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Antique Clocks Trademarks and Trade Names
Using Trademarks and Trade Names to Identify Antique Clock Makers
It is often quite easy to identify a clock's maker, especially if it is a shelf clock or wall clock. The majority of the best known 19th century American usually placed their full company name on their products. You'll often find their names printed or engraved on the dial faces. They may be clearly visible towards the center of the dial or almost unnoticeable printed around the edge of the dial, sometimes obscured (or almost so) by the bezel. Sometimes you'll find paper labels affixed to the inside of the case or pasted on the back. You'll also find their names engraved or stamped on the backplate of the movement. It may be more difficult to identify a clock's maker if it is of European, Asian or South American origin. These makers often used only a trademark symbol or initials if they marked their clocks.	There are some very comprehensive books which can be used to find out who the maker is by the trademark symbols used. The Clock and Watch Trademark Index - European Origin: Austria - England - France - Germany - Switzerland, by Karl Kochmann, has more than 960 pages to help you identify clockmakers by the trademarks they used. Unfortunately, this book is out of print and hard to find, although it remains the most comprehensive on the subject. It is beyond the scope of this site to list the thousands of trademarks, symbols and trade names that have been used by clockmakers to brand their wares. However, we do provide images or descriptions of some of the ones you are most likely to encounter. We hope this will help you identify the maker if you find such a mark used instead of the full maker's name.
Company or Maker's Name	Trademark or Trade Names Used
Ansonia Clock Company United States Ansonia, Connecticut until 1879 Brooklyn, New York from 1879-1929
Badische Uhrenfabrik A G ("Badische Clock Company") Furtwangen, Black Forest, Germany 1860-1918 (factory closed from 1918 to 1927) 1927-1945	Also used: "Joker" trade name Sailing Ship (on paper label)
Gustav Becker Germany
Winterhalder & Hofmeier Neustadt, Germany	W.&H. Sch (sometimes within a square)
Drocourt, Pierre (Father) Drocourt, Alfred (Son) France c. 1820 - 1900+	i Image of a carriage clock flanked by "D" and "C"
Junghans Gebr. Junghans Uhrenfabrik (Junghan Brothers Clock Company) Erhard and Xaver Junghans Schramberg, Black Forest Germany	(first mark, c. 1877) .
	stamped on backplate, c. 1888
Lenzkirch	stamped trademark c. 1910
Gebruders Resch (Resch Brothers) Ebensee Austria	also used trade name "Remember"
Meiji Clock Company Nagoya, Japan
Muller & Co. Uhrenfabrik Muhlheim/Donau Gremany
Herschede Hall Clock Company
Standard Electric Time Company United States
Anton Schatz	trademark c. 1950's
Kienzle Uhrenfabrik (Kienzle Clock Company) Germany
F. Kroeber (Florenz Kroeber) New York, NY United States
Seth Thomas United States
Seikosha Tokyo, Japan (predecessor to today's Seiko Corp.)	c. 1910

Keininger & Obergfell Black Forest, Germany
Birge, Mallory and Co. United States Bristol, Connecticut	BM&Co
Hamburg Amerikanische Uhrenfabrik (Hamburg American Clock Company) Germany 1892+	also: "HAC" also: "HAU" (in Germany)
Friedrich Mauthe Uhrenfabrik (Frederick Mauthe) Schwenningen Germany 1888+	also: "FMS"

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The authoritative antique clocks price report. For dealers, collectors and appraisers of antique American, English and European clocks of all types. Find values for your grandfather clock, mantel or wall clock. As of July 2, 2009 we have 19,287 antique clock prices and descriptions.

The authoritative antique clocks price report. For dealers, collectors and appraisers of antique American, English and European clocks of all types. Find values for your grandfather clock, mantel or wall clock.
As of July 2, 2009 we have 19,287 antique clock prices and descriptions.