101-T-0398

NEW HAVEN CLOCK CO. MINIATURE TAMBOUR TIMEPIECE
INDEX # : 101-T-0398

circa: 1915-1930

CLOCK STYLE Miniature Tambour

CLOCK NAME Quayle

MANUFACTURE

New Haven Clock Co., New Haven, Conn.

Hiram Camp (1811-1893)

CASE MODEL # N/A

MOVEMENT TYPE Brass, 8 day, spring driven, Time only.

CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION Base=13", Height=6 1/2", Depth=3"

LABEL INFORMATION No label

DIAL INFORMATION

White enameled dial with black Arabic numerals, 3 1/4" chapter ring.

MISC. FEATURES N/A

ACQUIRED FROM Mart table at the Texas Lonestar Regional in March 1998.

CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED Timepiece in running order, case in excellent shape.

RESTORATION N/A

HISTORICAL DATA

The New Haven Clock Co. Factory c. 1935

The New Haven Clock Co. Factory c. 1903
Timepiece listed for $25.00 in 1925 catalog
Hiram Camp started his clock making career working for Jeromes & Darrow (Camp was Chauncey Jeromes nephew) in 1829, when he was 18 years old. While working with his uncle, he learned the clock making trade from top to bottom. He learned the trade so well that he was put in charge of all factory production when Jerome was preparing to promote the new 1 day OGEE clock. While working for Jerome, he devised many improvements to the processes involved in machining parts for clocks, including a machine to produce rivets automatically instead of by hand. Following the fire at the Jerome plant in Bristol, Hiram moved to New Haven and was put in charge of production in the new factory. After spending 22 years working with Chauncey Jerome, Hiram ventured out on his own. The New Haven Clock Co. was founded in 1853 with Hiram Camp as president. The New Haven Clock Co. purchased the bankrupt Jerome Manufacturing Co. in 1855, and became one of America's largest clock manufactures. In 1915, The New Haven Clock Co. started making watches, and produced electric clocks starting in 1929. By 1941 their production was 70% watches. They were taken over by the New Haven Clock and Watch Company in 1946. The company was facing financial difficulties, and was sold at auction in 1960.

REFERENCES 1. "Clock Identification and Price Guide" by Roy Erhardt, Book 1, page 173.
2. "The Book of American Clocks" by Brooks Palmer, 1967, brief company history on page 250.
3. “Public Documents of the State of Connecticut 1903”

NOTES N/A

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CLOCK STYLE	Miniature Tambour
CLOCK NAME	Quayle
MANUFACTURE	New Haven Clock Co., New Haven, Conn. Hiram Camp (1811-1893)
CASE MODEL #	N/A
MOVEMENT TYPE	Brass, 8 day, spring driven, Time only.
CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION	Base=13", Height=6 1/2", Depth=3"
LABEL INFORMATION	No label
DIAL INFORMATION	White enameled dial with black Arabic numerals, 3 1/4" chapter ring.
MISC. FEATURES	N/A
ACQUIRED FROM	Mart table at the Texas Lonestar Regional in March 1998.
CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED	Timepiece in running order, case in excellent shape.
RESTORATION	N/A
HISTORICAL DATA The New Haven Clock Co. Factory c. 1935 The New Haven Clock Co. Factory c. 1903	Timepiece listed for $25.00 in 1925 catalog Hiram Camp started his clock making career working for Jeromes & Darrow (Camp was Chauncey Jeromes nephew) in 1829, when he was 18 years old. While working with his uncle, he learned the clock making trade from top to bottom. He learned the trade so well that he was put in charge of all factory production when Jerome was preparing to promote the new 1 day OGEE clock. While working for Jerome, he devised many improvements to the processes involved in machining parts for clocks, including a machine to produce rivets automatically instead of by hand. Following the fire at the Jerome plant in Bristol, Hiram moved to New Haven and was put in charge of production in the new factory. After spending 22 years working with Chauncey Jerome, Hiram ventured out on his own. The New Haven Clock Co. was founded in 1853 with Hiram Camp as president. The New Haven Clock Co. purchased the bankrupt Jerome Manufacturing Co. in 1855, and became one of America's largest clock manufactures. In 1915, The New Haven Clock Co. started making watches, and produced electric clocks starting in 1929. By 1941 their production was 70% watches. They were taken over by the New Haven Clock and Watch Company in 1946. The company was facing financial difficulties, and was sold at auction in 1960.
REFERENCES	1. "Clock Identification and Price Guide" by Roy Erhardt, Book 1, page 173. 2. "The Book of American Clocks" by Brooks Palmer, 1967, brief company history on page 250. 3. “Public Documents of the State of Connecticut 1903”
NOTES	N/A