046-C-0792

WATERBURY CLOCK CO. KITCHEN ALARM CLOCK
INDEX # : 046-C-0792

circa: 1900-1915

CLOCK STYLE Kitchen Clock

CLOCK NAME Hillsdale

MANUFACTURE

Waterbury Clock Co., Waterbury, Conn.

Left: George Webster Burnham (1803-1885)
Right: Charles Benedict (1817-1881)

CASE MODEL # N/A

MOVEMENT TYPE Brass, 8-day, spring driven, hour strike on cathedral gong. Alarm movement.

CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION Base = 14 ¾", Height = 21 ¾", Depth = 4 ½"

LABEL INFORMATION Original label:
"American / Manufacture / Eight Day-Spring Strike / Hillsdale / Strikes. Half. Hours. / Manufactured by / Waterbury Clock Company"
Also has over pasted label from retailer, $3.75 written in pencil on this label.

DIAL INFORMATION

5" chapter ring, paper, black roman numerals.

MISC. FEATURES Oak Case.

ACQUIRED FROM Purchased from brother-in-law, Harry, Annville, PA.

CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED Not running, dial pan and paper have been replaced, door glass believed to be replacement. This clock has had some amateur attempts made at repairing movement. Will take a lot of work to restore it to its original condition.

RESTORATION N/A

HISTORICAL DATA

Clock sold new in 1912 for $4.00.

The Waterbury Clock Company was formed as a joint stock corporation by Benedict & Burnham in 1857. One of the only clock companies which was not formed from smaller independent maker's shops. Company was in business from 1857-1944. There were many noted clockmakers who were employed by Waterbury, including Nobel Jerome (brother of Chauncey Jerome), and Silas B. Terry (fourth son of Eli Terry Sr.). The company began making watches for Robert H. Ingersol in 1892, and subsequently purchased his business in 1922. When company failed in 1944, it became part of the U.S. Time Corp.

Images to the left:
Top: Waterbury Case shop c. 1888
Bottom: Waterbury Dial & Movement shop. c. 1875

REFERENCES 1. "Clock Identification and Price Guide - Book 2" by Roy Erhardt., 1985, page 118.
2. "Waterbury Clocks - History, Identification, and Price Guide" by Tran Duy Ly, 1989, page 187, figure 841.
3. "The Book of American Clocks" by Brooks Palmer, 1967, short history of company on page 303.

NOTES N/A

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CLOCK STYLE	Kitchen Clock
CLOCK NAME	Hillsdale
MANUFACTURE	Waterbury Clock Co., Waterbury, Conn. Left: George Webster Burnham (1803-1885) Right: Charles Benedict (1817-1881)
CASE MODEL #	N/A
MOVEMENT TYPE	Brass, 8-day, spring driven, hour strike on cathedral gong. Alarm movement.
CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION	Base = 14 ¾", Height = 21 ¾", Depth = 4 ½"
LABEL INFORMATION	Original label: "American / Manufacture / Eight Day-Spring Strike / Hillsdale / Strikes. Half. Hours. / Manufactured by / Waterbury Clock Company" Also has over pasted label from retailer, $3.75 written in pencil on this label.
DIAL INFORMATION	5" chapter ring, paper, black roman numerals.
MISC. FEATURES	Oak Case.
ACQUIRED FROM	Purchased from brother-in-law, Harry, Annville, PA.
CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED	Not running, dial pan and paper have been replaced, door glass believed to be replacement. This clock has had some amateur attempts made at repairing movement. Will take a lot of work to restore it to its original condition.
RESTORATION	N/A
HISTORICAL DATA	Clock sold new in 1912 for $4.00. The Waterbury Clock Company was formed as a joint stock corporation by Benedict & Burnham in 1857. One of the only clock companies which was not formed from smaller independent maker's shops. Company was in business from 1857-1944. There were many noted clockmakers who were employed by Waterbury, including Nobel Jerome (brother of Chauncey Jerome), and Silas B. Terry (fourth son of Eli Terry Sr.). The company began making watches for Robert H. Ingersol in 1892, and subsequently purchased his business in 1922. When company failed in 1944, it became part of the U.S. Time Corp. Images to the left: Top: Waterbury Case shop c. 1888 Bottom: Waterbury Dial & Movement shop. c. 1875
REFERENCES	1. "Clock Identification and Price Guide - Book 2" by Roy Erhardt., 1985, page 118. 2. "Waterbury Clocks - History, Identification, and Price Guide" by Tran Duy Ly, 1989, page 187, figure 841. 3. "The Book of American Clocks" by Brooks Palmer, 1967, short history of company on page 303.
NOTES	N/A