146-T-1204

NEW HAVEN CLOCK CO. NOVELTY TIMEPIECE
INDEX # : 146-T-1204

circa: 1901-1920

CLOCK STYLE Novelty

CLOCK NAME N/A

MANUFACTURE

New Haven Clock Co., New Haven, Conn.

Hiram Camp (1811-1893)

CASE MODEL # N/A

MOVEMENT TYPE 30 hour, brass, lever escapement, spring driven.

CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION Base= 4", Height=6", Depth=2"

LABEL INFORMATION N/A

DIAL INFORMATION

White porcelain dial with black Arabic numerals, gilt center.

MISC. FEATURES

Original gilt finish over pot metal case.

ACQUIRED FROM Online auction, Christmas present from my Parents in December 2004.

CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED Timepiece in running order.

RESTORATION N/A

HISTORICAL DATA

New Haven Clock Company c. 1903
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. 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.
This clock originally came out of the estate of Dr. Carl Ausman from St. Paul, Minnesota.

REFERENCES 1. “Public Documents of the State of Connecticut 1903”

NOTES N/A

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CLOCK STYLE	Novelty
CLOCK NAME	N/A
MANUFACTURE	New Haven Clock Co., New Haven, Conn. Hiram Camp (1811-1893)
CASE MODEL #	N/A
MOVEMENT TYPE	30 hour, brass, lever escapement, spring driven.
CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION	Base= 4", Height=6", Depth=2"
LABEL INFORMATION	N/A
DIAL INFORMATION	White porcelain dial with black Arabic numerals, gilt center.
MISC. FEATURES	Original gilt finish over pot metal case.
ACQUIRED FROM	Online auction, Christmas present from my Parents in December 2004.
CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED	Timepiece in running order.
RESTORATION	N/A
HISTORICAL DATA New Haven Clock Company c. 1903	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. 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. This clock originally came out of the estate of Dr. Carl Ausman from St. Paul, Minnesota.
REFERENCES	1. “Public Documents of the State of Connecticut 1903”
NOTES	N/A