Pictured: Ball “Official RR Standard” Railroad Dial, c.1905. Webb C. Ball was arguably the most prolific figure associated with time inspection on the railroads. As general time inspector for many.
Pictured: Elgin National Watch Co. Watch with Conversion Dial. As more railroads required watches to feature a pendant at the 12:00 position to qualify for service, conversion dials became a.
Pictured: S. LaRose Metal Waltham Replacement Dial, c.1980s. S. LaRose Inc., the clock and watch supply company that distributed the replica Ferguson Dial featured in the previous post, also supplied.
Pictured: LaRose Reproduction Illinois Ferguson Dial, c.1970s. Another popular source for post-era reproduction dials was S. LaRose Inc. This watch and clock supply company began in 1936 and operated for.
Pictured: “Ferguson Railroad Dial” Advertisement, The Jewelers’ Circular Weekly, November 5, 1913 The Ferguson Dial Company fervently advertised the patented “Ferguson Railroad Dial” in the early 1910s, especially in railroad.
Pictured: Advertisement Offering Stock in the Ferguson Dial Company, The Monroe News-Star, April 22, 1911 When Louis Buck Ferguson began selling his patented dial to the railroad industry, he ordered.
