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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Slykitty65, post: 880794, member: 7985&quot;]I bought this clock from a retired jeweler who got it from his father who opened the families jewelry store in the early 1930&#039;s. The father had just opened and often did barter with his customers. This clock and a few chickens were traded for the item. Sadly, the father broke the original glass dome for the clock and it sat in basement storage for 80 years when his son found it when closing out the jewelry store. I got it at bargain-basement price!</p><p><br /></p><p>Search found it was made by Ansonia Clock Company of Connecticut, the key matched but there was also a 2nd key marked Waterbury (Timex) Clock Company who made brass movements starting in the early 1800s. Why would this clock have 2 keys? Some of the listings say it is an 8-day clock, others say 2 keys could be each for a different function like the small swinging pendulum in front of the mirror.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know anything about clocks. The replacement Crystal Dome is over $300 and I have no idea what it would cost to get it cleaned and in working order... or if it is worth it for me to do so. The 2 brass statues of the Fisherman and Hunter look like they may have a gold wash over the brass and don&#039;t want to clean in case it would damage it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I gave it a gentle dusting with Q-tip and a fine sable paintbrush to get off the heavy dust, dry-cleaned the tin mirror, and walnut base. The gears did move on their own after I dusted it, but I stopped it from moving because I could not get all the dust and grime and didn&#039;t want to damage the gears. The original clock dial must have been replaced at some point in its life because it is not marked with the Ansonia logo as I have seen on some of my searches.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is a beautiful clock! How do you know when it&#039;s too much to invest, especially if it&#039;s not something I collect. Should I just list it for sale &quot;As-Is&quot;? I would hate to damage its delicate working mechanisms and I sure don&#039;t want to try the 2 keys in case I use the wrong one. Photo #1, before I dusted the mechanism only catching the dust on the QTip and rolling it away from the brass. Photo #2 after dry-dusting the clock itself.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]198930[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]198931[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]198930[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]198931[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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