Pictured: Hampden Watch Company “John Hancock” Grade, c.1906. Image Courtesy of Jones & Horan Auctions Happy 4th of July, everyone! The “John Hancock” grade was originally introduced by the New.
Pictured: Closeup of Hamilton Watch Company Melamine Dial Showing Cracks, c.1952. The meeting organized at the Hamilton Watch Company on October 10, 1949 set forth the scaled production of new.
Pictured: Melamine Dial Buffing Machines at the Hamilton Watch Company Factory, Excerpt from “Research Provides New Materials For R.R. Type Dials,” Timely Topics, July 1953. Around 1945, the Hamilton Watch.
Pictured: Newspaper Excerpt Featuring Melamine Dinnerware, The Evening Eagle (Wichita, Kansas), November 11, 1953. Melamine was initially discovered by German chemist Justus von Liebig in 1834. Despite having unique properties,.
Pictured: Closeup Detail of a 1930s Metal Dial Manufactured by the Elgin National Watch Company Following the decision at the Elgin Watch factory to transition to applying a thin metallic.
Pictured: Closeup Detail of a 1935 Metal Dial Manufactured by the Elgin National Watch Company A close inspection of this c.1935 metal dial from the Elgin National Watch Company provides.
