Posted 9 years ago
riccon64
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I got this clock from my Moms husbands father. He lived S. of Milwaukee, WI. I was told it won 2nd place in some category at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893. It is very heavy, (onyx?), has a nice chime, I have the key. It needs cleaning, doesn't run for more than 10 seconds. I got it in 1983, and it ran well for 10-15 years. I would love to know what kind of display it was in at the Expo.
Here is an interesting link: The Official Directory of the World's Columbian Exposition, May 1st to Oct. 30th, 1893.
https://archive.org/stream/officialdirecto00handgoog#page/n326/mode/2up
Pages of interest concerning your post:
Page 223 describes the Department H - Manufactures in the Manufacturing Bldg.
Page 233 Group 99 Horology - Watches - Clocks - Etc.
Page 245 Group 99 Horology - Watches - Clocks - Etc. (List of manufactures):
American Waltham Watch Co.
Ansonia Clock Co.
Cycle Clock Co.
Geneva Clock Co.
Keystone Watch Case Co.
Muhr's H Sons Philadelphia Watch Case Co.
Non-Magnetic Watch Co.
Self-Winding Watch Co.
Waterbury Watch Co.
A very interesting read on the 1893 Exposition, Informative, Photo's, Advertisements, etc.
Hope you find this interesting,
Dave
The above link did not take you to the front cover. Arrow back & forward will get yo to all pages. Maybe this link will start at the front cover:
https://archive.org/stream/officialdirecto00handgoog#page/n8/mode/2up
Dave