Vintage Guru Reveals Her Glamour Secrets
The Killer Mobile Device for Victorian Women
Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
The Beautiful Chaos of Improvisational Quilts
Our Dad, the Water Witch of Wyoming
This 1959 Goggomobil Is Insanely Cute and Gets 55 MPG. Why Can’t Detroit Do That?
California Cool: How the Wetsuit Became the Surfer's Second Skin
The Unfiltered History of Rolling Papers, Plus Tommy Chong's Big Fat Jamaican Vacation
World's Smallest Museum Finds the Wonder in Everyday Objects
Fightin’ Femmes: Unmasking Female Superheroes with Author Mike Madrid
Posted 3 years ago
KRB
(1 item)
I own a Waterbury Clock Co., wall-mounted, pendulum movement, clock that is dated Sept. 13, 1898. I imagine that it is one of the earliest security alarms.
It once had a dry cell battery. Wiring within connects to displays labeled Scuttle & Skylight, 3rd Floor Rear, 2nd Floor Front, etc. Apparently the clock was connected to doors and windows throughout the premises. When the connection was either broken or made the clock's bell would sound and a display would indicated where the intrusion was made.
I have searched the Internet and I have not been able to find a similar model. I am curious if there are others and eager to learn more about this unique clock.
Waterbury ClocksThe Waterbury Clock Company, one of many 19th century Connecticut-based clo…
Hi,
In your second photo along the bottom row of zone switches, there is part of a "Liberty Street, NY" address visible. Can you tell us the rest of what is hidden by the System's cabinet?
I'm wondering if this might be an early Ingersoll Alarm System which utilized a Waterbury Clock movement???
That's pure speculation on my part but that info on the bottom row of switches could definitely shed some light on your mystery.