. The watch factories of America, past and present. A complete history of watchmaking in America, from 1809 to 1888 . and Waterbury companies, has chargeof the finishing department. P. W. Brady, who was fortwenty-five years connected with the American Waltham Watch Company,has chargeof the train room. CharlesTaylor, formerly with theAmerican Waltham andWaterbviry companies, haschaige of the escapementroom. A. E. Wait, formerlyof Waltham, has charge ofthe machine shop, and E. has charge of thecase making. THE TRENTON MOVEMENT. rr-ll £ i. 11UMj- 1 he factory, waiich is bu
. The watch factories of America, past and present. A complete history of watchmaking in America, from 1809 to 1888 . and Waterbury companies, has chargeof the finishing department. P. W. Brady, who was fortwenty-five years connected with the American Waltham Watch Company,has chargeof the train room. CharlesTaylor, formerly with theAmerican Waltham andWaterbviry companies, haschaige of the escapementroom. A. E. Wait, formerlyof Waltham, has charge ofthe machine shop, and E. has charge of thecase making. THE TRENTON MOVEMENT. rr-ll £ i. 11UMj- 1 he factory, waiich is builtof pressed brick, is one of the most complete in all its finishing is all done in hard pine and the light issplendid, each workman having a window to himself. Itis a three story and basement building, 50 x 55 feet, with awing 34 X 120 feet. The Trenton Watch is straight-line lever escapement,with second hand, i8-size, jeweled, stem wind and set, andquick train. The company make all their own cases whichare known as silverine. About 200 employees are nowat work and the output is at present about 180 per 136 THE WATCH FACTORIES OF AMERICA The full capacity of the factory is 500 finished watchesper clay with 350 hands. The present capital of the com-pany is $300,000. For the first three years the companysold their movements direct to the retail trade but later ontheir product was handled by jobbers. The main office issituated at Trenton, N. J., and Francis E. Morse & Co.,Chicago, are the sole western agents. CHAPTER XXIV. CHARLES S. MosELEY, whose name has been in-timately connected witli the history of nearly everywatch factory in this comitry, was born in Westfield, Mass.,Feb. 28, 1828. In 1836 he accompanied his father toPrinceton, 111,, but soon returned to Massachusetts. At theage of eighteen he entered a machine shop in Westfield,and some time afterwards went to Boston where he workedfor George H. Fox, as a machinist, and remained there forsome years. H
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