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The fireplace mantel or mantelpiece, also known as a chimneypiece, originated in medieval times as a hood that projected over a fire grate to catch the smoke. The term has evolved to include the decorative framework around the fireplace , and can include elaborate designs extending to the ceiling.
The Ansonia Clock Company was a clock manufacturing business founded in Ansonia, Connecticut, in 1851 and which moved to Brooklyn, New York, in 1878.The company has produced hundreds of different clock models, including Gingerbread, Porcelain, and Crystal Regulator styles.
The following is a list of American companies that produced, or currently produce clocks. Where known, the location of the company and the dates of clock manufacture follow the name. Samuel Abbott; Montpelier, Vermont (1830–1861) Ansonia Clock Company; Ansonia, Connecticut and Brooklyn, New York (1851–1929)
Mantel clock from Austria (around 1840), National Museum in Kraków. A Seth Thomas American tambour-style mantel clock, dating to around 1930. Art Deco Mantel Clock from Amboina Wood around 1930. Mantel clocks—or shelf clocks—are relatively small house clocks traditionally placed on the shelf, or mantel, above the fireplace.
Mantel clock from 1880, manufactured by the Seth Thomas Clock Company. The Seth Thomas Clock Company was founded by Seth Thomas in Plymouth Hollow, Connecticut, and began producing clocks in 1813. [1] It was incorporated as the "Seth Thomas Clock Company" in 1853.
American clock manufacturers produced similar looking cases made of iron or wood, known as "Black Mantel Clocks", which were popular from 1880 to 1931. [1] Seth Thomas Clock Company purchased the right to use the adamantine veneer in 1881, which they called Marbaline. [1] Their "Adamantine" black mantel clocks were made starting in 1882. [1]