The "Regulator Number 18." Ansonia Clock Company of Ansonia, Connecticut. 223069.

The Ansonia Clock Company cataloged this seldom-seen giant wall clock as the Regulator Number 18. This example is in outstanding original condition. The case wood is oak and retains a clean surface and excellent color. The case design features some very unusual woodwork, making this model stand out against its competitors. The most prominent architectural detail is the turned decoration centered at the top of the case. I have heard it described as a "crown." It is three-dimensionally formed. Additional decorative turnings, fully turned columns, inset interior panels, applied moldings, and carvings adorn the case form. The front of the case opens as a door and is fitted with glass.

A brass bezel frames the porcelain dial. The dial is 12 inches in diameter. It is formatted with a closed minute ring that serves double duty are 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 logs the seconds with the motion of the pendulum.

The brass-constructed movement is weight-driven and is designed to run for eight days once fully wound. A brass-covered cylindrically-shaped 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. The large brass bob swings in front of the drive weight. 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 90 inches long and was made circa 1895. This model originally cost $104.00.

Inventory number 223069.