The Sessions Clock Company grew from the reorganization of a 19th-century Connecticut clockmaker into a prolific producer of mantel, wall, and electric clocks. This post traces its rise, mid-century success, and eventual decline, preserving the legacy of everyday timekeeping in American homes.

Discover how the New Haven Clock Company grew from a mid-19th-century brass movement maker into one of America’s largest clock manufacturers, rebuilt after fire, and left a lasting legacy in Connecticut’s industrial landscape.

From Victorian decorative masterpieces to mass-market production and global influence, the Ansonia Clock Company transformed American clockmaking. Founded in 1851 in Connecticut and later headquartered in Brooklyn, Ansonia’s ornate clocks and novelty designs defined the Gilded Age, only to fade amid shifting markets by the early 20th century.

Founded in 1926, the Howard Miller Clock Company evolved from a furniture-adjacent workshop into one of America’s most influential clockmakers. Shaped by George Nelson’s modernist designs and later defined by its grandfather clocks, Howard Miller survived longer than nearly all U.S. manufacturers—until its closure marked the end of an era.

From its founding in 1813 by Seth Thomas in Plymouth Hollow, Connecticut, to its later role as an industrial clockmaking giant in Thomaston, the Seth Thomas Clock Company helped define American timekeeping. This post traces the company’s rise, innovations in mass production, and lasting legacy.

Founded in 1892 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the Hamilton Watch Company became known as “The Watch of Railroad Accuracy,” supplied millions of military timepieces during World War II, pioneered electric and digital watches, and ultimately transitioned to Swiss manufacture under The Swatch Group.

The Waterbury Clock Company helped make timekeeping universal through mass-produced clocks and watches. From the Mickey Mouse watch that saved the company to the tragic story of the Waterbury Radium Girls, this post explores how innovation, survival, and human cost became intertwined in American clockmaking history.