James Cary of Brunswick, Maine. Clockmaker, gunsmith, goldsmith and silversmith.

James Cary Senior and his wife moved to Brunswick, Maine, from Boston, MA, shortly after the American Revolutionary War. They lived in a house that was located on the corner of Main and Mason Streets. James Senior was the town's first gunsmith.

James Cary Jr. was born in Brunswick, Maine, on July 22, 1790. He is listed in the horological records as serving an apprenticeship under the Belfast, Maine Clockmaker Robert Eastman in 1805. It is recorded that Robert Eastman established a clock business in Brunswick, Maine, in 1805. In 1806, Eastman moved South to Brunswick 1806, and the two formed the partnership, Eastman & Cary, which lasted approximately three years. It is interesting to note that James Cary had only received a single year of training before forming the partnership. He must have been very skilled before he trained with Eastman. Perhaps he worked with his father, the gunsmith. James bought out his partner and by 1810 was making clocks under his own name at the location his parents purchased when moving to that town. James Cary's business prospered. On July 16, 1816, he married Mary Oakman of Pittson, Maine. Ten years later, they built a house at 11 Federal Street. James Jr is well known for training Aaron L. Dennison, who later moved to Boston and worked with Edward Howard. Dennison and Howard invented machines that standardized the production of gears in order to manufacture pocket watches. James was one of Brunswick's most prominent citizens serving the local community. He died on August 25, 1865, and is buried in the Pine Grove Cemetery. He was 75 years young.

We have owned a number of examples of clocks made by him. Examples include tall cases, banjo, shelf clocks and mirror clocks. His clocks are highly prized today, particularly by those customers with ties to the great state of Maine.