Chronology

1844 November 8 Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, educated in Alton, Gilmanton and Franklin Academy, Dover, New Hampshire

1861 Worked on father's farm until age 17

1862 August 18, Enlisted in Fiftieth Massachusetts Regiment

1863 Released as 2nd Lieutenant

1865 Eastman Business College, Poughkeepsie, New York, Moved to Boston, worked as an accountant, worked 2 years for Internal Revenue Service

1868 August 18, U.S. Patent No. 81,253 - Improvement Paper Files

1870 Moved to New York

1872 October 8, U.S. Patent No. 5088 (Cancelled) - Improvement in Paper Files

1874 May 18, Married Amelia L. Young

1874 June 16, U.S. Patent No. 152,078 - Bill Files

1875 February 16, U.S. Patent No. 159,796 - Bill File

1875 April 6, R. G. Hutchinson Agreement

1875 April 6, U.S. Patent No. 161,755 - Medicine Bottle Corkscrew

1875 May 3, British Patent No.1640 - Medicine Bottle Corkscrew

1876 January 18, U.S. Patent No. 172,391 - Sealing Wax

1876 February 1, U.S. Patent No. 172,868 - Wire Corkscrew

1876 September 20, U.S. Patent No. 182,559 - Hair Pin

1876 Philadelphia International Exhibition Award

1877 June 1, Agreement signed among Hutchinson, Clough and Williamson and the organization Clough & Williamson was formed

1877 September 15, German Patent No. 977 J.M Maconnell

1878 October 2, British Patent No. 3868 - Corkscrew Machine

1878 November 25, French Patent No. 126,098 - Corkscrew Machine

1878 Paris Exposition - Silver Medal

1880 July 20, U.S. Patent No. 230,240 - Wire Nursery Pin

1880 November 16, U.S. Patent No. 234,537 - Chair Support

1880 November 30, U.S. Patent No. 234,962 - Wire Nursery Pin

1880 December 14, U.S. Patent No. 235,515 - Spiral Hooks/Tacks

1880-81 Newark Directory - Clough & Williamson Ad

1881 June 7, U.S. Patent No. 242,602 - Flattened Top Advertising Corkscrew

1882 June 10 Clough Manufacturing Co. reincorporated New Jersey

1882 July 1 Catalogue & Price list of Spiral Hooks, Nails & Tacks

1882 July 4 U.S. Patent No. 260,537 Wire Bill File

1882 July 4, U.S. Patent No. 269,536 - Wire Bill File Clough

1882 Clough & Williamson partnership dissolved

1882 September 12, U.S. Patent No. 264,391 Williamson Spoon

1883 Williamson Catalogue - Clough's Corkscrews

1883 February 20, U.S. Patent No. 272,650 Binder Device CANCELLED

1883 April 17, U.S. Patent No. 276,001 - Binder Device

1883 June 20, Petition for Hooks & Analogous Articles Number

1883 July 1 Williamson Catalogue - Clough's Spiral Hooks, Nails

1883 October 9, U.S. Patent No. 286,264 - Wire Buckle

1883 November 6, U.S. Patent No. 288,161 - Hose Supporter

1884 July 22, U.S. Patent No. 302,321 - Flat Metal Band Corkscrew

1884 July 23, British Patent No. 10,504 - Flat Metal Band Corkscrew

1885 December 15, U.S. Patent No. 332,382 - Capsule Cork Remover

1885 First Wife Amelia Young died

1886 March 2, U.S. Patent No. 337,309 - Cut Scarf Point Corkscrew

1886 March 2 William Crabb Patent

1886 September 14 Ninth Regiment Full Dress Reception

1887 March Bulk Rate price list Clough Corkscrew & Capsule Co.

1887 May 24, U.S. Patent No. 363,597 - Wire Screws

1887 June E.A dePass & Co,. London, sole British Agents

1889 Paris Exposition Award

1890 Father died returned to Alton, branch plant established

1890 November 25, U.S. Patent No. 441,137 - Corkscrew Machine

1892 Moved business to Alton Village

1892 May 3, U.S. Patent No. 474,055 - Corkscrew for Advertising

1892 July Price list of Clough & Maconnell 1892 Patent & dial

1892 October 20, British Patent No. 18,819

1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago Award

1895 Cotton States Exposition, Atlanta Gold Medal

1897 Elected to New Hampshire Legislature 1898 J.M. Maconnell Sole Manufacturer of 1884 Patent

1899 Re-elected to New Hampshire Legislature

1899 February 21, U.S. Design Patent No. D-30,234 - Handle

1900 October 16, U.S. Patent No. 659,649 - Corkscrew Machine

1900 Paris Exposition Award

1902 February 25 Canadian Patent No. 74,941 - Corkscrew Machine

1903 Moved plant to Factory Street

1904 April 28 Married Nellie Place (2nd wife)

1904 St. Louis Exposition Award

1908 William Rockwell Clough Jr. born

1908 May 7, British Patent No. 20,272 - Decapitator

1910 March 1, U.S. Patent No. 950,509 - Decapitator

1912 January 1 New Year's Dinner at Hotel Touraine, Boston

1913 December 19, U.S. Patent No. 1,081,018 - Card Easel

1914 December 15, U.S. Patent No. 1,120,906 - Bottle Attachment

1917 Elected to New Hampshire Legislature

1920 May 4, U.S. Patent No. 1,339,164 - Pocket Implement Knife

1920 September 29 W.R. Clough died

1960 May 24, 2nd Wife Nellie Clough died

1983 January 14 Colonel William R. Clough Jr.(USAF Retired) died