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We identify ourselves as the William S. Daisy Company, a company of two employees – Mary Ann and Terry Lutz. We build reproductions of early 19th century American wall and shelf clocks originally made by Daniel Tuthill, Benjamin Morrell, Chauncey Jerome, Luman Watson and Isaac N. Youngs. Future Plans include the creation of banjo clocks by Simon Willard, shelf clocks by Aaron Willard, and pillar and scroll clocks by Eli Terry. Our clocks are handmade (bench-made) by us from basic raw materials.
Mary
Ann, a juried member of the Historic
Society of Early American Decoration, uses historically accurate methods
to decorate our clocks. She does the reverse glass painting, eglomise (reverse
glass etched gold or silver), stenciling, gilding and clock dial painting.
Terry performs the wood working tasks including joinery, spindle turning,
carving and veneering. Our products are made from the same basic raw materials
found in antique clocks. We use no plastics, cast resins, plywood, masonite
or other modern materials.
Our lumber is obtained from a local sawmill except for the mahogany which is purchased from a local boatwright. Our veneer, which we use in raw form, is purchased from several suppliers throughout the country and our clocks receive antique glass taken from the window sashes of a 19 th century house. We use traditional finishing products such as oil-based paints and stains, shellac (we mix our own) and 23 K German gold leaf. We use no acrylic paints or modern polymer type varnishes.
High quality eight day mechanical German movements are routinely used for all our clocks. These premium brass movements are bronze bushed and our balance wheel movements have jeweled escapements. Optional movements by Charles Lenderman and David Lindow are available upon request.
We enjoy building clocks that our customers will cherish as family heirlooms for future generations. Please feel free to contact us to discuss making a unique one of a kind clock for you and your family.