Ingraham and Brewster could not work together, however, and the firm dissolved. The brothers reorganized in 1852, forming E. & A. Ingraham. A devastating fire destroyed their thriving factory in 1855.

The E. Ingraham Company, an important clock and watch manufacturer, was founded in 1830 in Bristol, Conn., and went through numerous name changes over the years. We can date your clock to 1861 by ...