The American watchmaker and jeweler; an encyclopedia for the horologist, jeweler, gold and silversmith .. . was engaged in a general watch and jew-elrv business in Boston and also carried a line ofwatchmakers tools and materials. Invented theDennison Standard Gauge in 1840. In the fall of1849 he began to build machinery for the manu-facture of watches on the interchangeable system,having associated himself with Messrs Howard,Davis and Curtis. In 1S50 he completed themodel for the first watch which was 18 size,with two barrels, and was made to run eight watch, however, was not a succes
The American watchmaker and jeweler; an encyclopedia for the horologist, jeweler, gold and silversmith .. . was engaged in a general watch and jew-elrv business in Boston and also carried a line ofwatchmakers tools and materials. Invented theDennison Standard Gauge in 1840. In the fall of1849 he began to build machinery for the manu-facture of watches on the interchangeable system,having associated himself with Messrs Howard,Davis and Curtis. In 1S50 he completed themodel for the first watch which was 18 size,with two barrels, and was made to run eight watch, however, was not a success, and itsplace was filled by a one-day. At this timethe companv was known as the American Horologe Company. In 1S51the name was changed to the Warren Manufacturing Company, and thefirst one hundred watches bore that name. The first watches were placedon the market in 1853. The next six hundred watches bore the nameSamuel Curtis and ihe name of the company was then changed to theBoston Watch Company. In 1854 the faciory was removed fromBoston to Waltham, tlie company then making about five watches per. Aaron L. Dennisoti. 125 Depth. dav, and emploving ninety hands. After the removal the movementswere engraved Dennison, Howard and Davis. In 1857 the companyassigned, and the property was purchased by Mr. Royal E. Robbins for$56,000. Mr. Dennison was then employed as superintendent andfilled that position until 1862. In 1864, he with others, organized theTremont Watch Company. He retired from this company in 1866, thename of the cotnpany having in the meantiine been changed to theMelrose Watch Company, and the factory removed from Boston to Mel-rose, Mass. Prior to the removal, the barrel, plates and minor parts weremade in the Boston factory, while the trains, escapements and balanceswere made in Zurich, Switzerland, Mr. Dennison having charge of thelatter factory. In 186S this company failed and Mr. Dennison wasdeputized to sell the factory, which he did, to the English Watch Co
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