The Clocks of Schlegelmilch

On this page you will find porcelain clocks that look as if they have been made by Reinhold Schlegelmilch during the "wing era" of production. This would mean the late 1800s.

You will find familiar molds, and familiar decorations.

The cases are lovely. The hairspring movements have been made by various companies. It is my belief that the cases arrived from Germany, at the jewelers, and the jeweler inserted the movements. This would explain why there are a vast variety of movements in these clocks. And, as time went on, the old movements were replaced with newer ones when the need arrived. You may find dates scratched inside the back, or on the outside of the back of the brass clocks. These are when the clock was last serviced. A well oiled and tuned clock should run care free for 1-2 years. Oiling is a simple process, but can be done incorrectly and ruin the face of the clock if it is a paper dial. Whale Oil is used for this purpose, and is expensive. Cleaning a clock takes a clean environment, time and patience...and good eye sight. A stray hair in the movement will gum up the works and stop the clock.

This page is just for you to enjoy, and compare. These are not for sale. Some are not ours. If you have any clocks or movements like these that you wish to sell, feel free to contact us! We are intersted in them, running or not.

In our opinion, most of these have been made with a direct link to the Erdman and Reinhold Schlegelmilch factories of the late 1800s to 1920.

With the invention of electric clocks, these little wind ups started collecting dust. Thankfully, this clock designer had a patented sleeve around the movement. This kept most of the dust out, and has enabled many of these clocks to still be fully functional today!

Gold Palm Fronds that look like Spider Plants to me, on a blue background. Found in NH. It also has the orange Patented 16 July 1895 on the back, as shown in Marples book. This clock is nearly 10" tall. New Haven works.

This clock once had a bow of porcelain at the top. The clock is a New Haven.

A French clock sits inside this lovely 8" tall case. This one is my favorite!

This clock is only 6.75" tall. New Haven

I love those little handles!

Marked with the Patented 16 July 1895 in Orange

This clock is 4.5" tall, works unknown. This clock is actually POTTERY, and is not a Schlegelmilch Clock. Looks it though, but the back is flat. RSP clocks are porcelain, and the scrolling work continues on to the back sides. This is not true for the ES clcoks. Those are porcelain but have flat backs.