The New Haven Clock Company was founded on February 7, 1853 by Hiram Camp in New Haven, Connecticut, originally to supply brass clock movements to the Jerome Manufacturing Company, then the largest clockmaker in the world, run by Camp’s uncle Chauncey Jerome. When Jerome went bankrupt in 1856, New Haven purchased its assets and began producing complete clocks under its own name.
The company grew rapidly, employing several hundred workers by 1860 and producing hundreds of thousands of clocks and, later, inexpensive pocket watches annually. New Haven clocks were sold worldwide, with sales offices in Chicago, Britain, and Japan, and the company also marketed clocks made by other manufacturers including Kroeber, E. Howard, and Ingraham. The business continued in various forms until the 1950s and 60s, when it was reorganized and eventually wound down.
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