Edwin J. Houston

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Non-Magnetic Watch Company: Part 30: Edwin J. Houston’s Experiments: The Anti-Magnetic Shield

By Nathan Moore

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Pictured: An Anti-Magnetic Shield on an Elgin 18-Size Watch, c.1890s. In the March 1888 edition of the Journal of the Franklin Institute, Professor Edwin J. Houston published a comprehensive article exploring several experiments conducted on two Non-Magnetic Watch Company movements. Following his preliminary experiments on...

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Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Non-Magnetic Watch Company: Part 28: Edwin J. Houston’s Experiments: Exposure to Dynamos

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Dynamo Room of the Brush Electric Light Station in Philadelphia, The Electrical World, February 12, 1887. In the March 1888 edition of the Journal of the Franklin Institute, Professor.

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Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Non-Magnetic Watch Company: Part 27: Edwin J. Houston’s Experiments: Ferromagnetism vs. Paramagnetism vs. Diamagnetism

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Portrait of Edwin James Houston. In the March 1888 edition of the Journal of the Franklin Institute, Professor Edwin J. Houston published a comprehensive article exploring several experiments conducted.

Private Label Trade Names on American Pocket Watches: The Non-Magnetic Watch Company: Part 26: Edwin J. Houston’s Experiments: Introduction

By Nathan Moore

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Pictured: Excerpt from “Paillard’s Non-Magnetic Compensating Balance and Hair-Spring for Watches” by Prof. Edwin J. Houston, Journal of the Franklin Institute, March 1888 In early 1888, the newly reorganized Non-Magnetic Watch Company of America gained momentum as people became convinced that magnetism was a danger...