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Waterbury Gingerbread Clock
c. 1900Subcollections
Overview
Crafted Ornate Oak Casing. Round Brass Face with Black Roman Numerals, metal pendulum (not original) encased behind an Ornate Glass Door one half of which has a scribed picture.
Movement: 8-day movement which was spring-driven. It has 2 off winding arbours on the dial - both turn to the left. There is a Coil spring gong which struck once on the half hour and once on the hour.
Historical information
Purchased second hand from Mr McDonald the Blacksmith in 1913. kept time until the spring broke in 1962
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-124-2021.31
Item type
Themes
Width
380 mm
Height or length
570 mm
Depth
120 mm
Inscriptions and markings
Waterbury Clock Co U.S.A.
Keywords
Place made
Naugatuck Valley
Connetticut
United States
WATERBURY CLOCK COMPANY (1854–1944)
In 1854, Waterbury, Connecticut-based brass manufacturer Benedict & Burnham created Waterbury Clock Company to manufacture clocks using brass wheels and gears. Waterbury Clock Company was legally incorporated on March 27, 1857, as an independent business with $60,000 in capital. The American clock industry, with scores of companies located in Connecticut's Naugatuck Valley, was producing millions of clocks, earning the region the nickname, "Switzerland of America". The Waterbury Clock Company was one of the largest producers for both domestic sales and export, primarily to Europe. Today its successor, Timex Group USA, Inc. is the only remaining watch company in the region.
Connetticut
United States
WATERBURY CLOCK COMPANY (1854–1944)
In 1854, Waterbury, Connecticut-based brass manufacturer Benedict & Burnham created Waterbury Clock Company to manufacture clocks using brass wheels and gears. Waterbury Clock Company was legally incorporated on March 27, 1857, as an independent business with $60,000 in capital. The American clock industry, with scores of companies located in Connecticut's Naugatuck Valley, was producing millions of clocks, earning the region the nickname, "Switzerland of America". The Waterbury Clock Company was one of the largest producers for both domestic sales and export, primarily to Europe. Today its successor, Timex Group USA, Inc. is the only remaining watch company in the region.
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