068-C-1293

WATERBURY CLOCK CO. OGEE ALARM CLOCK
INDEX # : 068-C-1293

circa: 1880-1891

CLOCK STYLE Ogee Shelf

CLOCK NAME O.O.G.

MANUFACTURE

Waterbury Clock Co., Waterbury, Conn.

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

CASE MODEL # N/A

MOVEMENT TYPE

Type 2.171, Brass, 8-day, weight driven, T,S,&A, hour strike on cathedral gong. Top plate is pinned to movement posts. Stamped: "Waterbury Clock Co., Conn."

CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION Base = 16 ½", Height = 30", Depth = 4 ¼"

LABEL INFORMATION

Original label:
"Waterbury Clock Co. / Waterbury, Conn. / Manufactures of / eight day and 30 hour brass clocks and timepieces"

DIAL INFORMATION

Restored enameled tin dial made by "C.T. Bell" on 7/17/77.

MISC. FEATURES

Rosewood veneer case, original dial glass. Reverse painting of Victorian woman on lower glass (silk screen reproduction). Case in very good condition, has both upper and lower doors.

The top image is the reproduction silk screen that was in the lower door when the clock was acquired.

The bottom image is the new reverse painted transfer that KL created for this clock. It is a more appropriate tablet for a clock from this period.

ACQUIRED FROM Antique auction at "Garrett's Galleries" in Dallas, TX.

CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED

Clock not running, hourly strike not working.

RESTORATION January 1994 - Cleaned and adjusted movement, cleaned case, strike side of movement needs to be re-bushed.
May 2005 - K.L. created a new reverse painted transfer for the lower door. This transfer was a pattern from an old print we had in our archive, and is a more appropriate tablet for this period clock.

HISTORICAL DATA

Clock was part of a private collection in Carthage, Illinois.

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. "Waterbury Clocks - History, Identification, & Price Guide" by Tran Duy Ly, 1989, page 171, figure 748.
2. "The Book of American Clocks" by Brooks Palmer, 1967, short history of company on page 303.
3. NAWCC Bulletin #270 (2/91), "Eight Day Brass Weight Movements of the Noble Jerome Patent Era" by Snowden Taylor.

NOTES N/A

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CLOCK STYLE	Ogee Shelf
CLOCK NAME	O.O.G.
MANUFACTURE	Waterbury Clock Co., Waterbury, Conn. Left: George Webster Burnham (1803-1885) Right: Charles Benedict (1817-1881)
CASE MODEL #	N/A
MOVEMENT TYPE	Type 2.171, Brass, 8-day, weight driven, T,S,&A, hour strike on cathedral gong. Top plate is pinned to movement posts. Stamped: "Waterbury Clock Co., Conn."
CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION	Base = 16 ½", Height = 30", Depth = 4 ¼"
LABEL INFORMATION	Original label: "Waterbury Clock Co. / Waterbury, Conn. / Manufactures of / eight day and 30 hour brass clocks and timepieces"
DIAL INFORMATION	Restored enameled tin dial made by "C.T. Bell" on 7/17/77.
MISC. FEATURES	Rosewood veneer case, original dial glass. Reverse painting of Victorian woman on lower glass (silk screen reproduction). Case in very good condition, has both upper and lower doors. The top image is the reproduction silk screen that was in the lower door when the clock was acquired. The bottom image is the new reverse painted transfer that KL created for this clock. It is a more appropriate tablet for a clock from this period.
ACQUIRED FROM	Antique auction at "Garrett's Galleries" in Dallas, TX.
CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED	Clock not running, hourly strike not working.
RESTORATION	January 1994 - Cleaned and adjusted movement, cleaned case, strike side of movement needs to be re-bushed. May 2005 - K.L. created a new reverse painted transfer for the lower door. This transfer was a pattern from an old print we had in our archive, and is a more appropriate tablet for this period clock.
HISTORICAL DATA	Clock was part of a private collection in Carthage, Illinois. 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. "Waterbury Clocks - History, Identification, & Price Guide" by Tran Duy Ly, 1989, page 171, figure 748. 2. "The Book of American Clocks" by Brooks Palmer, 1967, short history of company on page 303. 3. NAWCC Bulletin #270 (2/91), "Eight Day Brass Weight Movements of the Noble Jerome Patent Era" by Snowden Taylor.
NOTES	N/A