088-T-0995

E. INGRAHAM TRAVEL ALARM TIMEPIECE
INDEX # : 088-T-0995

circa: 1960-1975

CLOCK STYLE Alarm Clock

CLOCK NAME Travalarm

MANUFACTURE

Ingraham (made in Japan)
Elias Ingraham (1805-1885)

CASE MODEL # N/A

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

CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION Base=4 1/2" , Height=4", Depth=3 1/2"

LABEL INFORMATION N/A

DIAL INFORMATION White dial with black Arabic numerals. Gold luminescent hour and minute hands.

MISC. FEATURES Has compartments for jewelry.

ACQUIRED FROM Unknown.

CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED Timepiece in running order.

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

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

The bottom image is The E. Ingraham Company Case Shop c. 1890

REFERENCES 1. "The Book of American Clocks" by Brooks Palmer, 1967, short history of company on page 219.

NOTES N/A

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CLOCK STYLE	Alarm Clock
CLOCK NAME	Travalarm
MANUFACTURE	Ingraham (made in Japan) Elias Ingraham (1805-1885)
CASE MODEL #	N/A
MOVEMENT TYPE	Brass, 30 hour, spring driven, lever escapement.
CASE SIZE & CONSTRUCTION	Base=4 1/2" , Height=4", Depth=3 1/2"
LABEL INFORMATION	N/A
DIAL INFORMATION	White dial with black Arabic numerals. Gold luminescent hour and minute hands.
MISC. FEATURES	Has compartments for jewelry.
ACQUIRED FROM	Unknown.
CONDITION WHEN ACQUIRED	Timepiece in running order.
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 image is The E. Ingraham Company factory c. 1875 in Bristol, Conn. The middle image is of workers in The E. Ingraham Co. Movement Shop c. 1902. The bottom image is The E. Ingraham Company Case Shop c. 1890
REFERENCES	1. "The Book of American Clocks" by Brooks Palmer, 1967, short history of company on page 219.
NOTES	N/A