The Westclox Clock Company was founded by Charles Stahlberg and others from the town of Waterbury, Connecticut. The company was originally formed as the "United Clock Company", and this was accomplished on December 5, 1885. This actually took place in Peru, Illinois, and the company was meant to manufacture clocks that were based on a technological innovation created by Stahlberg himself. This was the use of lead alloy movement plates, and they had inset brass bushings with lead alloy gear assemblies.
However, soon after the start of the business, it went bankrupt. Unfortunately, there are no living examples of the patented design in existence that anyone knows of. The company was reformed, and went through a series of trades and hand changes to become Westclox, one of the more popular trademarks in the clock business. In 2007, the business was sold to NYL Holdings, LLC.
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