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Industry | Watch manufacturing |
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Predecessor | National Watch Company |
Founded | 1863 |
Founder | Philo Carpenter Howard Z. Culver Benjamin W. Raymond George M. Wheeler Thomas S. Dickerson Edward H. Williams W. Robbins |
Defunct | 1968 |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Pocket watches, wrist watches, bomb sights and precision instruments |
The Elgin National Watch Company, commonly known as Elgin Watch Company, was a major US watch maker from 1864 to 1968. The company sold watches under the names Elgin, Lord Elgin, and Lady Elgin.
All serial number information refers to the serial number of the movement, not the case, and is for reference only and not guaranteed. American Waltham Watch Company Production Dates by Serial Number: E. Howard Watch Company Production Dates by Serial Number: Elgin National Watch Company Production Dates by Serial Number. ELGIN WATCH COMPANY SERIAL NUMBERS. Serial# Year Serial# Year Serial# Year Serial# Year. All serial number information refers to the serial number of the movement, not the case, and is for reference only and not guaranteed. American Waltham Watch Company Production Dates by Serial Number: E. Howard Watch Company Production Dates by Serial Number: Elgin National Watch Company Production Dates by Serial Number.
It also has a serial number on the Dueber case as 3996618 and the works are a. This neat old Elgin Pocket Watch is running as I write. Beautiful antique Waltham Dueber Special pocket watch. Serial number 1636296, dating to approximately 1908. Online Elgin Serial Number Database. Elgin Serial Number Dating. Elgin Pocket Watch Serial Numbers. Elgin Pocket Watch Serial Numbers. Elgin Pocket Watch Serial Numbers. Dating Elgin Pocket Watch Cases Including Serial Numbers And Production Dates. Elgin Pocket Watch. Vintage Elgin Automatic Watch. Vintage Elgin Hunting Movement Pocket Watch. The watch was exquisite: Elgin National Watch Company was born. By 1910, word of Elgin’s obsession with precision had spread around the world. Elgin engineers built their own Observatory to maintain scientifically precise times in their watches.
For nearly 100 years the company's manufacturing complex in Elgin, Illinois, was the largest site dedicated to watchmaking in the world.[1]
History[edit]
19th century business card with Elgin logo
The company was first incorporated in August 1864 as the National Watch Company, in Chicago, Illinois, by Philo Carpenter, Howard Z. Culver, Benjamin W. Raymond, George M. Wheeler, Thomas S. Dickerson and W. Robbins. In September of the same year the founders visited the Waltham Watch Company in Waltham, Massachusetts, and successfully convinced seven of Waltham's watchmakers to come to work for their new company.[2]
The growing young city of Elgin, Illinois, some 30 miles northwest of Chicago, was chosen as the factory site. Initially, as part of the deal, the city was asked to donate 35 acres (142,000 m²) of land for construction of the factory. A derelict farm was selected for this, however the owners refused to sell the property unless the city purchased their entire 71 acres for $3,550. Four Elgin businessmen agreed to purchase the property and then donated the required 35 acres to the watch company. The company was re-organized in April 1865 and the factory was completed in 1866. The first movement, delivered in 1867, was named the B.W. Raymond in honor of Benjamin W. Raymond. Why won't google chrome download to my mac. The watch was an 18 size, full plate design. In 1869, the National Watch Company won 'Best Watches, Illinois Manufacture' at the 17th Annual Illinois State Fair, for which it won a silver medal.[3] The company officially changed its name to the Elgin National Watch Company in 1874, as the Elgin name had come into common usage for their watches.
Later history[edit]
The company built the Elgin National Watch Company Observatory in 1910 to maintain scientifically precise times in their watches. The company produced many of the self-winding wristwatch movements made in the United States beginning with the 607 and 618 calibers (which were bumper wind) and the calibers 760 and 761 (30 and 27 jewels respectively).
During World War II all civilian manufacturing was halted and the company moved into the defense industry, manufacturing military watches, chronometers, fuzes for artillery shells, altimeters and other aircraft instruments and sapphire bearings used for aiming cannons.
Over time a number of additional plants were operated, mostly in Elgin. However, additional plants were located in Aurora, Illinois and Lincoln, Nebraska. The original, obsolete factory in Elgin closed in 1964, after having produced half of the total number of pocket watches manufactured in the United States (dollar-type not included). The plant was razed in 1966.[4] In 1964 the company relocated most manufacturing operations to a new plant in Blaney, a town near Columbia, South Carolina which renamed itself Elgin, South Carolina. A leased building in Elgin that housed offices as well as casing, fitting, shipping, service, and trade material departments was maintained until about 1970.
All US manufacturing was discontinued in 1968, and the rights to the name 'Elgin' were sold and subsequently resold multiple times over the years. The rights eventually were purchased by MZ Berger Inc., which manufactures its watches in China and distributes them outside traditional watch dealerships. Elgin-branded watches produced after 1968 have no connection to the Elgin Watch Company.
The city of Elgin, North Dakota derives its name from the watch brand.[5] Likewise, NBA Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor was named after the Elgin National Watch Company.[6]
Marlin Model 1894 Manufacture Dates
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Gallery[edit]
- Front of an Elgin pocket watch from 1911 in a hunter-style closed case with the stem located at the 3 o'clock position.
- Pocket watch with opened cover plate.
- Movement of the same pocket watch. Yeh jawani hai deewani eng sub.The best way to emulate PSP on Android. PPSSPP is a PSP (PlayStation Portable) emulator capable of playing the majority of the games made for Sony's first. Untuk platform lainnya bisa download disini: Download Emulator PPSSPP Baca Juga: Cara Ekstrak. Kumpulan Game ISO PPSSPP Android Full. Download Kumpulan Game PSP PPSSPP ISO Android Ukuran Kecil. Mirror|; One Piece: Romance Dawn – Boukenno Yoake Versi English (470MB). ROMs, ISOs, Games. Most Popular. User Rating] List All Titles [Sort by Downloads].:Search for PSP ISOs. How to play PSP ISOs from EmuParadise. To browse PSP ISOs, scroll up and choose a letter or select Browse by Genre. Sep 29, 2018 - There are tons of emulators on Android for various systems. There are even options. Now, you can play PSP games on your mobile phone or tablet. Here are the best. Is also open-source. DOWNLOAD ON GOOGLE PLAY. Download game psp versi android.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Aft, E.C. Elgin: An American History, 2000. Accessed 16 Sept. 2013
- ^'Elgin National Watches'. Elgin National Watches. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^John P. Reynolds. Transactions of the Illinois State Agricultural Society with Reports from County and District Agricultural Societies. Illinois Journal Printing Office, 1871, p. 45
- ^Halvorsen, David, 'Elgin's New Look: Father Time Tumbles - Town No Longer Dependent on Watches', Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, Tuesday 5 July 1966, Volume 120, Number 186, Section 1 - Page 3.
- ^Federal Writers' Project (1938). North Dakota, a Guide to the Northern Prairie State,. WPA. p. 230. ISBN978-1-62376-033-5.
- ^Elgin Baylor bio at NBA website
Sources[edit]
- Complete Watch Guide, by Cooksey Shugart, Tom Engle, Richard E. Gilbert, 1998 ed., ISBN1-57432-064-5
External links[edit]
Elgin Serial Number Lookup
- [1] The Watch Word magazine
Elgin Watch Co Serial Numbers
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