. The watch factories of America, past and present. A complete history of watchmaking in America, from 1809 to 1888 . , under whose super-vision the Fayette Strat-ton, Geo. Channing andEdwin Rollo were turnedout. These movements wereall iS-size, the Strattonbeing full nickel, the Chan-ning nickel top plate, andthe Rollo was made inbrass. In the summer of 1S69,William H. Learned was suc-ceeded by H. J. Lowe. Under Mr. Lowes supervision the United States, S. M. Beard, A. H. Wallace, JohnLewis, Alexander, Henry Randel, G. A. Reed,J. W. Deacon, Chas. G. Knapp, and Asa Fullerwe
. The watch factories of America, past and present. A complete history of watchmaking in America, from 1809 to 1888 . , under whose super-vision the Fayette Strat-ton, Geo. Channing andEdwin Rollo were turnedout. These movements wereall iS-size, the Strattonbeing full nickel, the Chan-ning nickel top plate, andthe Rollo was made inbrass. In the summer of 1S69,William H. Learned was suc-ceeded by H. J. Lowe. Under Mr. Lowes supervision the United States, S. M. Beard, A. H. Wallace, JohnLewis, Alexander, Henry Randel, G. A. Reed,J. W. Deacon, Chas. G. Knapp, and Asa Fullerwere brought out. Nearly every movement made by thiscompany was named after employes or stockholders. The Stratton was named after Mr. F. S. Giles, the Ran-del after Henry Randel, a stockholder and member of thediamond firm of Randel, Baremore & Billings, the Rollo after Edward R. Pratt, an employe of Giles, Wales &Co.; the Wallace after Mr, A. H. Wallace, a stock-holder; the Channing, after G. C. F. Wright, of Giles,Wales & Co.; the Beard after Mr. S. M. Beard, astockholder; the Alexander after Mr. James A. Alex-. THE UNITED STATES WATCH. 54 THE WATCH FACTORIES OF AMERICA ander, of the ^^tna Insurance Co., a stockholder; the Reed after Mr. G. A. Reed, of Deep River, Conn., astockholder. The United States was the finest move-ment made by this company, if not the finest then made inthis country. It was i6-size, :^-plate, compensation bal-ance, and Breguet hair spring, gold train, 19 ruby jewels,and was adjusted for position, heat and cold, and isochron-ism. It was an elegant movement, and the companyalways pointed to it with pride. Messrs. Giles, Bro. &Co., then situated at 83 and 85 State St., Chicago, werewestern agents, and Messrs. Giles, Wales & Co., 13 MaidenLane, general agents of the company. Like all new concerns of the kind, the United StatesWatch Company sunk considerable money in its buildings,tools, patents and stock, to say nothing of the large sumsabsorbed in experim
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