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Calendar Clocks

Antique Calendar Clocks

An antique calendar clock would be in a shelf, wall, or longcase style. It was first introduced in England in around 1660. It may show the day, month, and year or any combination thereof. Usually the round calendar dial was place under the time dial. Now there is no need to have a seperate clock and calendar. Find an antique Calander Clock on Ebay today.Search now for the perfect calander clock.

The Ithaca Calendar Clock Co. made some of the most renowned calendar clocks on the market today. An 1860`s offshoot of the Ithaca Clock Company, the Ithaca Calendar Clock Co. began its operation with a focus on designs patented by Henry B. Horton. It continued to do so between 1865 until the company was liquidated and folded in 1917.

Henry Horton obtained a patent for some unique iron-front clock cases in 1866. Until 1890, Ithaca Calendar Clock Co. used iron from a local Ithaca, NY factory, and movements made by the E.N. Welch Clock Co., Pomeroy, and Laporte Hubbell.

The Ithaca company itself would design and produce the calendar movement portion of the clocks and assemble all of the components into one piece. Henry Horton and Merritt Wood were able to jointly develop a patent for a system which allowed them to test 108 clocks a day, so the company was able to mass produce and release the clocks on a very large scale.

Tragedy struck in 1876 though when the original factory burned. It was shortly replaced though and a new factory was soon up and running and continues to stand today.

1875-1900 were the most profitable years for Ithaca Company. In 1898 they introduced a floor standing calendar clock and continued to produce this unique style of grandfather-like clocks for another 20 years. The floor standing models were driven by inexpensive springs and weights movements manufactured in Connecticut.
During the course of its 50 year life, the Ithaca company made mantel and hanging calendar clocks in several dozen configurations. These modelds varied in size from 16 to 72 inches. Individual models featured many unique them and styling variations. Some changes were only superficial, others were transformative of the model as a whole. Even when changed though, the model number would remain the same, and this has caused some confusion to latter-collectors. Some say the company intentionally planned for this confusion as they knew it would increase future values!

Ithaca also produced many non-standard special order models similar to models made by many other Connecticut clock makers. There are many clocks still around from this era, which have no documentation or testament to their pedigree. This frustrates collectors who wish to learn about the history of a clock in their possession. Other collectors though, appreciate the fact that so many custom made models make for the opportunity for a collector to own a one of a kind piece. These clocks which first sold for 10-60 dollars may now go for thousands or tens of thousands in today`s auction market.
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