‘Niverville’ Clock

Kroeger Clock no. 5688, ca. 1910 (MC0210)

Former owner purchased this clock ca. 1990 from a man living in the Niverville, Manitoba, Canada, area. This man was probably a descendant of the Mennonites who came to Manitoba in the 1870s.

Arthur Kroeger retouched the decals and repainted the chapter ring in 1994. The clock was sold to the Kroeger Clock Heritage Foundation in spring 2018.

• Description Thirty-hour wall clock with pendulum and weight-driven movement, made by Kroeger Clockmakers in Rosenthal, Russian Empire (now Ukraine), ca. 1910, serial number 5688. Arched dial with a raised chapter ring is light with a single dark border around the perimeter. Arch has a decal of a gold scroll with a rose and a morning glory. Spandrels are gold scroll decals. Chapter ring is white with black Roman numerals; white outer rings marking the minutes and quarter hours. Two hands; chain drive; two weights.

• Mennonite Clock Number MC0210

• Object Name Kroeger Clock

• Serial Number 5688

• Date Created ca. 1910

• Maker Kroeger Clockmakers

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

• Other Markings 28 (stamped on box); 18 (stamped on frame); No. 5688 (stamped on frame); No. 5688 / A Kroeger 1994 (scratched on back of pendulum); No. 5688 / Made by D.D. Kroeger (1905) / in Rosenthal, Ukraine / Restored in 1994 by Arthur Kroeger / Winnipeg (written on back of dial)

• Movement Type Brass frame

• Owner Kroeger Clocks Heritage Foundation