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The watch was an 18-size, full plate design. In 1869, the National Watch Company won "Best Watches, Illinois Manufacture" at the 17th Annual Illinois State Fair, for which it won a silver medal. [3] The company officially changed its name to the Elgin National Watch Company in 1874, as the Elgin name had come into common usage for their watches.
The Elgin National Watch Company ceased watch production in the late 1950s. The observatory was donated to the Elgin Area School District U46 in 1960, who added a planetarium in 1963. This was the first school district planetarium in the State of Illinois. Donald Tuttle (1920–2010) was the first planetarium director.
This is for players of the Elgin Watch Makers minor league baseball team, that played in the Bi-State League in 1915. Pages in category "Elgin Watch Makers players" This category contains only the following page.
Elgin (automobile), manufactured by Elgin Motor Car Corporation (1916–1923) and Elgin Motors, Inc. (1923–1924) Elgin, Ladbroke Grove, a public house in Ladbroke Grove, London; The Elgin, Darjeeling, the summer residence of the Maharaja of Cooch Behar, converted to a hotel; Elgin National Watch Company (1864–1968), an American watch company
The Elgin National Watch Company and the Hamilton Watch Company pioneered the first electric watch. [37] The first electric movements used a battery as a power source to oscillate the balance wheel. During the 1950s, Elgin developed the model 725, while Hamilton released two models: the first, the Hamilton 500, released on 3 January 1957, was ...
The Elgin Watch Company purchased 100 coins. [21] By November 1936, 16,170 pieces had been sold. Only about 2,000 more were sold in the next four months; Hoffecker's statement for March 1937 shows 18,790 sold with an additional 330 on consignment to the First National Bank of Elgin. Rovelstad had received $8,680.00 and Hoffecker $6,576.50.
Regina watches are occasionally stamped with the name of an American city, indicating that some were sold in the United States. The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors describes Regina watches as an inferior brand of Omega, but mentions that some were adjusted highly enough to be used as railroad timepieces, which was the ...
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