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Horace Tift of Attleboro, Massachusetts.

Horace Tift was born in Attleboro on December 18th, 1804. He lived 84 years and died in Providence, Rhode Island on March 11, 1886. He was trained as a machinist in Millbury, MA and was thought to been in the clock business until 1850 when he is last listed as a jewelry manufacturer.

Clocks From This Maker

This is an excellent example of a wall timepiece made in North Attleboro, Massachusetts by Horace Tift. This fine clock exhibits many of the design elements that are now associated with the clockmaking output from this New England town. The case is… read more