Almy & Wall. John C. Almy and William A. Wall of New Bedford, Massachusetts.

This firm is listed in Paul Foley’s book, Willard’s Patent Timepieces, as working in New Bedford for the period of October 21, 1821, through August of 1823. In partnership, they made tall clocks and wall timepieces. 

John C. Almy is listed as a Clockmaker and a Watchmaker working from 1820 -1872. He was born in Newport, Rhode Island, on June 19, 1802, and died in South Dartmouth, MA, on February 2, 1872. In 1821, after the divorce of the partnership with Wall, Almy moved to Exeter, NH, before 1824 to continue in clock-related businesses.

William A. Wall is listed as a Clockmaker, Watchmaker, and Artist. He was born in New Bedford on May 19, 1801, and died there on September 6, 1885. It is reported that he was an apprentice to Hanover, Massachusetts Clockmaker John Bailey Jr. Shortly after the breakup of the partnership with Almy, Wall takes an interest in painting and signs on as a student of John Scully. By 1826 he advertises his talents as a portrait painter. Later he travels abroad to study his new trade.