. The watch factories of America, past and present. A complete history of watchmaking in America, from 1809 to 1888 . -, who was made superintendent in 1868, retired early in 1870,and was succeeded byMr. Osm ore Jenkins, whowas in turn succeeded hyMr. H. J. Cain. D. ^, E. S. Gerry, , Geo. Griffin, Crafts, Charles Ayer,Leo Murray and GeorgePollard held various posi-tions in the factory in itsyounger days. The vari-ous movements were theFrederick Billings, a full jeweled, iS-size, adjustedmovement; the George Walker, an i8-size, three-quarter plate ; the New Yo
. The watch factories of America, past and present. A complete history of watchmaking in America, from 1809 to 1888 . -, who was made superintendent in 1868, retired early in 1870,and was succeeded byMr. Osm ore Jenkins, whowas in turn succeeded hyMr. H. J. Cain. D. ^, E. S. Gerry, , Geo. Griffin, Crafts, Charles Ayer,Leo Murray and GeorgePollard held various posi-tions in the factory in itsyounger days. The vari-ous movements were theFrederick Billings, a full jeweled, iS-size, adjustedmovement; the George Walker, an i8-size, three-quarter plate ; the New York Watch Company, a 16-sizethree-cjuarter plate; the John Hancock, a cheap iS-size,seven jewel, key wind; the Geo. Sance Rice, an i8-size,seven jewel, imitation expansion balance, and the Hay ward, an 18-size, eleven jewel, imitation THE NEW YORK WATCH. CHAPTER XI. SOON after his discharge by the Providence com-pany, in iS66, as described in a previous chapter,D. J. Mozart moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, wherehe proceeded to organize a company known as the MozartWatch Company. The capital stock was two hundredthousand dollars, and the incorporators w^ere W. A. Benedict,Don J. Mozart, C. T. Wilmot, W. W. Wheedon, A. J. Southerland and CharlesTripp. The officers ofthe company were, Tripp; Treasurer,W. W. Wheedon, andSecretary, A. J. South-erland, Mr. Mozart wasmade Superintendent. Afactory was rented, andmachinists hired to buildthe necessary machinery^The movement w^as theTHE three-wheeled MOZART. sauic as that wliich he tried to have the Mozart Company, of Providence, intro-duce, and was seventeen size. Obstacles of various kindsbegan to present themselves, and the progress of the workdid not please the stockholders. Nearly three years hadelapsed since the organization of the company and therewas no frui
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