"Regulator Number 16." Ansonia Clock Company of Ansonia, Connecticut. DDD-9.

The Ansonia Clock Company cataloged this seldom-seen giant wall clock as the Regulator Number 16. This example is cased in oak and retains a clean surface and excellent color. The case design features some very unusual woodwork, which makes this model memorable. The most prominent architectural details are the turned decorations centered at the top of the case. It is three-dimensionally formed. Additional decorative turnings, fluted columns, inset interior panels, and applied moldings adorn this case form. The front of the case opens as a door and is fitted with glass.

The bezel that frames the porcelain dial is finished in nickel. The dial is 12 inches in diameter and is formatted with a closed minute ring that serves double duty as the seconds register. Roman-style hour numerals are positioned inside this ring. The time is displayed with delicate steel hands. The hour and minute hands feature an open moon design out on their ends. A delicate sweep hand, painted red, logs the seconds with the pendulum's motion.

The brass-constructed movement is weight-driven and is designed to run for eight days once fully wound. The cylindrically shaped weight and pendulum are also finished in nickel. The drive weight descends directly below the mechanism behind the pendulum. The works are contained in a steel cabinet that protects the fine brass gearing from airborne contaminants. The deadbeat escapement is designed as a pinwheel. The gridiron-style pendulum features nine rods of brass and steel. This is a seconds beating pendulum so that it will move gently from side to side. It takes one second to move in each direction. A fine beat adjustment is located at the top of the pendulum, just below the dial. The rate regulation is performed by turning the threaded nut below the bob.

This clock measured approximately 84 inches long, 26 inches wide, and 10.25 inches deep. This clock was made circa 1894 and originally cost $89.00.

Inventory number DDD-9.