Clock Makers
The Self Winding Clock Company (SWCC) was formed in New York City in 1886 by Charles Platt in collaboration with Henry Pond. This company became a significant manufacturer of electromechanical clocks from 1886 until about 1970. The Self Winding Clock Company clock mechanisms were truly… read more
Seth Thomas was born in Wolcott, Connecticut, in 1785. He was apprenticed as a carpenter and joiner and worked building houses and barns. He started in the clock business in 1807, working for clockmaker Eli Terry. Thomas formed a clock-making partnership in Plymouth, Connecticut, with Eli Terry and… read more
William Thompson. A Baltimore, Maryland Watch and clockmaker.
It is suggested that William Thompson may have been British-trained. He is listed as a watch and clockmaker working in the port city of Baltimore from 1795 through 1800. His first recorded location was at 55 Gay Street in 1795. In… read more
William Thompson and William Elliot formed a partnership in Baltimore, Maryland. It was located at 55 Gay Street in 1797 and lasted one year until January 25, 1798. Thompson seems to have been the clockmaker of the two. He may have been British trained and is listed as a watch and clockmaker in… read more
Tiffany & Co. Makers New York.
Tiffany & Company is New York’s and, indeed, America’s first great jeweler. This storied firm is forever linked to the city’s rise as an international capital of glamour and sophistication. The Tiffany & Co store, now located on 5th Avenue, is among New… read more
Horace Tift was born in Attleboro on December 18, 1804. His parents were Samuel and Nancy (Woodcock) Tift. He lived for 84 years and died in Providence, Rhode Island, on March 11, 1886. He was trained as a machinist in Millbury, MA, and later worked as a journeyman with Joseph Wyman in Dunstable,… read more
The Timby Solar Timepiece. Lewis E. Whiting was a Saratoga Springs jeweler. He is listed as working there during the 1860s. Whiting worked with an ingenious designer named Theodore Ruggles Timby. The two men formed a company to build Tomby's Solar Time Piece in 1863. This company lasted only two… read more
Enoch Titcomb was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, on August 4, 1812, and died in Providence, Rhode Island, on February 4, 1887. He was listed in the Boston Directories as a clockmaker in 1835 and was then located at No. 37 Washington Street in Boston. He was briefly in business with William… read more
Reuben Tower was born in Hingham, Massachusetts, on July 3, 1795. His parents were Isaiah Tower (1766-1809) and Hannah Jacob (1771-1844). It is believed that he served his apprenticeship to Hingham Clockmaker and neighbor Joshua Wilder. He first worked in Hingham from about 1815 to 1821. While in… read more
Charles Townsend is a listed clockmaker in several horological references. He had a long career as a clock and watchmaker. The first record of him in Philadelphia is in 1799. He had a shop that was located on Front Street and stayed at this location until 1804. In 1804, he was also listed at 105… read more
Erastus Tracy of Norwich and New London, Connecticut. Clockmaker and Silversmith.
Erastus Tracy was born in Norwich, Connecticut, on December 31, 1768, and died on August 17, 1796, in New London, Connecticut. His parents were Isaac and Elizabeth (Rogers) Tracy. He had an older brother, Gurdon (… read more
Ansel Turner was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts on October 20, 1787 and died in Savannah, Georgia on October 3, 1814. Turner is listed in 1810 -14 Roxbury voting lists as a clockmaker. He was taxed in Roxbury in May 1809 for \"1 Poll + for Knower's shop\". This suggests that he may have been in… read more
Thomas Wagstaffe is listed in Brain Loomes's Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, Volume 1. He worked as a clockmaker & watchmaker between 1756 through 1793. Thomas was born in 1724 in the small town of Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, located some 67 miles northwest of London. By 1753… read more
The Waltham Clock and Waltham Watch Companies, in their various forms, have been synonymous with quality timepieces. The Company was first established in Waltham, Massachusetts, in January of 1897 as the Waltham Clock Company. Their products, known for their excellent quality, included hall,… read more
The Welch, Spring & Company was formed in March of 1868. This company was formed with the goal of producing a better quality clock than its parent label, E. N. Welch. The clocks offered by this spin off incorporated better woods in the construction of the cases and a higher level of detail work… read more
Caleb Wheaton (1757 -1827) set up shop in Providence, Rhode Island. His shop was located at 83 Main Street during the period 1781 - 1827. Here, the Quaker Clock & Watchmaker advertised for sale clocks of his own manufacture, as well as imported watches “lately received from London.” He… read more
Asaph Whitcomb. A clock and watchmaker working in Stow, Concord and Watertown, Massachusetts. Asaph Whitcomb was the son of Simeon Whitcomb (1750-1809 and Judith (Brown) Whitcomb (1747-1836).born in Marlborough, MA, on April 10, 1778. His death date and location are not currently known. Asaph… read more
Cyrus Whitcomb was born the son of Asaph Whitcomb and Marsylvia Randall in Stow, Massachusetts on December 16, 1809. His father Asaph Whitcomb was a clockmaker and watchmaker who worked in the towns of Stow, Concord and Watertown, Massachusetts. Cyrus is thought to have primarily worked in Stow and… read more
There is very little information published regarding Job White. The best listing I have found was researched by Paul Foley and is included in his book, Willard's Patent Time Pieces. Foley lists White as a journeyman who worked for Simon Willard. He also references court dealings with Boston… read more
Peregrine White was born the son of Joseph White (1713-1794) and Martha (Sawyer) White (1719-1804) in Sutton, Massachusetts on August 10, 1747, and died in East Woodstock, Connecticut on August 23, 1834. He was a namesake and direct descendent of the first English child born to the Pilgrims in… read more