American clock

During the 1600s, when metal was harder to come by in the colonies than wood, works for many American clocks were made of wood, including the gears, which were whittled and fashioned by hand, as were all other parts.

[2] There is some evidence that wooden clocks were being made as early as 1715 near New Haven.

[3] Benjamin Cheney of East Hartford, Connecticut, was producing wooden striking clocks by 1745.

[3] In the 19th century, many clocks and watches were produced in the United States, especially in Connecticut, where many companies were formed to mass-produce quality timepieces.

[4] Makers of American clocks included:

image of a tall case clock
Dallas Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City holds in its collections a tall-case striking clock that Benjamin Bagnall, Sr., constructed in Boston before 1740 and that Elisha Williams probably acquired between 1725 and 1739 while he was rector of Yale College . [ 1 ]