Consumer ProductsFact 5 of 10
In the 14th century, iron was used to make the movements of mechanical clocks. By the 17th century, brass became the preferred material because it is corrosion-resistant and easily worked. In the 19th century, several Connecticut companies began supplying inexpensive, easily stamped sheets of "clock brass." This gave rise to the mass production of low-cost clocks, watches, and toys as well as buttons, lamp burners, flatware, kettles and other brass goods.
