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Founded in 1857, the Waterbury Clock Co. became a staple in American homes, producing large numbers of wall and mantle clocks in every medium from brass to wood to porcelain (the company also made watches, including the original Mickey Mouse watch). After barely surviving the Great Depression and WWII, the company was renamed the U.S. Time Corporation, and still operates today as the Timex Corporation.
How did I get interested in clocks? Something about them has always been ingrained in me. My mom’s father had a sma… [more]
I was working as a jewelry department manager for a department store, and I had a customer who brought a clock in f… [more]
As a teenager, I got into repairing the old furniture in our attic. One day, I wandered into a local antiques shop … [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]
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Waterbury Clock Co. was founded in Waterbury, Conn., in 1857. Waterbury “drop octagon” (also called “schoolhouse”) calendar clocks were popular from about...Read more
One is a mahogany hall clock (#58, Waterbury Clock Co.), weight-driven with a single gong, in the original finish and with the original earlier black label...Read more
