Catalogs

New Addition to the Digital Archive: 1884 Illinois Watch Company Catalog

By Nathan Moore

The Illinois Watch Company distributed this small illustrated catalog in 1884 to promote its line of watch movements offered at the time. The introduction to the catalog mentions several improvements implemented by the company, including a "new and improved style of engraving on plates, improved...

Manistee Watch Co.

Manistee Watch Company Movements: “Guaranteed by the Factory From Original Defect”

By Nathan Moore

Manistee Watch Company Movement #31702 Several recent articles have covered the history and production of the short-lived Manistee Watch Company based in Manistee, Michigan. The mysteries related to the odd.

Digital Archive

Newest Addition to the Digital Archive: S.F. Myers & Co. Illustrated Catalog No. 40 (1896)

By Nathan Moore

S.F. Myers & Co. Illustrated Catalog No. 40 (1896): Cover This catalog recently won the member vote for the next resource to be digitized for online research (beating out the.

Comparing an Elgin Grade 155 Pocket Watch with Original Catalog Descriptions

By Nathan Moore

In Elgin , Video , Videos

In this video, we take a look at an Elgin 16-Size Grade 155 pocket watch and compare it with catalog descriptions published in the 1900 and 1903 Benjamin Allen & Co. wholesale catalog. It is interesting to see where the Grade 155 fell within Elgin's...

Announcements , Digital Archive

New Addition to the Digital Archive: Geo. H. Richards, Jr. Price List Catalog (c.1883)

By Nathan Moore

Cover of Geo. H. Richards, Jr. Price List Catalog (c.1883) This 1883 price list catalog is the perfect follow-up to the Geo. H. Richards c.1880 catalog posted yesterday. Contains lists.