Four of the Willard brothers were clockmakers. Their names were Benjamin (1743-1803), the third child of twelve siblings; Simon (1753-1848), the eighth child; Ephram (life span not available), the ninth child; and Aaron (1757-1844), the tenth child. Very little has been written about Ephram and his activities. He apparently worked for a while in the […]
An OG clock has an ogee, or S-shaped molding, around the door of its box frame and, usually, a decorated tablet. Early models were over two feet tall to accommodate their weight-driven movements. OGs were best sellers for nearly a hundred years, from 1825 to 1920. Seth Thomas mahogany OG, eight-davtime & strike, weight driven, […]
Inexpensive oak kitchen clocks were produced in large numbers from the late 1800s to about 1915. Many had pressed designs created by a rotary press that forced the design into the wood after steam had softened it. The clocks commonly featured glass panels decorated with bronze or silver gilt. W. L. Gilbert “Perfect” oak shelf […]
Grandfather clocks., also known as hall, tall, floor or long-case clocks, are weight-driven clocks first made in England in the 1660s. They were among the most common early clocks in the colonies because the settlers did not yet have mills capable of producing springs for spring-driven clocks. Grandfathers were large because they required a tall […]
George Marsh and William Lewis Gilbert purchased a clock shop in 1828, which they named Marsh, Gilbert & Company. They were soon at work in two Connecticut cities, Bristol and Farmington. In 1837, when John Birge joined Gilbert, the company name became Birge, Gilbert & Company. They made Empire-style shelf clocks. The company name continued […]
Elias Ingraham (1805-1885) founded the E. Ingraham Company. He served a five-year apprenticeship with Daniel Dewey as a cabinetmaker. In 1828 he went to work for George Mitchell, a wise businessman inBristol,Connecticut. Mitchell wanted a worker who was creative and could produce new case styles. By succeeding in this task, Ingraham earned the reputation of […]
Ingrahm Beehive Shelf Clock
