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The clock-making work moved to Zeeland in the spring of 2005. The Ridgeway plant's production focus became curio cabinets and wine cabinets, product lines more vulnerable to import competition than grandfather and mantel clocks. In December 2007, Howard Miller Clock Co. closed its subsidiary Ridgeway Furniture, resulting in about 70 job losses. [1]
i have a ridgeway clock model no 120 with movement 32575d and serial no 1/20/82. i am in need of finding a local repairman. please forward via e-mail if possible. i would greately appreciate your help. my e-mail address is rmmcclung@aol.com thank you. — preceding unsigned comment added by 24.164.67.27
Where known, the location of the company and the dates of clock manufacture follow the name. Samuel Abbott; Montpelier, Vermont (1830–1861) Ansonia Clock Company; Ansonia, Connecticut and Brooklyn, New York (1851–1929) Attleboro Clock Company; Attleboro, Massachusetts (1890–1915) Bailey Banks & Biddle; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1832–1846)
Up to 1900, 2978 domestic clocks were made with serial numbers in chronological order. [1] Other clocks were not listed. For 30 years, the firm maintained all the clocks at the Palace of Westminster, including the Great Clock. Other than Thwaites & Reed, associated tradenames were: [4] [3] Aynsworth Thwaites [& Co.] (1740-)
Howard Miller Clock Company was founded in 1926, as the Herman Miller Clock Company division of office furniture manufacturer Herman Miller, specializing in chiming wall and mantle clocks. [2] It was spun off in 1937 and renamed, under the leadership of Herman Miller's son Howard C. Miller (1905–1995). [ 3 ]
The serial numbers were used for inventory purposes and were assigned in ascending order. It is possible to approximately date the time of manufacture of a movement based on the serial number. [6] The first "F" movements were made in 1898 and were made into the 1940s. However, it is not possible to automatically date a particular clock by the ...
E. Howard & Co. was a clock and watch company formed by Edward Howard and Charles Rice in 1858, after the demise of the Boston Watch Company.The pair acquired some of the material and watches in progress, based upon a lien against the defunct company held by Rice, but they were unable to buy the existing factory or machinery, so they moved to Roxbury.
The Seth Thomas Clock Company was founded by Seth Thomas in Plymouth Hollow, Connecticut, and began producing clocks in 1813. [1] It was incorporated as the "Seth Thomas Clock Company" in 1853. [ citation needed ] Plymouth Hollow, a part of the town of Plymouth, was incorporated in 1875 as the town of Thomaston , named for Seth Thomas.