Ansonia Clock Company crystal regulator, "Symbol", ca 1880. An early crystal regulator style, larger than those that followed, and is made of nickel-plated metal rather than the more common gold plated.

Ansonia Clock Company crystal regulator, "Symbol", ca 1880. An early crystal regulator style, larger than those that followed, and is made of nickel-plated metal rather than the more common gold plated. Full front and back doors, glass on all four sides. Other than the dial and gong, everything else is nickel plated, beat scale, gong stand, dial surround, inner dial, and the entire case structure. The unusual large gong stand is signed on both sides with the "A" and "Ansonia Clock Company". The cathedral coil gong and the beat scale are both large also. The movement is running 8 days and striking the Cathedral gong on each hour. This large 17.5 inches high case has many unusual features and a style we do not see very often. Ly-Ansonia No. 278.