Expert: Kenneth Saunders - 3/3/2008

Question
I have a grandfather clock the movement has on the back
HWN  heanvina   50731  mit garantie  DRPa.  I was just wanting to know alittle background info on the clock, maker, date made, etc.  thanks cindy

Answer
Hans Winterhalder founded HAWINA (however this trade mark
was not registered until 1925), clock company for world wide
exports and had 800 employee in Germany, England and Russia
around 1908. The company fell on hard times and was purchased
by the Junghans Brothers enterprise.   HWN: Hans Winterhalder in Neuremburg.  Hans was the just about the last of the Winterhalders of the highly regarded Winterhalder & Hoffmeyer involved in the clockmaking business.  It is said that he tried to get the company back together after WWI and made some nice clocks but had some quality issues.  Colonial of Zeeland used quite a few of the Hawina movements during the 1920's.