102-C-0498

NEW HAVEN CLOCK CO. TAMBOUR CLOCK
INDEX # : 102-C-0498

circa: 1915-1930

CLOCK STYLE Tambour

CLOCK NAME Lincoln

MANUFACTURE

New Haven Clock Co., New Haven, Conn.

Hiram Camp (1811-1893)

CASE MODEL # N/A

MOVEMENT TYPE

Brass, 8 day T&S, spring driven, "Harmony Dual Strike" movement. Strikes hours and half hours on dual chime rods.

CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION Base=20", Height=9 1/2", Depth=4"

The case is made of solid mahogany, no veneers were used.

LABEL INFORMATION

Good label on inside of movement door.

"Harmony Dual Strike Movement"

Label from bottom of case stating that this was the "Lincoln" model is missing.

DIAL INFORMATION

Zinc dial with gold Arabic numerals, and hour/minute hands. 5" Chapter ring. Brass bezel, convex dial glass.

MISC. FEATURES Octagon shaped tambour.

ACQUIRED FROM Gift from my Aunt Nola.

CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED Case finish in poor condition, beyond repair. Most of original finish gone, will have to strip down and re-finish case to restore.

RESTORATION April 1999 - Stripped case down to bare wood, refinished with dark walnut stain, and applied a coat of orange shellac. Cleaned movement, and set clock to running.

HISTORICAL DATA

The New Haven Clock Co. Factory c. 1935

The New Haven Clock Co. Factory c. 1903
This clock originally was owned by my Great Aunt Nola. She had lent it to my grandmother (father's side of the family) while they were having their house remodeled. As long as I can remember, it sat on a china hutch in my grandmother's dining room. According to my father and Uncle Bill, as far back as they recall it sat on top of an old fashioned kitchen cupboard until my grandparents remodeled their kitchen (probably in the 1960's). When my father, Uncle Bill, and Aunt Nola were children, they enjoyed climbing upon the cupboard counter to wind it. At some point before my grandmother passed away, she returned the clock to my Great Aunt Nola. She in turn passed the clock down to my Aunt Nola (father's sister), who in turn passed the clock on to me.

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. "The Book of American Clocks" by Brooks Palmer, 1967, brief company history on page 250.
2. “Public Documents of the State of Connecticut 1903”

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CLOCK STYLE	Tambour
CLOCK NAME	Lincoln
MANUFACTURE	New Haven Clock Co., New Haven, Conn. Hiram Camp (1811-1893)
CASE MODEL #	N/A
MOVEMENT TYPE	Brass, 8 day T&S, spring driven, "Harmony Dual Strike" movement. Strikes hours and half hours on dual chime rods.
CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION	Base=20", Height=9 1/2", Depth=4" The case is made of solid mahogany, no veneers were used.
LABEL INFORMATION	Good label on inside of movement door. "Harmony Dual Strike Movement" Label from bottom of case stating that this was the "Lincoln" model is missing.
DIAL INFORMATION	Zinc dial with gold Arabic numerals, and hour/minute hands. 5" Chapter ring. Brass bezel, convex dial glass.
MISC. FEATURES	Octagon shaped tambour.
ACQUIRED FROM	Gift from my Aunt Nola.
CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED	Case finish in poor condition, beyond repair. Most of original finish gone, will have to strip down and re-finish case to restore.
RESTORATION	April 1999 - Stripped case down to bare wood, refinished with dark walnut stain, and applied a coat of orange shellac. Cleaned movement, and set clock to running.
HISTORICAL DATA The New Haven Clock Co. Factory c. 1935 The New Haven Clock Co. Factory c. 1903	This clock originally was owned by my Great Aunt Nola. She had lent it to my grandmother (father's side of the family) while they were having their house remodeled. As long as I can remember, it sat on a china hutch in my grandmother's dining room. According to my father and Uncle Bill, as far back as they recall it sat on top of an old fashioned kitchen cupboard until my grandparents remodeled their kitchen (probably in the 1960's). When my father, Uncle Bill, and Aunt Nola were children, they enjoyed climbing upon the cupboard counter to wind it. At some point before my grandmother passed away, she returned the clock to my Great Aunt Nola. She in turn passed the clock down to my Aunt Nola (father's sister), who in turn passed the clock on to me. 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. "The Book of American Clocks" by Brooks Palmer, 1967, brief company history on page 250. 2. “Public Documents of the State of Connecticut 1903”
NOTES	N/A