![]() ![]() ![]() Soon after 1802, Terry's production of wooden clocks grew considerably. Terry crafted these milled movements until the Porter Contract. ![]() In 1795, Terry invented his first Milling machine to produce interchangeable parts. This was the first patent for a clock mechanism that was ever granted by the United States Patent Office. In 1801, Terry was granted a patent on an equation clock. Brass was more commonly used for movements at the time, but it was also considerably more expensive and difficult to work with. The movements of the clock were made primarily of wood, or brass, depending on the requests of his customers. Some of his earliest clocks were fitted with silvered brass dials, which were engraved for him by Burnap. His second shop was considered the first water powered clock shop in the United States, and was built twenty feet square over Niagara Brook, which flowed through his property. Terry boarded girls like Candace Roberts to work in his shop painting clock dials. His first clock shop was attached to his dwelling. Terry was appointed the town Sealer of Weights and Measures. Terry relocated to Northbury Connecticut in 1793, and helped incorporate Plymouth, Connecticut in 1795. Terry's apprenticeship to Burnap ended in 1792, and he quickly established himself as both a clockmaker and a repairer of watches in East Windsor. The use of wooden components would show great influence in Terry's later career. Cheney specialized in the making of wooden clocks, which was fairly unusual at the time. It's also likely that he received limited instruction from Timothy Cheney, a clockmaker in East Hartford. He began his career as an apprentice under Daniel Burnap ("the forerunner of manufacturing"). Terry was the son of Samuel and Huldah Terry, born in what is now South Windsor, Connecticut (at the time of Terry's birth, South Windsor was part of East Windsor, Connecticut. The village of Terryville, Connecticut is named for his son, Eli Terry Jr. Terry became one of the most accomplished mechanics in New England during the early part of the nineteenth century. Terry is considered the first person in American history to actually accomplish interchangeable parts with no government funding. Terry occupies an important place in the beginnings of the development of interchangeable parts manufacturing. He introduced mass production to the art of clockmaking, which made clocks affordable for the average American citizen. He received a United States patent for a shelf clock mechanism. (Ap– February 24, 1852) was an inventor and clockmaker in Connecticut. Plymouth, Connecticut, United States of AmericaĮli Terry Sr. ![]()
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