Rockford

c.1890 Rockford Watch Company “I Can Fix A Rockford Watch” Trade Card

By Nathan Moore

Rockford Watch Co. "I Can Fix A Rockford Watch" Trade Card, c.1890 (Front) This colorful trade card was distributed by the Rockford Watch Company in the 1890s to promote the company's "Quick Train" watch movements and ease of repair. The scene exhibits a young child...

Rockford

Rockford Watch Company Grade 545 Railroad Grade Movement Rating Certificate

By Nathan Moore

Rockford Watch Company Grade 545 Rating Certificate for Movement #560054, August 1904 Around 1906, the Rockford Watch Company attempted to gain more market share by leveraging stricter specifications required for.

History , Photographs , Rockford , Sports

The Rockford Watch Company Baseball Team, c.1910

By Nathan Moore

For those of us currently missing baseball, here is a photograph of the Rockford Watch Company baseball team, c.1910. The team played in the Rockford Industrial Athletic League for many.

Early Rockford Watch Company Transitional Designs: Stem-Wind & Lever-Set

By Nathan Moore

In Analysis , History , Pocket Watches , Production , Rockford

When the Rockford Watch Company commenced manufacturing in 1876, the prominent American watch companies such as Waltham and Elgin had already introduced innovative stem-wind movements. By the next year, Rockford had adapted their standard 18-Size key-wind movement and was advertising transitional movements in each grade...