Antique E. Ingraham Co Company Wood Wooden Mantle Clock BRISTOL CONNECTICUT!

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Seller: cosmic_goods ✉️ (3,624) 100%, Location: Freeport, Maine, US, Ships to: US & many other countries, Item: 186116059650 Antique E. Ingraham Co Company Wood Wooden Mantle Clock BRISTOL CONNECTICUT!.
  • Antique
  • Lovely, rich, black paint with some age-based pigment seperation (crazing).
  • Parts of the dial are gilded in what looks like 24k gold
  • Appears to have its original counter-weight included
  • No key 
  • I have no way to test, no key, and little to no knowledge of antique clocks, so this is being sold as-is/untested. That said, I'm glad to take more photos or do some basic testing per your guideance.
  • See finger point pics for notable blemishes.
  • 10.75" W x 5.5" D x 10.5" T
  • Cosmetically it seems very well cared for, and internally it looks to be very well built with many brass parts... so I'm strongly assuming this is actually in working condition (albeit keyless).

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia E. Ingraham Company
IndustryClock and watch manufacturing
Founded1831
FounderElias Ingraham
Defunct1967
HeadquartersBristol, Connecticut

The E. Ingraham Company  was one of the premier American clock  and watch  manufacturers during the 19th and 20th centuries. Headquartered in Bristol, Connecticut , the firm was founded in 1831 by Elias Ingraham and controlled by members of the Ingraham family until 1956.[1]

History [ edit ]

Elias Ingraham (1805–1885) opened his own shop in Bristol in 1831 as a cabinetmaker and designer of clock cases.[1]  While on a voyage to Caracas , Venezuela in the 1840s, Elias designed the four-column Sharp Gothic steeple clock, which was widely copied by other clock makers and sold so extensively around the world that it is believed to have been the best-seller of any distinctively American design for clocks.[2] [3]  Elias died at his summer home on Martha’s Vineyard  in August 1885. By this time, the E. Ingraham Company operated five factories and employed more than 500 people who manufactured 250,000 clocks annually.[2]

Edward Ingraham I, the only child of Elias and his wife Julia Hale Sparks, succeeded his father as president of the E. Ingraham Company from 1885 to 1892.[4]  He was a pioneer in the American clock industry and conceived the idea of the black enameled wood cases which for years were the standard finish for high grade mantle clocks.[4]  When Edward died in 1892, his three sons assumed management of the firm: Walter A. Ingraham as president; Irving E. Ingraham as vice-president; and William S. Ingraham as secretary and treasurer. By this time, the company was engaged exclusively in the manufacture of eight-day wooden case pendulum clocks and nickel alarm clocks.[5]  In 1913 the company began producing wrist watches, followed by eight day alarm clocks in 1915.[4]

Following Walter's retirement in 1927, management continued with William's sons Edward Ingraham II (president from 1927-1954) and Dudley Ingraham (president from 1954-1956).[2]

During World War II , the company temporarily ceased manufacturing clocks and began producing mechanical time-fuse parts and anti-aircraft artillery for the U.S. military.[6]  For their excellence in war production, the E. Ingraham Company received the Army-Navy "E" Award .[7]

  • Condition: Used
  • Brand: Ingraham
  • Type: Desk Clock
  • Color: Black
  • Style: Antique
  • Frame Material: Wood
  • Material: Glass, Wood, Brass

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