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The Timexpo Museum in Waterbury, Connecticut is dedicated to the history of Timex Group and its predecessors, featuring exhibits going back to the founding of Waterbury Clock Company in 1854. The museum is located in the Brass Mill Commons shopping center and its location is marked by a 40-foot (12 m) high replica of an Easter Island Moai statue which connects with the museum's archaeology exhibit. The museum is 14,000 square feet (1,300 m) with approximately 8,000 dedicated to the two main exhibits: the company's history of timepieces and archaeology.
For decades, Waterbury has been known as the Brass City, despite a decrease in it's manufacturing history over many years. The building that houses the museum is the former executive offices of the Scovill Manufacturing Company and Century Brass Company, which is the only building left of the 44-acre brass mill complex. Waterbury Clock Company, now Timex Group USA, Inc., owes its origins to the Waterbury brass industry as it was founded as a department of brass manufacturer Benedict & Burnham – a local competitor to Scovill – in 1854. Waterbury Clock quickly spun-off as a legally incorporated business on March 27, 1857 due to its early success.
The museum focuses on important moments of Timex Group's history, including an exhibit on the U.S. Army commissioning Waterbury Clock Company in 1917 to provide wristwatch versions of the Ingersoll Ladies Midget pocketwatch for soldiers heading overseas, but the museum is not limited in scope. It includes aspects of local history, including letters from Mark Twain, who lived for a time in nearby Hartford, as well as exhibits concerning the travels of settlers across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
The museum was approved to go forward in 1999 and finally opened in May 2001. Museum costs were estimated at $4.8 million, with the Naugatuck Valley Development Corp providing approximately $500,000 and Timex funding the rest. The final cost was $5.45 million, including $2 million from the Naugatuck Development Corporation and the Connecticut Department of Economic Development and Community Development.
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References
- "Timexpo Museum". The Wilton Bulletin. 2004-03-18. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- Fred Musante (2001-06-24). "Residue from Industrial Past Haunts State". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ^ McDermott, Kathleen (1998). Timex: A Company and Its Community. ISBN 0967508703.
- "Waterbury, Conn., Approves 40-foot (12 m) Statue for City Museum". The Waterbury Republican-American. 2000-08-19. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ^ D.A. Narducci III (2001-10-21). "A Home for Time - The Timexpo Museum" (PDF). The Waterbury Republican American. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- Anderson, Joseph; Prichard, Sarah Johnson; Lydia Ward, Anna (1896). "Chapter XXIII The Smaller Brass Companies". The town and city of Waterbury, Connecticut, Volume 2. New Haven, CT: The Price and Lee Company. pp. 377–380. LCCN 98000206. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
- "Here & There". The Charlotte Observer. 2001-05-20. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- "Waterbury, N.Y., Agency Expected to Move Forward on Museum Project". Tribune Business News. 1999-09-20. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- "Waterbury, Conn.-Area Officials to Seek Funding for Museum". Tribune Business News. 1999-08-27. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
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