. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. r. Figure 14.—Escape Wheel and Pallets of an Auburndale timer. With four pins in the escape wheel, this particular one beats eighths of a second. (In author's collection.) 'I'his id\llic [sasloral scttini; .surely must have been a joy to all connected with the little watch factory. It seems to typify the atmosphere of wealth and leisure into which the infant indiLstry was brought without adequate study of the jiroblcuLS it would be called upon to surmount. The Auburndale maehinery came from the United States Watch Co. factory at Marion, New
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. r. Figure 14.—Escape Wheel and Pallets of an Auburndale timer. With four pins in the escape wheel, this particular one beats eighths of a second. (In author's collection.) 'I'his id\llic [sasloral scttini; .surely must have been a joy to all connected with the little watch factory. It seems to typify the atmosphere of wealth and leisure into which the infant indiLstry was brought without adequate study of the jiroblcuLS it would be called upon to surmount. The Auburndale maehinery came from the United States Watch Co. factory at Marion, New Jersey, which, as we have seen, was closed in 1874. William A. \Vales, who was associated with Fowle in the Au- burndale "adventure," had been secretary, treasurer, and director of this company. Most of the machinery came from George E. Hart and Co., of Newark, which had taken over much of the Company's equipment, eventually selling it to other factories. Warren E. Ray, a neighbor of Mr. Fowle's, commenced as mana- ger of the factory in July 1876, and died suddenly of heart disease about October 1 of that year. He was soon succeeded by Mr. James H. Gerry, who had gone from Waltham to Newark in 1863 to superintend the building of the original machines for the United States factory. The employees were chief!)' drawn from other fac- tories, principally the neighboring American Watch Co. at Waltham, and the defunct United States Watch Co., while some who needed no specific watchmaking skills perhaps never had worked in a watch factory be- fore. Names, not already mentioned, that have been preserved are: George H. Bourne, L. C. Brown, Abra- ham Craig, Frederick H. Eaves, Henry B. Fowle, Ben- jamin F. Gerry, William H. Guest, Jose Guinan, Sadie Hewes, Isaac Kilduff (the watchman), Justin Hinds, E. Moebus, James O'Connell (the stationary engi- neer), Edwin I 1, I'ciiA, Frank \. Robbius. John Rose, Thomas W. She|)hard, William H. A. Sinunons, Al- fred Simpson, Thomas Steele
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