W. L. Wentworth - Bridgeport, Conn. is a private label in Seth Thomas 18-size hunting Model 2, and open-face Model 5.
Watson Lyman Wentworth was born on December 11, 1844, in Hamden Massachusetts. He owned a home furnishings store at 69 & 71 John Street in Bridgeport Connecticut from the 1890’s until his death in 1905. W. L. Wentworth is buried at Mountain Grove Cemetery in Bridgeport. An advertisement from the 1896 Bridgeport Connecticut City Directory is shown below.
The rendering above is of Main Street in Bridgeport Connecticut in 1911 from the intersection of State Street. The intersection of John Street is two blocks ahead in the direction that we are looking. You would turn right onto John Street to arrive at W. L. Wentworth’s store.
The photo above is of Main Street in Bridgeport Connecticut in 1905. The buildings shown on the right are very similar to the building on John Street that housed W. L. Wentworth’s store.
W. L. Wentworth - Bridgeport, Conn.
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