In addition to patents received for stem winding/setting innovations, Charles P. Corliss also created a patented snap-ring dial that could be arranged in such a way as to allow the.
Charles P. Corliss was awarded four distinct U.S. patents for stem winding/setting mechanisms he created while model maker at the Elgin National Watch Company. Recently, we inspected the mechanism that.
Today, we take a look under the dial of an Elgin Grade 155, originally introduced in 1896. The pendant setting mechanism was a patented design created by Charles Peletiab Corliss,.
The lack of factory records for Seth Thomas has been a challenge for researchers and collectors alike. Fortunately, serial lookup engines have been created using observations from surviving watches, allowing.
In 1911, the Hamilton Watch Company published a beautiful booklet with a simple dedication: “To the railroad men of America, that most efficient body of men who have made known.
Organized in April 1864 during the Civil War, the Tremont Watch Company represents an early building block in what would become the massive watch industry in America. A.O. Bigelow and.
