
Illinois

Pictured: Landis Watch Co. Colonel Movement (Grade 79) [Image Courtesy of PWDB User edi113] The Lincoln Watch & Jewelry Company marketed private label watches with various military-associated trade names, all.
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: Burlington Watch Co. U.S.A. Marking Babson Bros. successfully sold watches under the Burlington Watch Company name via mail-order for two decades. Many of the movements were produced from grades.
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.
Pictured: “Men! A 21-Jewel Burlington Watch” The Winnipeg Tribune, August 17, 1928. With the exception of a single limited run, the watches manufactured at the Illinois watch factory for the.
Pictured: “Hamilton Buys Illinois Watch Firm Outright.” Lancaster New Era, December 29, 1927. Since the “Burlington Special” was introduced in 1908, the Burlington Watch Company had always utilized movements manufactured.
