133-A-0201

E. INGRAHAM ALARM CLOCK
INDEX # : 133-A-0201

circa: 1920-1940

CLOCK STYLE Alarm

CLOCK NAME The National Call

MANUFACTURE

The E. Ingraham Co., Bristol, Conn.

Elias Ingraham (1805-1885)

CASE MODEL # N/A

MOVEMENT TYPE Steel plates, spring driven, T&A.

CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION Base = 5 ½", Height = 7 ¾", Depth = 2 ½"

Metal case.

LABEL INFORMATION No label

DIAL INFORMATION
4" Paper dial imprinted with "The National Call, 8 Day Alarm, Reg. U.S. Pat Office".

MISC. FEATURES

Peg feet, alarm silent switch to the left of the pendant..

ACQUIRED FROM Gift from my parents.

CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED Not running, case and dial in good condition.

RESTORATION N/A

HISTORICAL DATA

Elias Ingraham was born in Marlborough 1805, and died in 1885. Early in his career he was a cabinet maker (he had apprenticed to a cabinet maker in Glastonbury) and joiner. He was persuaded to relocate to Bristol, Ct. by George Mitchell and Mr. Hinman to design and manufacture clock cases. He also designed and made Triple Decker cases for C. & L.C. Ives, and other firms. Elias Ingraham was credited for designing the "Gothic" style shelf clock case, including the Round, Sharp, and Steeple varieties. These case designs were copied by many clockmakers of the time. Elias began his career as a clock maker in 1831, and operated with various partners and under various names through 1884 when his company became the E. Ingraham Co.. Elias's son Edward Ingraham carried on the business after his father's death, and was named president of the joint stock company in 1887. The E. Ingraham Company produced clocks well into the 20th century.
The Bristol Press wrote of Elias's passing in 1885: "While vacationing at Martha's Vineyard, Elias Ingraham died last Sunday of cholera morbus."

The top left image is The E. Ingraham Company factory c. 1875 in Bristol, Conn.

The bottom left image is of workers in The E. Ingraham Co. Movement Shop c. 1902.

REFERENCES 1. "American Mechanical Alarm Clocks", Gary Richardson, 1997, picture of alarm clock on page 106.

NOTES N/A

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CLOCK STYLE	Alarm
CLOCK NAME	The National Call
MANUFACTURE	The E. Ingraham Co., Bristol, Conn. Elias Ingraham (1805-1885)
CASE MODEL #	N/A
MOVEMENT TYPE	Steel plates, spring driven, T&A.
CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION	Base = 5 ½", Height = 7 ¾", Depth = 2 ½" Metal case.
LABEL INFORMATION	No label
DIAL INFORMATION	4" Paper dial imprinted with "The National Call, 8 Day Alarm, Reg. U.S. Pat Office".
MISC. FEATURES	Peg feet, alarm silent switch to the left of the pendant..
ACQUIRED FROM	Gift from my parents.
CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED	Not running, case and dial in good condition.
RESTORATION	N/A
HISTORICAL DATA	Elias Ingraham was born in Marlborough 1805, and died in 1885. Early in his career he was a cabinet maker (he had apprenticed to a cabinet maker in Glastonbury) and joiner. He was persuaded to relocate to Bristol, Ct. by George Mitchell and Mr. Hinman to design and manufacture clock cases. He also designed and made Triple Decker cases for C. & L.C. Ives, and other firms. Elias Ingraham was credited for designing the "Gothic" style shelf clock case, including the Round, Sharp, and Steeple varieties. These case designs were copied by many clockmakers of the time. Elias began his career as a clock maker in 1831, and operated with various partners and under various names through 1884 when his company became the E. Ingraham Co.. Elias's son Edward Ingraham carried on the business after his father's death, and was named president of the joint stock company in 1887. The E. Ingraham Company produced clocks well into the 20th century. The Bristol Press wrote of Elias's passing in 1885: "While vacationing at Martha's Vineyard, Elias Ingraham died last Sunday of cholera morbus." The top left image is The E. Ingraham Company factory c. 1875 in Bristol, Conn. The bottom left image is of workers in The E. Ingraham Co. Movement Shop c. 1902.
REFERENCES	1. "American Mechanical Alarm Clocks", Gary Richardson, 1997, picture of alarm clock on page 106.
NOTES	N/A