The demand for clocks was so small that only three or four were commenced at a time by any manufacturer, and most of these were ordered beforehand by purchasers. Soon he conceived the idea of using water-power, and conveyed the water from "Niagara brook", which was across the street, to his shop. The machinery consisted chiefly of a hand engine for making the wheels, similar to those used by English clockmakers. The first clocks were made by Terry by hand. Terry died at the village of Terryville, on February 24, 1852. Harriet Peck, and their two children were Stephen and Edwin. In November, 1840, Terry married the widow Mrs. He married Eunice Warner of that place, and their children were, Anna, Eli (born June 25, 1799), Henry, James, Silas Burnham, Sarah Warner, Huldah, George, and Lucincla. In 1793, the next year after he made his first clock, Terry went to Northbury, then a part of Watertown, and commenced the manufacture of clocks. His grandsons bid for it and it was finally sold to E.
It is still in going order, and the following note concerning it appeared in the Hartford Courant for November 19, 1896: The personal property of the late James Terry of Winsted, Conn., president of the Eagle Lock Company, sold at auction recently. His knowledge of clockmaking was gained from Thomas Harland and the horologist Terry, sometimes spelled Terri, made his first wooden clock in 1792.
Horologist Eli Terry & His Clocks BiographyĮli Terry was born April 13, 1772, at East Windsor, now known as South Windsor, Connecticut.
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