The title page of Jerome’s own account of the American clock business, published in New Haven in 1860. His personal account is a primary source that should be read with attention to his position in the company’s financial collapse.
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Source: Chauncey Jerome; F. C. Dayton, Jr., publisher; Library of Congress copy; Title page, PDF page 7
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HISTORY American Clock Business FOR THE PAST SIXTY YEARS, Life of CHAUNCEY JEROME, BARNUM’'S CONNECTION YANKEE CLOCK BUSINESS, Hew Haven: PUBLISHED By F. C. DAYTON, Jr. 1860,
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Silent Grounds Collective, New Haven Clock Works, SGC-NC-009, NC-009, “Jerome autobiography title page, 1860.” Source: Chauncey Jerome; F. C. Dayton, Jr., publisher; Library of Congress copy; Title page, PDF page 7. https://archive.org/details/historyofamerica00jero/page/n6/mode/1up. Research edition, accessed 2026-09-08.