‘Horn of Plenty’ Clock

Kroeger Clock no. 1989, ca. 1890 (MC0043)

This clock was repainted in Canada, possibly by the same person who repainted the Buhr-Regier Clock, MC0137 (see Kroeger Clocks, pages 115–116), at an unknown date. The clock was donated to Mennonite Heritage Village in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada, by an unknown donor.

Arthur Kroeger restored this clock in 1990. He cleaned, polished, and adjusted the mechanism; polished the weights; restored the face, which had been badly corroded and discoloured, to its original appearance; and lengthened the chain. 

• Description Thirty-hour wall clock with pendulum and weight-driven movement, made by Kroeger Clockmakers in Rosenthal, Russian Empire (now Ukraine), ca. 1890, serial number 1989. Arched dial with a raised chapter ring is tan with a single black border around the perimeter. Arch has a decal of roses and greenery in a horn of plenty, retouched in places by hand. Spandrels are clusters of three flowers surrounded by greenery; they were originally decals but large parts have been repainted by hand. White chapter ring with black Roman numerals. Inside chapter ring are the initials ‘A.D.’ in Gothic letters and the year 1898 below. Two hands; chain drive; two weights.

• Mennonite Clock Number MC0043

• Object Name Kroeger Clock

• Serial Number 1989

• Mennonite Heritage Village Accession Number 1966.1594.1

• Date Created ca. 1890

• Maker Kroeger Clockmakers

• Location Made Rosenthal, Chortitza Colony, Russian Empire (now Ukraine)

• Other Markings No. 1989 (stamped on gear); 1 (stamped on frame); Made by D.D. Kröger / in Rosental (Alt Kolonie) / Restored by Arthur Kroeger / Winnipeg – 1990 / Steinbach Museum (written on back of face)

• Movement Type Iron plate

• Owner Mennonite Heritage Village

• Publications Arthur Kroeger, Kroeger Clocks (Steinbach, MB: Mennonite Heritage Village, 2012), pp. 116–117.