Author: Nathan Moore
Burlington Watch Company Catalog Covers: c.1911, c.1915, c.1923 The three Burlington Watch Company catalogs I have in my personal library have now been digitized and are freely available on the.
Pictured: Landis Watch Co. Advertisement, Popular Mechanics, September 1909. Unlike other companies selling watches via mail-order at the time, the Lincoln Watch & Jewelry Company primarily advertised the Landis watch.

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.