New Haven Clock Company of New Haven, Connecticut.
The New Haven Clock Company of New Haven, Connecticut, made and sold clocks for over 100 years. The history of this business is largely tied to the case maker Chauncey Jerome and to the movement maker Hiram Camp. The New Haven Clock Company was organized in 1853. This first phase of the company’s business was to manufacture movements. These were sold to Chauncey Jerome. In 1856, the New Haven Clock Company took over the Jerome manufacturing operation and produced their first complete clocks. These clocks were og clocks.
Clocks From This Maker
This is an excellent example and is one of my favorite schoolhouse clock models. The New Haven Clock Company of New Haven, Connecticut, made this attractive wall clock. This model is cataloged as the “Braddock” Calendar and appears in the 1900… read more
Clocks have a long history of serving double duty as timepieces and as advertising. Many were manufactured to be strategically positioned in public and private locations or any place with traffic. A local retailer might have a clock constructed to… read more