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New Haven Clock Company

Also known as: New Haven Clock Company; primary name: New Haven Clock Company
Details: organisation; clockmaker/watchmaker
Other dates: 1853-mid 1900
Address: New Haven, Conn.
Biography: Clock manufacturers, New Haven Clock Company incorporated in 1853 by Hiram Camp. They made cheap brass clock movements for the Jerome manufacturing company.. In 1855 the Jerome Manufacturing Company declared bancruptcy and was bought by the New Haven Clock Company. In 1902 leadership of the company passed to Walter C. Camp who modernized the watch manufacturing department in 1904, resulting in cheaper production costs and added wrist watches to the production line in 1915. In March 1946 the firm was reorganized as the New Haven Clock and Watch Company.
Bibliography: Townsend, G.E.(1971), Everything You Wanted To Know About American Watches and Didn't Know Who to Ask", Published by author Townsend. G. E, (1974), "Encyclopedia of Dollar Watches", Published by the author

Museum number: 1998,0706.1 |
Producer name: Made by:Fattorini & Sons (Bradford)Made by:New Haven Clock Company |
Production date: 1900-1910 |
Production place: Made in:Bradford (West Yorkshire)Made in:New Haven