The Canada Clock Company (Hamilton, Ontario, ca. 1880 to 1884) 

Over the past twenty-five years the museum has been able to create a world-class collection of these 100% Canadian-made (both the wooden cases and the brass movements) spring-driven, pendulum mantel clocks. We are missing only an example of the MANITOBA model.

Detailed information about the company can be found in this out-of-print book: The Canada and Hamilton Clock Companies (Jane Varkaris & James E. Connell, Boston Mills Press, 1986).

The case styles range from simple one-day (30 hour) ‘cottage’ clocks to many fancy one-day and eight-day models and up to high end models with angled side mirrors. The glass tablets often have acid-etched patterns or beautiful hand-coloured, screen-printed designs.  For most models the case wood was walnut.

The 'cottage' models had a time only movement.  The rest had either a thirty hour or eight day time and hour strike movement.

There were several pendulum bob designs, from plain round brass shell (cottage models) to similuated mercury (three sizes) to fancy and heavy, depending on the clock model.

Some clocks are similar to American models made in Connecticut during that time period in the early 1880s. But many are unique. All are very rare and hard to find today.

Check out these examples (as of April 2, 2026, being updated).

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