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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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[A brief departure from our ongoing study of the Burlington Watch Company] Pictured: Grade 8 M.D. Ogden Movement #257048, c.1873. Yesterday’s post told the story of how Mahlon D. Ogden’s Mansion miraculously survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 as the only building left standing...
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Pictured: Edison Phonograph Advertisement by F.K. Babson [The Berkeley Gazette, March 6, 1911] and Burlington Watch Advertisement by Burlington Watch Co. [The San Francisco Call, December 21, 1911]. Starting October 1911, the Burlington Watch Company began publishing advertisements in California newspapers with references to a...
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Pictured: “Burlington 12 Size Watch,” c.1911 Burlington Watch Company Catalog. In 1911, the Burlington Watch Company introduced a mid-size gentlemen’s watch to fulfill the demand for a smaller and thinner “Burlington Special.” The movement was based on the 12-Size Grade 274 produced by the Illinois...
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