In this video, I sort through a small set of ephemera items I recently purchased at an auction by Jones & Horan. Items include a paperweight promoting the Crescent Watch Case Company, a cyclometer manufactured by the New York Standard Watch Co., a wooden bowl...
Author: Nathan Moore
Nathan Moore is a historian of American horology, avid watch collector, and the creator of the Pocket Watch Database. He enjoys researching the stories behind the watches manufactured by the American watch factories and the people that built the industry.
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c.1866 CDV of the United States Watch Company Factory in Marion, New Jersey c.1866 CDV of the United States Watch Company Factory in Marion, New Jersey (Reverse) If I could.
c.1912 Postcard of the Fahy's Watch Case Company Factory in Sag Harbor, Long Island c.1912 Postcard of the Fahy's Watch Case Company Factory in Sag Harbor, Long Island. In the 1870s, Joseph Fahys partnered with the Fortenbach Bros. and began mass-producing cases at their factory...
Photo by Simona Sergi on Unsplash Did you know the Elgin National Watch Company used more than 40 loaves of fresh bread each day? The Baltimore SunBaltimore, Maryland19 Jan 1908,.
Boston Watch Co. Private Label Movement #695384 with Goold's Patent Regulator Closeup of Frank C. Goold's Patent Regulator c.1877 "Boston Watch Co." private label manufactured by the Hampden Watch Company..
c.1880 Lancaster Watch Co. "Grim Reaper" Trade Card This c.1880 Lancaster Watch Co. trade card was graciously digitized by an anonymous member of our community. The illustration depicts the grim reaper mounted on top of an early Lancaster watch movement. The text reads: "Buy the...
c.1883 Lancaster Watch Company Advertisement This c.1883 Lancaster Watch Company advertisement was graciously digitized by an anonymous member of our community. The promotional publication includes various testimonials from passenger depot.
Page 3 of the Lancaster Watch Company Promotional Booklet, c.1882 This c.1882 Lancaster Watch Company booklet was graciously digitized by an anonymous member of our community. The 8-page booklet includes.
Cover of the c.1882 Lancaster Watch Company Catalog This c.1882 Lancaster Watch Company catalog was graciously digitized by an anonymous member of our community. The 6-panel pamphlet features select endorsements and full descriptions of the 16 grades offered by the company at the time.