I went on making cases in a small way for a year or two, sometimes putting in a few movements and selling them, but not making much money.

The clocks of Terry and Thomas sold first rate, and it was quite difficult to buy any of the movements, as no others were making the Patent Clock at that time.

I was determined to have some movements to case, and went to Chauncey Boardman, who had formerly made the old fashioned hang-up movements, and told him I wanted him to make me two hundred of his kind with such alterations as I should suggest.

He said he would make them for me.

I had them altered and made so as to take a case about four feet long, which I made out of pine, richly stained and varnished.