
Author: Nathan Moore

Pictured: “America’s Foremost Watch” Advertisement, The American Blacksmith, February 1911. The Spiegel company was one of the most successful mail-order companies in the early 1900s, distributing catalogs to compete with.
Pictured: “Lieutenant Landis” Watch Advertisement by the Lincoln Watch & Jewelry Company, The National Tribune, November 4, 1909. The Santa Fe Watch Company and the Burlington Watch Company operated two.
Pictured: Henry B. Babson. The Daily Chronicle, October 29, 1970 Babson Bros. operated as an extensive sales company offering a diverse collection of products via mail-order - from suits to.
Pictured: “Babson Bros. Lose Heavily in Robbery” Belvidere Daily Republican, March 27, 1915. The Burlington Watch Heist represents one of the more sensational stories in the company’s history, reported in.
Pictured: “Men! A 21-Jewel Burlington Watch” The Winnipeg Tribune, August 17, 1928. With the exception of a single limited run, the watches manufactured at the Illinois watch factory for the.
Pictured: “Hamilton Buys Illinois Watch Firm Outright.” Lancaster New Era, December 29, 1927. Since the “Burlington Special” was introduced in 1908, the Burlington Watch Company had always utilized movements manufactured.
