DEAR HELAINE AND JOE: Please find photo enclosed of a clock that belonged to my grandmother. It is ceramic and it is marked "Ansonia Clock Co. New York" and it has an "A" inside a square inside a ...

Ansonia folded in the mid-1920s. The clock appears to be in good condition, except for a veneer chip on the right front corner of the base. It probably has a 30-hour movement and is worth about $100.

At first, the company offered a variety of mostly mantel and wall clocks, but an extensive line of novelty and figurine clocks was added. By 1914, Ansonia was at its peak, making more than 440 models.