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Ansonia

The Ansonia story grew from the Ansonia Brass Company in Connecticut’s Naugatuck Valley, an important center of American clock production.

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Ansonia photographs

Ansonia archive photograph
An ornate Ansonia mantel clock representing the company’s American clockmaking heritage.
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Origins and period

Ansonia, Connecticut, United States
Origins in 1844

Historical overview

Ansonia in watchmaking

The Ansonia story grew from the Ansonia Brass Company in Connecticut’s Naugatuck Valley, an important center of American clock production.

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Known for

American clocks, industrial brass production, and large-scale nineteenth-century manufacturing.

Historical development

The Ansonia story grew from the Ansonia Brass Company in Connecticut’s Naugatuck Valley, an important center of American clock production.