"The Clock Fixer"

 

 In for repair is an E.N. Welch "Aida" parlor clock .    Before we get started, here is a little history: The E. N. Welch Manufacturing Company was established on July 6, 1864, to succeed an older private firm making clocks under the name of E. N. Welch. Elisha N. Welch had been making clocks at a factory site on East Main Street at Forestville, Conn. since taking over the bankrupt business of J. C. Brown about 1856. The company was known for its elegant rosewood cases, but in 1885, with changing furniture design trends, it began to manufacture new models with solid walnut cases and discontinued some of the earlier rosewood veneered cases.  After the death of Elisha Welch in 1887, the firm began to decline, selling off some of its assets and issuing new stock to raise capital. A new line of clocks was introduced for the year 1893, which appeared to be of much cheaper quality than their discounted line. In May of that year, the factory was closed down, and a receiver ...