The Watch Factories of America Past and Present -

A Complete History of Watch Making in America, From 1809 to 1888 Inclusive, with Sketches of the Lives of Celebrated American Watchmakers and Organizers

Henry G. Abbott

• Publisher: White Press
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN:
  9781473328563
• eBook ISBN:
  9781473339583
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Technology & Engineering Research & Skills
• Index: Technology & Engineering

This vintage book contains a complete history of watchmaking in America from 1809 to 1888. With accounts of the lives of notable manufacturers and fascinating information on how the industry developed in the nineteenth century, this is a volume that will be of considerable value to those with an interest in horology and the history of the American watchmaking industry. Contents include: uther Goddard. Pitkin Bros. The American Horologe Company. The Warner MFG, Company. N. B. Sherwood. The American Waltham Watch Company, The Nashua Watch Company, Edward Howard. E. Howard Watch and Clock Company, The Newark Watch Company. The Cornell Watch Company, The United States Watch Company of N. J. The Marion Watch Company, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction. First published in 1888.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• A History of Clocks and Watches
• Preface
• Contents
• I. Aaron L. Dennison
• II. Luther Goddard. Pitkin Bros. The American Horologe Company. The Warren Mfg. Company. N. B. Sherwood. The American Waltham Watch Company
• III. The Nashua Watch Company
• IV. Edward Howard. E. Howard Watch and Clock Company
• V. The Newark Watch Company. The Cornell Watch Company
• VI. The United States Watch Company of N. J. The Marion Watch Company
• VII. The Elgin National Watch Company
• VIII. J. C. Adams
• IX. The Tremont and Melrose Watch Companies
• X. The Mozart Watch Company of Providence. The New York Watch Company
• XI. The Mozart Watch Company of Ann Arbor. The Rock Island Watch Company. The Freeport Watch Company
• XII. The Illinois Watch Company
• XIII. The Rockford Watch Company
• XIV. The Adams & Perry Watch Mfg. Company. The Lancaster Watch Company. The Keystone Watch Company
• XV. The Fitchburg Watch Company
• XVI. The Auburndale Watch Company
• XVII. The Hampden Watch Company
• XVIII. The Waterbury Watch Company
• XIX. Independent Watch Company. Fredonia Watch Company
• XX. The Bowman Watch
• XXI. Columbus Watch Company
• XXII. Aurora Watch Company
• XXIII. Trenton Watch Company
• XXIV. Charles S. Moseley. P. S. Bartlett
• XXV. Cheshire Watch Company. Manhattan Watch Company
• XXVI. The Self Winding Watch. The United States Watch Company of Waltham
• XXVII. The Peoria Watch Company. The N. Y. Standard, Seth Thomas and Wichita Companies