. The watch factories of America, past and present. A complete history of watchmaking in America, from 1809 to 1888 . ng, but we will assert thathe has done more than any other one man to bring the watchmanufacture to its present high standing in this country. Immediately after the sale of the Waltham factory to Mr,Royal E. Robbins, in 1857, Mi\ Howard returned to Rox-bury and continued his clock business in connection withMr. Davis; but he still had a longing after the watchmakingbusiness, and soon opened up the old factory of the BostonWatch Company, in Roxbury, with a small forc
. The watch factories of America, past and present. A complete history of watchmaking in America, from 1809 to 1888 . ng, but we will assert thathe has done more than any other one man to bring the watchmanufacture to its present high standing in this country. Immediately after the sale of the Waltham factory to Mr,Royal E. Robbins, in 1857, Mi\ Howard returned to Rox-bury and continued his clock business in connection withMr. Davis; but he still had a longing after the watchmakingbusiness, and soon opened up the old factory of the BostonWatch Company, in Roxbury, with a small force. Aboutone year after starting, Mr. Howard was able to place hisproduct upon the market. They were 18-size, thiee-quarter plate, and were the first quick-train movements evermade in this country. Even in those early days of Ameri-can watchmaking, the Howard watches were noted fortheir superior qualities as time-keepers; a reputation whichfollowed them up to the present time. In order to increasethe working capital of the company, a stock company was ?Watch and Chronometer Jeweling by N. B. Sherwood, written in Oct. EDWARD HOWARD. PAST AND PRESENT. 4I organized in iS6i, with a capital of $i30,ooo, and wasknown as the Howard Clock and Watch new company struggled against adversity until thespring of 1S63, when it was decided that the factory shouldbe sold to the highest bidder and the indebtedness paid off. A buyer, however, \vas not readily found, and in the fol-lowing fall a new company was organized under the nameof The Howard Watch and Clock Company, with a capi-tal of $120,000. Mr. E. Howard was elected President ofthis company. Several improvements were made by the, new company. The entire product of the company was controlled by asyndicate of New York jobbers from 1863 until iSyo,when the company decided to establish their own agencyin New York. The first nickel movement was placed on the market in1S71, and the year following the first ladies watch madei
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