How To Date A Wm L Gilbert Clock
Gilbert clock company was formed at winsted connecticut on july 5 1871 to take over the gilbert manufacturing company 1866 1871 which had been dissolved after a fire destroyed the factory.
How to date a wm l gilbert clock. 1820 1900 trademark. Was formed in 1871 but did not commence business until 1873. While the company s name has changed over the years the name gilbert is always included. Image of a carriage clock flanked by d and c gilbert clark.
In 1871 the major factory building was destroyed by fire and the company was dissolved. Some that i have seen have calendar faces others do not some have stenciled glass and roman numerals but others are standard. They date to around 1895. 1866 william l.
It has a diamond shape with a g stamped in the middle on the left hand side of the mechanism and 1913 on another piece in the middle and wm. In 1848 the firm became gilbert clarke and it again became wm. Also on the piece that holds the pendulum in place there is a date stamped into the piece. They are missing a date on the label but this is the known period of the no.
Illustrated antique clock trademarks clockmaker s names database how to date antique clocks dating antique clock styles dates of antique clockmakers antique clock labels trademarks antique clock serial numbers and dates antique clock patent numbers. In 1866 a corporation called the gilbert manufacturing co. They grew from the clock making operations of william l. Usa on another piece on the right hand side.
Gilbert was one of the foremost clockmakers of 19th century connecticut a state that gave the world eli terry seth thomas chauncey and noble jerome joseph ives and elias ingraham gilbert s first company was founded in 1828 in partnership with his brother in law george marsh. Gilbert 1806 1890 who since 1828 had been involved in various clock making. If your clock has a winding peg for regulating speed use the small end of the gilbert key to turn the peg only a small bit at a time toward the f or s indicated below or above the peg. Gilbert clocks manufactured from 1828 to the 1960s are easy to identify because the clocks are clearly marked with a label on the back.