‘Rose Mandtler’

Kroeger Clock with Mandtler-made Dial, ca. 1840 (MC0221)

This clock was in the home of Abram and Susanna Loewen, Neushoensee, Zagradovka, Russia, parents to Katherina (Loewen) Voth (1896–?, donor's wife). It had a paint touch-up (and probably a new face) in 1877. The scratches on the clock were made by soldiers with swords and date to the time of the Russian Revolution, 1918 to 1921. Katherina brought this clock to Canada in 1926.

Her husband, Gerhard Voth, donated the clock to Mennonite Heritage Village in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada, in 1973.

 

  • Description Thirty-hour wall clock with pendulum and weight-driven movement, made by Kroeger Clockmakers in Rosenthal, Russian Empire (now Ukraine), ca. 1840 and refitted with a Mandtler-made dial in 1877. Arched dial is green with a single dark border around the perimeter and across the arch. Arch has decal of a rose bouquet surrounded by a single white border, scalloped at the top and straight across the bottom of the arch. The numbers ‘18’ and ‘77’ are painted near the corners of the arch. Spandrels are gold scroll decals with painted white accents. Chapter ring is black with yellow Roman numerals and yellow inner and outer borders. White ring with a yellow border denoting quarter-hour divisions has mostly worn off. Inside of chapter ring are two fruit-cluster decals, one on each side of the hand. One hand; alarm function; rope drive; four weights.

  • Mennonite Clock Number MC0221

  • Object Name Kroeger Clock with Mandtler-made Dial

  • Mennonite Heritage Village Accession Number 1973.40.1

  • Date Created ca. 1840

  • Maker Kroeger Clockmakers

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

  • Movement Type Iron plate

  • Functions Alarm

  • Owner Mennonite Heritage Village

  • Notes According to Arthur Kroeger, this clock has a Kroeger mechanism but a Mandtler-made dial.

 

Although this clock has a primitive mechanism (it has only an hour hand), it has a loud alarm that would have kept its owners on time.

The date written on the face likely indicates the year this clock was repainted.