. The watch factories of America, past and present. A complete history of watchmaking in America, from 1809 to 1888 . Hingham, Mass., , 1813. He is a practical man, having served a regularapprenticeship at the trade of clockmaking. At the age oftwenty-nine he entered into partnership with D. P. Davisin the manufacture of clocks and regulators. Their business w^as a flourishing one, andthey soon earned a reputa-tion for turning out clocks,second to none in thecountry. Mr. Howardwas of a mechanical turnof mind, and a list of hisinventions would fill asmall volume Amonghis variou
. The watch factories of America, past and present. A complete history of watchmaking in America, from 1809 to 1888 . Hingham, Mass., , 1813. He is a practical man, having served a regularapprenticeship at the trade of clockmaking. At the age oftwenty-nine he entered into partnership with D. P. Davisin the manufacture of clocks and regulators. Their business w^as a flourishing one, andthey soon earned a reputa-tion for turning out clocks,second to none in thecountry. Mr. Howardwas of a mechanical turnof mind, and a list of hisinventions would fill asmall volume Amonghis various inventions wasthat very important pieceof mechanism,the SwingRest. The amount oflabor saved by this machine and the quality of work donewould seem to be enough to make Mr. Howards namefamous ainorig watchmakers. The greatest tribute that wecan pay to Mr. Howard for his services to the horologicalworld is to quote the words of a man who was fully capableof judging of the worth of his inventions from a practicalstandpoint, one who had worked under him for years andknew his sterling worth both as a fellow workman and a (37). THE HOWARD WATCH. 38 THE WATCH FACTORIES OF AMERICA master, one who has gone to his long rest—N. B. said:* The firmness, sagacity, and ahnost intuitiveknowledge of mechanics that he possesses will not be fullyunderstood for years; and yet to no one man are the UnitedStates so much indebted, in so far as the manufacture ofwatches is concerned. We remember the dark days of itshistory, when the infant was unable to walk, when every-thing was to be created; even those who were to do thework had to be educated. But it was not so easy a task tonavigate the watch factory through the stormy financial the mechanical parts, ho-wever, Mr. Howard ^vas tri-tunphant; not that he invented even a tithe of the processesand tools, but he had the sagacity to appreciate the value ofany plan which might be submitted, and he had the firm-ness to carry out th
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