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Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 6: Original Features

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Watch Diagram Enlarged, “Fighting the Trust” Burlington Special Watch Advertisement, Missouri Valley Farmer (Topeka, Kansas), June 1908 The earliest advertisements by the Burlington Watch Company included a detailed diagram of the watch denoting key features of the first “Burlington Special.” The double-sunk dial was...

Advertising History , History , Illinois Watch Company

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 5: Introduction of the Burlington Special

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: “Fighting the Trust” Burlington Special Watch Advertisement, Missouri Valley Farmer (Topeka, Kansas), June 1908 The “Burlington Special” watch was introduced to the market as early as June 1908, with.

History , Illinois Watch Company

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 4: Sparks of Potential and Talking Machines

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Cover, The Talking Machine Co. Catalog, c.1898. The development of the Burlington Watch Company by Henry, Fred, and Gustavus Babson resulted from a series of events originating from the.

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 3: The Company Behind the Watch

By Nathan Moore

In History , Illinois Watch Company , Railroad Watches

Pictured: Babson Bros. Headquarters in Chicago, Illinois [Published in From Talking Machines to Milking Machines] The Burlington Watch Company introduced the “Burlington Special” watch in 1908 through a series of newspaper advertisements published in the Midwest region. The identity of the company behind the Burlington...

Illinois Watch Company , Movements

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 2: The Movement

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Burlington Special Watch Movement, Grade 106, 16-Size, Model 9, c.1914. During production, watches were offered by the Burlington Watch Company in a variety of sizes and styles. The Illinois.

Dials , Illinois Watch Company

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 1: Introduction

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Burlington Special Watch Dial, c.1914. The successful mail order strategy utilized by the Santa Fe Watch Company to sell their “Santa Fe Special” watches was not a novel concept..

The History of the “Springfield Watch” of the New York Watch Company: Part 1

By Nathan Moore

In New York Watch Company

The American Machine Works Factory, 1851, Springfield, Massachusetts The Mozart Watch Following the failure of an innovative three-wheeled watch designed by Don J. Mozart, the Mozart Watch Company was reorganized as the New York Watch Company to manufacture a conventional watch movement. The "Mozart Watch"...

Advertising History

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Lincoln Watch & Jewelry Company: Part 6: The Landis Dial

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Landis Watch Company Advertisement, Popular Mechanics, December 1909. Each of the watches sold under the “Landis Watch Co.” private label brand was furnished with an enamel dial marked “Landis”.

Private Labels

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Lincoln Watch & Jewelry Company: Part 1: Introduction to the Landis Watch

By Nathan Moore

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.

Early Elgin Named Grades: M.D. Ogden

By Nathan Moore

In Movements

[A brief departure from our ongoing study of the Burlington Watch Company] Pictured: Grade 8 M.D. Ogden Movement #257048, c.1873. Yesterday’s post told the story of how Mahlon D. Ogden’s Mansion miraculously survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 as the only building left standing...

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