England to sell his one dollar OG clocks. Several months went by, as store owners in England refused to buy Jerome's clocks. The shop owners understood that Eli Terry's pillar and scroll clocks were "garbage" and never worked (because wooden gears warp over seas, causing poor time keepers). Finally Jerome's son got a man to buy a clock for one dollar, and put it on a shelf - the next day, an English man walked in and saw it was still working, and proudly purchased the clock, this started a chain reaction, and the shop owner purchased 100 more clocks on the spot. Jerome's friend who supervised his son fell ill and died in England, followed by his son three months later. References External links The History of Chauncey Jerome, clockmaker History of the American Clock Business for the Past Sixty Years, and Life of Chauncey Jerome. Barnum's connection with the Yankee Clock Business, Publisher: F. C. Dayton, New Haven CT 1860 Herbert Randall Survey of New Haven and Environs, 1880-1920 Chauncey Jerome Clock Company” in the CT State Library 1793 births 1868 deaths Burials at Grove Street Cemetery People from Canaan, Connecticut People from Bristol, Connecticut People from Plymouth, Connecticut People from New Haven, Connecticut