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Encyclopedia > Ansonia

Ansonia is the name of some places in the United States of America:

and in Canada:

  • Ansonia, Ontario

It is also the name of a clock company

  • Ansonia Clock Company



It is also a poisonous toad genus, eg Ansonia hanitschi from the family Bufonidae, see also Anura.


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Ansonia Clocks - Antique Clocks And Watches (1493 words)
The name "Ansonia" was an important one in the American Clock Industry for a period of roughly 80 years, from its beginning in 1851 to its end in 1930.
In 1878 the Ansonia Clock Company was moved to a factory in Brooklyn, N.Y. Incidentally, this must have been a severe blow to the good people of Ansonia who had named their town after this industry.
Ansonia sold a great many chinacased clocks some of which are pretty good and some of which are mediocre.
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