‘Paraguay’ Clock

Kroeger Clock no. 1303, ca. 1895 (MC0004)

The Paraguay Clock’s origins lie in two clocks. The dial of the Paraguay Clock was originally attached to the movement of the ‘Rosenthal Clock’, MC0008. After Arthur Kroeger purchased the clock in 2000, he separated the dial from its movement. He took the dial, which had been painted by art teacher Irene Franz in Paraguay, and attached it to a movement from another clock, with the serial number 1303 around the year 2012. The provenance of this movement is unknown. This clock is now known as the ‘Paraguay Clock.’ Arthur took the movement of the original clock and created a new dial for it. This clock is now known as the ‘Rosenthal Clock’ (see the ‘Rosenthal Clock’, MC0008 for more information).

• 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 1303. Arched dial with a raised chapter ring is light with a single black border around the perimeter. Arch has a gold scroll with a rose and a morning glory, identical to a common decal found on Kroeger clocks, but hand-painted. Spandrels are hand-painted gold scrolls. White chapter ring with black Roman numerals. Two hands; chain drive; two weights.

• Mennonite Clock Number MC0004

• Object Name Kroeger Clock

• Serial Number 1303

• Date Created ca. 1895

• Maker Kroeger Clockmakers

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

• Other Markings No. 1303 (stamped on hour wheel)

• Movement Type Iron plate

• Owner Private Owner

• Publications Arthur Kroeger, Kroeger Clocks (Steinbach, MB: Mennonite Heritage Village, 2012), page 141–142.

• Notes
  MC0008 (‘Rosenthal Clock’) has the original movement that went with this clock.

  Arthur Kroeger referred to this as the "Paraguay Clock."