Colonial Molyneux grandfather clock info? (pix)

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 12:06 pm     Post subject: Colonial Molyneux grandfather clock info? (pix)

Hello-
This clock has been in my family since the early 80's. I haven't been able to find too much info on it other than it was made in Michigan and the company is now defunked. It has 9 tubular chimes. Any feedback, info or anything would be great. The weights, chimes and pendulum have been removed as we've moved a few times. I've been hesitant to have it put back together as I haven't found a reliable clock company in the area. This thing is a beast! The clock is approx. 85" tall.









Edit...found these 2 other photos from a couple of years ago when I was trying to find out some info...





Thanks
Scott

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:07 pm     Post subject:

My searches have yielded indications that this may be a clock produced by Colonial Manufacturing Co (out of Michigan, U.S.). If this does tie in with your assembly, it looks as though your clock was potentially produced somewhere around 1984 (although, as described in the article, it could be from the 70's or so). Here's a link to what I found:

http://www.horology.com/htb-colo.html

There was not a whole lot out there on this company. Searches in regard to the town of Zeeland (MI) might give you a bit more history on the company, as it seems they were around for a few decades...

Hope this helps...

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:51 pm     Post subject:

Chris-
Thanks for tracking that down. I came across a similar article and this one fills in a few holes. Much appreciated! I'll keep on looking into this more in the hopes to find some way to figure out more detail. I am trying to find what it's worth as we redid our insurance policy after a recent move and I had no idea what to put for it's value!
Scott

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:07 pm     Post subject:

You might want to see if an antique dealer may be able to help. They may have reference materials that they can look to for approximate values. You could also look into contacting clock repair and retailers around the US (or in larger cities). They may also have a better means of pin-pointing a value. Just search the internet super highway...