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Ingraham ClocksTake me to the Auctions! It wasn't until 1865 that Elias set up E. Ingraham & Company in Bristol, Conn, in order to design their own clock movements to be used inside clock cases that Ingraham had previously designed. Ingraham employed a master clock maker of the time, Anson L. Atwood to run the new factory and oversee production. Atwood proved to be an able manager who would remain working for the company for many years.
In 1885 Ingraham's son, Edward took over the company and took it in a new and exciting direction. Edward had perfected a method of reproducing a 'Japanned' type of finish on to wooden cases, which led the company to expand production of imitation marble cases. This type of clock was made in increasing numbers over the coming years, and even though other manufacturers made their own japanned clocks, Ingraham maintained their advantage of being first with this type of clock case. For the rest of the 19th Century Ingraham continued making clocks, but in the early 1900s after a major upgrade in production capacity the firm expanded into Pocket Watch manufacture, although clocks would always be their mainstay. World War II halted all production in antique Ingraham Clocks, and as for many other clock making companies the time proved to be a testing one. When the company re-established production after the war it concentrated more on electric clocks, watches and timing mechanisms that were made as part of the war effort. Today, Ingraham clocks are still manufactured in North Carolina but in much smaller numbers. Happy Collecting!
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Ingraham's specialty was case design and during his long career he designed many cases that he subsequently patented. Many of his cases will be stamped "Pat M 1959" or similar with different dates. There are around 120+ different antique Ingraham clock designs from the manufacturer, the most popular ones including the Doric, Grecian, Ionic, Oriental and Western Union. There are many, many more! 
