Burlington Watch Co.

Burlington Watch Company Catalogs in the Digital Archive: c.1911, c.1915, c.1923

By Nathan Moore

Burlington Watch Company Catalog Covers: c.1911, c.1915, c.1923 The three Burlington Watch Company catalogs I have in my personal library have now been digitized and are freely available on the Pocket Watch Database Digital Archive. These were difficult to track down, and I am still...

Production

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 76: Burlington Watch Production Estimates

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Burlington Watch Co. U.S.A. Marking Babson Bros. successfully sold watches under the Burlington Watch Company name via mail-order for two decades. Many of the movements were produced from grades.

History

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 75: The End of the Burlington Watch

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Henry B. Babson. The Daily Chronicle, October 29, 1970 Babson Bros. operated as an extensive sales company offering a diverse collection of products via mail-order - from suits to.

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 74: The Burlington Watch Heist

By Nathan Moore

In History

Pictured: “Babson Bros. Lose Heavily in Robbery” Belvidere Daily Republican, March 27, 1915. The Burlington Watch Heist represents one of the more sensational stories in the company’s history, reported in local newspapers as “one of the most daring” robberies in Chicago. During the early morning...

Railroad Watches

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 73: Railroad Grade Classification for 16-Size Burlington Watches

By Nathan Moore

“Our 21 Jewel Smashes Prices” Baltimore and Ohio Magazine, September 1920. In contrast to the Santa Fe Watch Company that sold watches with identical traits, the Burlington Watch Company never.

History

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 72: The Moser Burlington Watch

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: “Men! A 21-Jewel Burlington Watch” The Winnipeg Tribune, August 17, 1928. With the exception of a single limited run, the watches manufactured at the Illinois watch factory for the.

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 71: The Great Transition

By Nathan Moore

In History

Pictured: “Hamilton Buys Illinois Watch Firm Outright.” Lancaster New Era, December 29, 1927. Since the “Burlington Special” was introduced in 1908, the Burlington Watch Company had always utilized movements manufactured at the Illinois Watch factory for larger watches. However, the purchase of the Illinois Watch...

Catalogs & Resources

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 70: Canadian Burlington Order Form

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Burlington Watch Company Order Blank (Winnipeg), December 1917. When the Burlington Watch Company expanded into the Canadian market by opening a Winnipeg sales office, the watches offered were identical.

Advertising History

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 69: Expansion of the Canadian Market to the Pacific Coast

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Burlington Watch Co. Newspaper Advertisement, December 6, 1922, The Province [Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada] Following the success of the Burlington Watch Company’s operation in Winnipeg, the company aimed to.

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: “Burlington Watch Co.” Part 68: The Canadian Market

By Nathan Moore

In History

Pictured: Burlington Watch Co. Newspaper Advertisement, October 11, 1913, The Winnipeg Tribune The full story of the Burlington Watch Company would not be complete without the mention of its expansion into the Canadian market. As early as 1910, Babson Bros. decided to replicate their successful...

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