Waltham Aircraft Clock Corporation
Encyclopedia
Waltham Aircraft Clock Corporation is a company specializing in the manufacturing and maintenance of mechanical aircraft clocks, established in 1994 in Ozark, Alabama.
, in Waltham, Massachusetts
, with the Waltham Watch Company
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In 1957, at the demise of the watch manufacturing division, the clock division was separated, firstly under the name Waltham Clock Company, and at a later date, Waltham Precision Instruments Company.
The manufacturing of aircraft clocks continued in the original Waltham Building until February 1994, when Prime Time Clocks Co., purchased the remaining manufacturing line and incorporated it in the state of Alabama under its todays’ name.
History
The Waltham Aircraft Clock Corporation's history originates 1854 on the banks of the Charles RiverCharles River
The Charles River is an long river that flows in an overall northeasterly direction in eastern Massachusetts, USA. From its source in Hopkinton, the river travels through 22 cities and towns until reaching the Atlantic Ocean at Boston...
, in Waltham, Massachusetts
Waltham, Massachusetts
Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, was an early center for the labor movement, and major contributor to the American Industrial Revolution. The original home of the Boston Manufacturing Company, the city was a prototype for 19th century industrial city planning,...
, with the Waltham Watch Company
Waltham Watch Company
The Waltham Watch Company, also known as the American Waltham Watch Co. and the American Watch Co., produced about 40 million high quality watches, clocks, speedometers, compasses, time fuses and other precision instruments between 1850 and 1957...
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In 1957, at the demise of the watch manufacturing division, the clock division was separated, firstly under the name Waltham Clock Company, and at a later date, Waltham Precision Instruments Company.
The manufacturing of aircraft clocks continued in the original Waltham Building until February 1994, when Prime Time Clocks Co., purchased the remaining manufacturing line and incorporated it in the state of Alabama under its todays’ name.
Prime Time Clocks Co
Prime Time Clocks had already been the depot level repair facility for all mechanical aircraft clocks for the U.S. Department of Defense since 1982.External links
- Waltham Aircraft Clock Corporation Official Website.
- The Comptroller General of the United Sues WuLinfton, D.C. 20648 Aerosonic Corporation protests the award of a reprocurementcontract to Waltham Clock Company
- Waltham Historic Days: War
- Award announcement to WALTHAM AIRCRAFT CLOCK CORPORATION,2364 SOUTH US HWY 231,OZARK,AL,36360-2556