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The William L. Gilbert Clock Company was formed in Connecticut in 1871, having grown out of the clockmaking operations of William L. Gilbert (1806-1890), an early American clockmaker. The company had its up and downs over the subsequent decades, ultimately selling out and then closing down in the 1960s.
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How did I get interested in clocks? Something about them has always been ingrained in me. My mom’s father had a small collection o… [more]

I was working as a jewelry department manager for a department store, and I had a customer who brought a clock in for repair. I wa… [more]

As a teenager, I got into repairing the old furniture in our attic. One day, I wandered into a local antiques shop and asked the g… [more]

This virtual museum, created by the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, lets you stroll through tim… [read review or visit site]

Bill Stoddard's clock history site offers a trove of great reference information on clock and watch makers includin… [read review or visit site]

Check out this sampling of nautical and maritime items held by the U.K.'s National Maritime Museum and Royal Observ… [read review or visit site]

Dan and Diana Lockett's amazing collection of several hundred novelty Lux clocks made by the Lux Clock Manufacturin… [read review or visit site]

Philip Haselton's guide to watchmen's time recording equipment. Includes 19th century German portables, 20th centur… [read review or visit site]