New Haven Clock Works
A selected primary-image and source collection, now including a licensed photograph of the New Haven Clock Company factory. Historical commercial renderings and engraved portraits are identified as illustrations. Additional photographs remain linked research leads. The predecessor Jerome business is distinguished from the 1853 company.

id: NC-001
title: Thistle and Velvet clocks, 1880
kind: Trade catalogs
date: 1880
summary: The Thistle and Velvet models reproduced from New Haven Clock Company’s 1880 catalog. Their contrasting cases show the breadth of the firm’s decorative designs.
url: https://web.archive.org/web/20180903082128/http://ct.gov/cct/lib/cct/New_Haven_Clock_NR_SRB_compressed.pdf#page=24
credit: New Haven Clock Company; Whitney Library, New Haven Museum; reproduced in NRHP nomination; Figure 1; PDF page 24
notes: Public domain in the United States. Underlying work published before 1931; supplied asset is a faithful scan or reproduction of the historical two-dimensional work.   Embedded period illustration extracted from the PDF; no modern report text included.
file: images/catalog_1880_thistle_velvet.jpg
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institution: New Haven Clock Company
accessed: 2026-09-08
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id: NC-002
title: The Tennis Ink Set, 1890
kind: Trade catalogs
date: 1890
summary: A clock integrated into a tennis-themed desk ink set, advertised on an antique oak base in the company’s 1890 catalog.
url: https://web.archive.org/web/20180903082128/http://ct.gov/cct/lib/cct/New_Haven_Clock_NR_SRB_compressed.pdf#page=25
credit: New Haven Clock Company; Whitney Library, New Haven Museum; reproduced in NRHP nomination; Figure 2; PDF page 25
notes: Public domain in the United States. Underlying work published before 1931; supplied asset is a faithful scan or reproduction of the historical two-dimensional work.   Embedded period illustration extracted from the PDF.
file: images/catalog_1890_tennis.jpg
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institution: New Haven Clock Company
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id: NC-003
title: American Illuminated Night Clock, 1890
kind: Trade catalogs
date: 1890
summary: This 1890 catalog page describes a one-day clock designed to attach to a gas fixture so that its dial could be read at night. The page gives a patent date of May 14, 1872.
url: https://web.archive.org/web/20180903082128/http://ct.gov/cct/lib/cct/New_Haven_Clock_NR_SRB_compressed.pdf#page=26
credit: New Haven Clock Company; Whitney Library, New Haven Museum; reproduced in NRHP nomination; Figure 3; PDF page 26
notes: Public domain in the United States. Underlying work published before 1931; supplied asset is a faithful scan or reproduction of the historical two-dimensional work.   Embedded period illustration extracted from the PDF.
file: images/catalog_1890_illuminated.jpg
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institution: New Haven Clock Company
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id: NC-004
title: Sir Christopher figurative clock, 1890
kind: Trade catalogs
date: 1890
summary: The Sir Christopher model from New Haven Clock Company’s 1890 catalog places an ornate timepiece beside a seated historical figure.
url: https://web.archive.org/web/20180903082128/http://ct.gov/cct/lib/cct/New_Haven_Clock_NR_SRB_compressed.pdf#page=27
credit: New Haven Clock Company; Whitney Library, New Haven Museum; reproduced in NRHP nomination; Figure 4; PDF page 27
notes: Public domain in the United States. Underlying work published before 1931; supplied asset is a faithful scan or reproduction of the historical two-dimensional work.   Embedded period illustration extracted from the PDF.
file: images/catalog_1890_figurative.jpg
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institution: New Haven Clock Company
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id: NC-005
title: Clock manufactory engraving, dated 1866
kind: Advertisements
date: Original publication unidentified; rendering dated 1866 by Walk New Haven
summary: A factory engraving headed “Manufactured by New Haven Clock Co.” Walk New Haven dates the rendering to 1866. The image should not be described as a photograph.
url: https://walknewhaven.org/new-haven-clock-company
credit: New Haven Clock Company; engraver signature appears to read W. Richardson, N.H. (unconfirmed); reproduced by Walk New Haven; 
notes: Public domain in the United States. Underlying work published before 1931; supplied asset is a faithful scan or reproduction of the historical two-dimensional work. Date supplied by secondary institutional heritage page, not an imprint on the downloaded image.  
file: images/factory_1866_engraving.jpg
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institution: New Haven Clock Company
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id: NC-006
title: Factory panorama, dated 1920
kind: Historical illustrations
date: Original publication unidentified; rendering dated 1920 by Walk New Haven
summary: This panoramic rendering presents the expanded New Haven Clock Company works. Walk New Haven dates the image to 1920; it is a drawn commercial view.
url: https://walknewhaven.org/new-haven-clock-company
credit: New Haven Clock Company; artist unidentified; reproduced by Walk New Haven; 
notes: Public domain in the United States. Underlying work published before 1931; supplied asset is a faithful scan or reproduction of the historical two-dimensional work. Date supplied by secondary institutional heritage page, not an imprint on the downloaded image.  
file: images/factory_1920_rendering.jpg
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institution: New Haven Clock Company
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id: NC-007
title: Artistic mantel clocks advertisement, 1886
kind: Advertisements
date: 1886
summary: An advertisement for New Haven Clock Company’s artistic mantel clocks at its Chicago address, 31 Washington Street. The ad invites readers to request the illustrated catalog for 1885–86.
url: https://www.atticpaper.com/proddetail.php?prod=1886-new-haven-clock-co-ad
credit: New Haven Clock Company; period trade magazine unidentified; scan reproduced by AtticPaper; 
notes: Public domain in the United States. Underlying work published before 1931; supplied asset is a faithful scan or reproduction of the historical two-dimensional work. Dealer dates this original trade-magazine ad to 1886; the image itself says catalog for 1885–6. Source is only 490 × 615 pixels; best for modest display size. 
file: images/advertisement_1886.jpg
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institution: New Haven Clock Company
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id: NC-008
title: Chauncey Jerome portrait, published 1860
kind: Historical illustrations
date: 1860
summary: Chauncey Jerome’s engraved portrait faces the title page of his 1860 autobiography. This is a period portrait reproduction, not a photograph of the factory.
url: https://archive.org/details/historyofamerica00jero/page/n5/mode/1up
credit: Portrait artist/engraver not confidently transcribed; published by F. C. Dayton, Jr.; Library of Congress copy; Frontispiece, PDF page 6
notes: Public domain in the United States. Published 1860. Internet Archive/Library of Congress metadata states that the Library of Congress is unaware of copyright restrictions.   
file: images/chauncey_jerome_portrait_1860.jpg
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institution: New Haven Clock Company
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id: NC-009
title: Jerome autobiography title page, 1860
kind: Historical documents
date: 1860
summary: 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.
url: https://archive.org/details/historyofamerica00jero/page/n6/mode/1up
credit: Chauncey Jerome; F. C. Dayton, Jr., publisher; Library of Congress copy; Title page, PDF page 7
notes: Public domain in the United States. Underlying work published before 1931; supplied asset is a faithful scan or reproduction of the historical two-dimensional work.   
file: images/jerome_autobiography_title_1860.jpg
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institution: New Haven Clock Company
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id: NC-010
title: Company chronology — supporting record
kind: Sources & research leads
date: 1844
summary: Historical preservation nomination; source dates require attention to company identity.
url: https://web.archive.org/web/20180903082128/http://ct.gov/cct/lib/cct/New_Haven_Clock_NR_SRB_compressed.pdf
credit: Original publisher or holding institution, linked at source
notes: External source. Catalog facts and source notes are included; the full publication is not necessarily reproduced. A finding aid or retrospective is not an original corporate filing.
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institution: New Haven Clock Company
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id: NC-011
title: History of the American Clock Business — complete 1860 text
kind: Full source text
date: 1860
summary: Complete acquired repository OCR of Chauncey Jerome’s autobiography. Search the narrative and verify a passage in the original page scans.
url: https://archive.org/details/historyofamerica00jero
credit: Chauncey Jerome; F. C. Dayton, Jr.; Library of Congress copy, Internet Archive
notes: Public domain in the United States. Uncorrected repository OCR; the author’s own retrospective perspective should be considered.
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text_file: texts/historyofamerica00jero_djvu.txt
institution: New Haven Clock Company
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id: NC-012
title: Women working at the factory, circa 1910
kind: Sources & research leads
date: Date described in source
summary: NRHP figure 6 credits Whitney Library/New Haven Museum. Public availability of the nomination is not an explicit license for all third-party historical photographs. Referenced photograph remains at its publisher.
url: https://web.archive.org/web/20180903082128/http://ct.gov/cct/lib/cct/New_Haven_Clock_NR_SRB_compressed.pdf#page=29
credit: Original publisher or holding institution, linked at source
notes: External source. Catalog facts and source notes are included; the full publication is not necessarily reproduced. A finding aid or retrospective is not an original corporate filing.
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institution: New Haven Clock Company
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id: REG-70976248
title: New Haven Clock Company factory
kind: Photographs
date: 2018-07-18 13:20:30
institution: New Haven Clock Works
summary: New Haven Clock Company Factory, New Haven, Connecticut.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NewHavenCT_NewHavenClockCompanyFactory.jpg
credit: Magicpiano / CC BY-SA 4.0
notes: Reuse permitted under CC BY-SA 4.0; credit the creator, link the license, and identify changes. Adapted images must be shared under the same license. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image.
file: images/new_haven_clock-70976248.jpg
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accessed: 2026-09-12
license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
external_image_url: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/NewHavenCT_NewHavenClockCompanyFactory.jpg
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id: ED-IG-NC-01
title: Shelf clock
kind: Photographs
date: about 1860 object; photograph undated
institution: New Haven Clock Works
summary: A New Haven Clock Company shelf clock pairs a wooden case with a brass spring-driven movement.
url: https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object/nmah_850917
credit: New Haven Clock Company / Smithsonian National Museum of American History
notes: Available at the linked repository; image or full record is not included in this download.  Reuse: link-only; Usage Conditions Apply; Item explicitly says Usage Conditions Apply and restrictions for reusing the image.
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external_image_url: https://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=NMAH-AHB2025q006602&max=800
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id: ED-IG-NC-02
title: Watch
kind: Photographs
date: about 1887 object; photograph undated
institution: New Haven Clock Works
summary: The company also made watches, extending manufactured timekeeping from the home to the pocket.
url: https://americanhistory.si.edu/ontime/synchronizing/images/enlargements/99-36469.html
credit: New Haven Clock Company / Smithsonian National Museum of American History
notes: Available at the linked repository; image or full record is not included in this download.  Reuse: link-only; no open image license found; The enlargement credits the Smithsonian image but states no open license.
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