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Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 69: Expansion of the Canadian Market to the Pacific Coast

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Burlington Watch Co. Newspaper Advertisement, December 6, 1922, The Province [Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada] Following the success of the Burlington Watch Company’s operation in Winnipeg, the company aimed to expand further into the Canadian market. In 1922, Babson Bros. partnered with Strain’s Limited in Vancouver...

History

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 68: The Canadian Market

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Burlington Watch Co. Newspaper Advertisement, October 11, 1913, The Winnipeg Tribune The full story of the Burlington Watch Company would not be complete without the mention of its expansion.

Catalogs & Resources

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 67: c.1923 Burlington Watch Company Catalog Price List

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Burlington Watch Company Price List Comparison, c.1911 Burlington Watch Company Catalog (Left) and c.1923 Burlington Watch Company Catalog (Right). By the time the c.1923 Burlington Watch Catalog was distributed,.

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 66: The Burlington “Bull Dog”

By Nathan Moore

In Catalogs & Resources

Pictured: The New Burlington “Bull Dog,” c.1923 Burlington Watch Company Catalog. Around 1923, the Burlington Watch Company introduced the new Burlington “Bull Dog,” advertised as a watch specifically designed “for rough service.” The “Burlington Bull Dog” name was applied to the dial (and sometimes the case)...

Wristwatches

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 65: The Lady Burlington

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: The “Lady Burlington,” c.1923 Burlington Watch Company Catalog. To complement the new line of men’s strap watches, the Burlington Watch Company also introduced the “Petite Wrist Watch” and “Lady.

Wristwatches

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 64: Burlington Strap Watches

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Burlington Sport Watches, c.1923 Burlington Watch Company Catalog. In the 1920s, “strap watches” were gaining popularity as an alternative to conventional pocket watches. Strap watches served as a convenient.

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 63: The “Burlington Supreme” Line

By Nathan Moore

In Catalogs & Resources

Pictured: ”The New Burlington Supreme,” c.1923 Burlington Watch Company Catalog. As trends moved rapidly in the early 1920s toward elegant metal dials and fancy case designs, the Burlington Watch Company introduced the “Burlington Supreme” line. “Burlington Supreme” was purely applied as a marketing name, as the...

Horology News , Uncategorized

Newly Discovered 18-Size Bunn Special Variant

By Richard Thomas

Research and Photos Provided by Richard Thomas. Illinois Bunn SpecialSerial #1256308Image Courtesy of Richard Thomas Illinois 18s, 21j, “Bunn Special”, s/n: 1256308, ca 1895: Undocumented Movement Marking? From 1894 (open.

Movements

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 62: 12-Size Grade 275 Burlington.

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Grade 275 Burlington Movement, Courtesy of PWDB User v3ngence. When the Burlington Watch Company transitioned to exclusively selling 21-Jewel watches in 1916, the previous generation 12-Size Grade 274 was.

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 61: Burlington Dial Options

By Nathan Moore

In Dials

Pictured: Burlington Dial Options, c.1923 Burlington Watch Company Catalog. By the early 1920s, the dial designs offered by the Burlington Watch Company had expanded immensely. Instead of three standard styles, customers had the opportunity to select from seven options when purchasing a 16-Size Burlington watch. StandardGold...

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