. The watch factories of America, past and present. A complete history of watchmaking in America, from 1809 to 1888 . of watchmaking machin-ery from Geo. E. Hart, of Newark, This machineryhe set up on the floor over his jewelry store, where he pro-posed to manufacture watches in a small way. In January,1880, he engaged the services of W. H Todd, who hadformerly been superintend-ent of the Lancaster WatchCompany, and had beensucceeded by C. S. Todd immediately pro-ceeded to make a modelwatch. This being com-pleted he busied himself inmaking some necessary smalltools
. The watch factories of America, past and present. A complete history of watchmaking in America, from 1809 to 1888 . of watchmaking machin-ery from Geo. E. Hart, of Newark, This machineryhe set up on the floor over his jewelry store, where he pro-posed to manufacture watches in a small way. In January,1880, he engaged the services of W. H Todd, who hadformerly been superintend-ent of the Lancaster WatchCompany, and had beensucceeded by C. S. Todd immediately pro-ceeded to make a modelwatch. This being com-pleted he busied himself inmaking some necessary smalltools and then proceededwith the making of thewatches. There were but the bowman watch. five workmen in all, but they accomplished a great dealin a small space of time, for in 18S2 some thirty completewatches were ready, while others were nearly finished. The entire movement, with the exception of the balanceand dial was made in the factory. These movements wereall i6-size, nickel, stem wind, full jeweled, three-quarterplate, and were very handsome and well finished. Themovements being manufactured on so small a scale were (113). 114 TUE WATCH FACTORIES OF AMERICA necessarily very expensive to produce and but little marginwas left after selling, for the manufacturer. In the mean-time Mr. Bow^man had embarked in the wholesale jewelrytrade and this business becoming pressing and occupyingthe greater part of his time, he decided that it would bepolicy to sell the watch plant if he could find a purchaser. This ^vas in the spring of 18S2, and in the follo^vingsummer a sale was effected to J. P. Stevens, of Atlanta, Stevens had for some time prior to this date beenpurchasing partially finished movements from the Hamp-den Watch Company and having his own workmen finishthem, fitting a regulator of his own device and several otherimprovements. After the purchase of this machinery Mr. Stevens organ-ized a company known as the J. P. Stevens Watch Com-pany,with a capital of $100,000. J.
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