The American watchmaker and jeweler; an encyclopedia for the horologist, jeweler, gold and silversmith .. . d of commerce is usually sold in the form of crystalsand also in the form of a powder. Solutions of this acid should only beprepared for immediate use, as it readily decomposes. ADAMS, J. C. Born in Preble, N. Y., October 7, 1834. As awatch factory organizer he has probably had more experience than anyliving man. He served a five years apprenticeshipto John H. Atkins, an old Liverpool watchmaker,then located in Elgin, 111. After serving his appren-ticeship he worked for two years as watc
The American watchmaker and jeweler; an encyclopedia for the horologist, jeweler, gold and silversmith .. . d of commerce is usually sold in the form of crystalsand also in the form of a powder. Solutions of this acid should only beprepared for immediate use, as it readily decomposes. ADAMS, J. C. Born in Preble, N. Y., October 7, 1834. As awatch factory organizer he has probably had more experience than anyliving man. He served a five years apprenticeshipto John H. Atkins, an old Liverpool watchmaker,then located in Elgin, 111. After serving his appren-ticeship he worked for two years as watchmakerfor I. E. Spalding, Janesville, Wis. He was after-^ wards engaged in business in Elgin, the firm beingknown as G. B. & J. C. Adams. The partnershipwas dissolved at the end of two years, and heaccepted a position in the watch department of Hoard& Hoes, Chicago. In 1S61 he had the managementJ. C. Adams. of the watch department of W. H. &. C. Miller, thelargest jewelry store in Chicago. In 1862 he was appointed time-keeperfor the various roads centering in Chicago. In 1864, together with. 9 Adendum Circle. Charles S. Moseley and P. S. Bartlett, he organized the Elgin WatchCompany. In 1869, together with Paul Cornell, he organized the CornellWatch Company of Grand Crossing, 111. One of the movementsmade by this company bore his name. In 1869, together with Spring-field capitalists, he organized the Illinois Watch Company. In 1874 ^eorganized the Adams & Perry Manufacturing Company. In 1883 and18S4 he was in the employ of the Independent Watch Company ofFredonia, N, Y. In 1885 he organized the Peoria Watch Company ofPeoria, 111., and remained with that company until April 14, 1888. Heis the inventor and patentee of the Adams System of Time Records, nowused by nearly every western railroad. ADENDUM CIRCLE. The distance or space between the pitchline of a gear and the circle touching the ends of the teeth. ADHESION. Adhesion is the mutual attraction which two bodieshave for one
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