. Essex county, , illustrated . erican made watch, is turnedout of Newark factories. It is not surprising that Newarkshould hold the industry of watch case material manufacturing. are not averse to purchasing the surplus from Newarks watchcase material manufactures, which carries with it in the trade-mark it bears, the very highest qualities of perfection. Prior to 1874, when this company had commenced to manu-facture these articles, they were all imported direct from manufacturers, as all stem-winding watches were made inthat country. The president. Alexander Milne, of this comp
. Essex county, , illustrated . erican made watch, is turnedout of Newark factories. It is not surprising that Newarkshould hold the industry of watch case material manufacturing. are not averse to purchasing the surplus from Newarks watchcase material manufactures, which carries with it in the trade-mark it bears, the very highest qualities of perfection. Prior to 1874, when this company had commenced to manu-facture these articles, they were all imported direct from manufacturers, as all stem-winding watches were made inthat country. The president. Alexander Milne, of this company,being a jeweler, and wide awake and alert, saw the opportunityto start the business here. His first move was to associatehimself with a Swiss who had some practical experience in thewatch case line. The necessary tools and costly machinery,which were indispensable adjuncts, were soon collected, and itwas not very long before the case makers were purchasing theirstem-winding crowns and other necessary material right here WORKS OF THE NEWARK WATCH CASE Cn., N. E. ( 1 ik. MECHANIC AND WARD STREETS. when she has in the thousands of her happy homes, the skilledariisans domiciled so necessary to run the machinery, andwhose skilled hands handle the tools. It is passing strange too,that the writer should have the opportunity of recording thefact, that almost the entire product of the watch materialis used up on this side of the ocean, and that the factoriesengagetl in this work are concentrated within the corporationlimits of the city of Newark, and it naturally follows, and as amatter of course becomes very much of an item, in the grandintregal part of the whole of her manufacturing greatness. While the output of this great industrial establishment isconsumed verv largely right here at home, each one of themany necessary little articles having some absolute qualificationfor meeting certain ends in the successful conduct of the sisterindustry of watch case
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