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Antique American Clocks
New Haven "La Vogue", ca. 1901.
This is an unusual clock.
It is the regular La Vogue
case, shown in the Ansonia catalogs; it is not found in Ly's book on New Haven clocks, although Ly does note that New Haven made a
number of porcelain clocks that were not listed in catalogs.
This clock contains a music box that plays on the hour instead
of the strike; you can see the modified strike mechanism and the music box at the bottom of the case in the pictures.
did make a musical clock, the Lohengrin, that played on the half-hour, but it was not a porcelain clock.
So, this clock is a
bit of a mystery.
The dial is signed, but not the movement that I can see.
Thus, it may not be a New Haven movement, and
may be taken from another clock, perhaps a German clock.
Perhaps the case is not New Haven either; it could be an Ansonia case
with a New Haven dial and an unknown music box movement.
Note that the porcelain dial has numerous hairlines and
missing porcelain at the strike arbor.
The case is nice but needs a thorough cleaning.
There is some crazing evident throughout.
The clock will run for a while, perhaps longer once adjusted.
It plays several tunes on the hour.