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Early Connecticut clockmakers shaped a lasting industry
The piece recalls Seth Thomas and peers from Plymouth Hollow and Thomaston, recounting how 18th and 19th century Connecticut makers like Terry Hoadley and Willard built the clock trade. It notes Thomas’s rise, the Plymouth Hollow industry, and Jeffer son’s later clock dispersal to universities and markets.
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Seth Thomas
Connecticut
Eli Terry
Silas Hoadley
Connecticut Plymouth
Terry
Thomas and
Hoadley
Thomas
Plymouth
Thomaston
Plymouth Hollow
Chauncey Je
Rome
Arthur
New York University
Bi Terry
Massachusetts
Simon Willard
Jefferson
Willard