Pictured: Burlington Special Temperature Adjustments, Burlington Watch Company Catalog, c.1911. The second-generation 16-Size “Burlington Special” (Grade 185) was described in catalogs and advertisements as “Adjusted to Temperature.” This claim contrasts.
Pictured: Burlington Special Movement Diagram Detailing Features, Burlington Watch Company Catalog, c.1911. The second-generation “Burlington Special,” based on the 16-Size Illinois Grade 185, was the first Burlington watch described as.
Pictured: Burlington Watch Company Sangamo Grade Movement Manufactured by the Illinois Watch Company, c.1907. Estimated Total Production: 100. Image Courtesy of AtlamWatches on Etsy, where this watch is currently for.
Pictured: Watch Diagrams Compared, “Fighting the Trust” Burlington Special Watch Advertisement, Missouri Valley Farmer (Topeka, Kansas), June 1908 [Left] and “Fighting the Trust” Burlington Special Watch Advertisement, Popular Mechanics, November.
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.
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.
