Henry Abbott

Closeup Detail of Elgin National Watch Company “Masonic, Knights Templar” Society Dial No. 1117

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Closeup Details of Elgin National Watch Company “Masonic, Knights Templar” Society Dial No. 1117, c.1890s. In August 1889, the Elgin National Watch Company introduced a line of society and sporting dials with intricate designs associated with various fraternal organizations and hobbies. The beautiful designs...

Catalogs & Resources , Dials , Elgin , History

Society, Sporting, and Fancy Dials by the Elgin National Watch Company

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Elgin National Watch Company “Masonic, Knights Templar” Society Dial No. 1117, c. 1890s. When Henry Abbott patented his unique technique to apply intricate designs to watch dials in 1884,.

Dials , Elgin , History , Patents & Innovations

Henry Abbott’s Patented Dial Design Technique, Assigned to the Elgin National Watch Company

By Nathan Moore

Pictured: Elgin National Watch Company “Odd Fellows, Initiatory Degree to Patriarchs Militant” Society Dial No. 1130, c. 1890s. On December 30, 1884, Henry Abbott, a leading innovator in the American.