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Pictured: Landis Watch Co. Lieutenant Movement (Grade 59) [Image Courtesy of PWDB User edi113] The “Lieutenant Landis” watch was based on the 18-Size 15-Jewel Grade 59 manufactured as a private.
Pictured: Landis Watch Co. Advertisement, Popular Mechanics, September 1909. Unlike other companies selling watches via mail-order at the time, the Lincoln Watch & Jewelry Company primarily advertised the Landis watch.

Pictured: “America’s Foremost Watch” Advertisement, The American Blacksmith, February 1911. The Spiegel company was one of the most successful mail-order companies in the early 1900s, distributing catalogs to compete with.
Pictured: “Lieutenant Landis” Watch Advertisement by the Lincoln Watch & Jewelry Company, The National Tribune, November 4, 1909. The Santa Fe Watch Company and the Burlington Watch Company operated two.
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.
“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.
