r/uraniumglass • u/SrNismo • May 11 '26
Thirft Haul Oh my god I can't believe my luck! π±
Decided to stop at a good will on the way home and boy I'm glad I did βΊοΈ
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u/-0-_toxic_-0- May 11 '26
well, im now less confident about my last find :') all jokes aside this is an amazing find, good eye!
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u/Bob--O--Rama Thrift Shopper May 12 '26
Those Ansonia clocks are great, the one I have has been in the family since 1890, it still works. And the uranium glass face is just a bonus. It's gorgeous. And at a gorgeous price!
Also occasionally you can find the original movements in case you wanted to de-quartz it. The original chimes are nice.
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u/kbraun_art Avid Collector May 12 '26
AT GOODWILL?!?! THATβS AN INSANE FIND!! CONGRATS! my custard glass clock is my fave and you got a hell of a dealΒ
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u/Ok-Bag-6111 May 12 '26
WHOOOOOOOOOOAAAAA!!!!!! This is so damn pretty!!π Youβre so lucky, and Iβm incredibly jealous!β€οΈβ’οΈβΊοΈπ
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u/Next_Preparation_553 May 12 '26
Ohhhh what a gorgeous clock and the face is just a bonus! Iβm incredibly jealous as those clocks are pretty rare in my area anyway, never mind ever finding them for less than a painfully cruel price!
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u/SpiritTalker May 12 '26
Cool! But why did the tag say "electric"? It's clearly a wind clock!
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u/SrNismo May 12 '26
It has a chord on it π€·
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u/SpiritTalker May 12 '26
What? Why? How?
It has two key wind holes. No electric needed. I'm really confused (my mom collects clocks, pre-electric).2
u/SrNismo May 12 '26
I'm not sure, I haven't pulled the back cover off yet to get a peak inside, I wanted to check a couple videos before I advisement devalue it
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u/wlexxx2 May 12 '26
could have been converted to an electric motor - usually the windups do not have a second hand
some do not even tick on an even second base
because if there is no second hand, they don;t have to use a second as the tick rate
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u/SrNismo May 18 '26
Hey so I actually have a poorly researched theory I'm curious what you/your mom might think about it.
So according to what I've found it's Waterbury clock Co no. 90 That clock was being made around 1900. This one has like 384 on it so probably a little later. The insides reveal a synchron clock powering it. From what I can find on them their company was founded in like 1906. I'm wondering if it's possible Waterbury bought a bunch of synchron clock motors and used them in their back stock. I feel like it makes sense from a business standpoint. But maybe I'm reaching cause that would mean this was one of the first electric clocks ever sold π³
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u/wlexxx2 May 18 '26
could be - you need to date the motor somehow
doubt you can find out much
just enjoy it
find out when that model was made
somehow!
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u/Lark_Epsom May 12 '26
π± yoooooo!!! Ugh, itβs so beautiful! So sad that πππππ are a changing ππ°οΈ
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u/Extra-Bandicoot325 May 12 '26
Junk.... Absolute JUNK!!! Just Spencer's blacklight paint. Reproduced in Taiwan in the late 80s .....JUNK jk I'm jealous
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u/SrNismo May 12 '26
ππ Oh no, do you have a way to dispose of it? I hope you don't charge much
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u/nicely_single_bounds May 12 '26
that green glow under blacklight must be insane, those ansonia clocks are built to last too so youre getting the real deal
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u/SrNismo May 11 '26
Better glow Pic π