Parker Clocks
In 1868, the Parker & Whipple Manufacturing Company was organized by John E. Parker, H. J. P. Whipple and other manufacturing investors at Meriden , CT
In 1880, Parker & Whipple obtained the right to manufacture novelty timepiece and alarm clocks under the patents of Arthur E. Hotchkiss of
In 1879, Charles E. Parker bought out Parker & Whipple, changing the name to the Parker Clock Company.
The Parker Clock Company continued the manufacture of novelty timepieces and alarms, adding a line of larger drum cased alarm clocks. In 1919, they expanded their facility, adding a 2 1/2 story building 60 x 40 feet The Meriden papers of May 28, 1926 reported the firm had closed its doors, though it was apparently reopened thereafter. The Parker Clock Company was finally dissolved in 1934.
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