to give him life again, but I Need to know what is he´s name first.
the only thing I know is that he came to Argentina at the beginning of the past century.
Thank you very much in advance for any help I get. Greetings.

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As Kurt indicates, the trademark on your movement is that of the Union Clock Company, according to mikrolisk.

Without direct access to the gold standard of German trademarks and German clock history - the Lexikon, by H-H Schmid - the history of the Union Clock Company is a puzzle that needs to be pieced together.

I will try my best.

From Doug Stevenson:

The Union Clock Company of Furtwangen was the follower of a firm founded in 1871 by Augustin Weisser that first made clock cases. It changed to Villing & Fehrenbach in 1882, then Villing & Tränkle in 1883, and then was sold to a British (based) company in 1885 and its name changed to "Union Clock Company". They made less expensive clocks with so-called American (-type) movements sending many to the UK. Had around 300 workers in 1900. Then economic problems, bankrupt once in 1908 and then again in 1910 and out-out with machinery sold to Johann Jäckle. The above based upon the entry in Schmid's _Lexikon_.

From tarant, the 'British (based) company' mentioned above was Fellheimer, Merzbach & Lang.

Fellheimer, Merzbach & Lang were a 'trading' company, as opposed to a manufacturer, according to H-H Schmid.

We have seen Junghans movements in cases that bore the trademark of Fellheimer, Merzbach & Lang. I am not sure of Kienzle.

Regards.

 

[Leonhardt]

Thank you very much!... Now this old man has a name again. The stories of these brands are so incredible that one gets lost on the journey. Again a thousand thanks!