Up Precursors to Industrial Watches The Boston Watch Co The Waltham Model 1857 E. Howard & Company American Watch Company Complicated Watches Machinery and Systems Workers Together
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Edward Howard continued the work he began with Dennison back at the old stand in Roxbury. There they followed Howard's vision of
producing unique watches of a very high quality with the use of machines as appropriate. If you would prefer to view these watches using
links in the catalog, please click on Howard Catalog.
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| S# 132 – Model 1858-C |
S# 133 – The consecutive S# to item #1 |
185 – Model 1858-A divided plate |
S# 1,428 – Model 1858-B |
S# 1,853 – Model 1858-D |
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| S# 2,861 – Model 1858-E |
S# 3,004 – Early Model 1862-K |
S# 3,302 |
I Size # 3,406 – Model 1862-I |
S# 4,207 – Model 1862 |
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| S# 4,904 – An unusual early Model 1862-N |
S# 15,703 – Model 1862 |
S# 21,572 – Nickel-plated, damascened Model 1862 |
S# 56,307 – Model 1869 L Size |
S# 33,090 – Model 1871 movement with nickel finish |
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| S# 37,850 – Model 1871 N Size movement with 15 jewels in flush, white gold settings |
S# 46,307 – This Model 1871 nickel |
S# 69,913 – A relatively late example of an L Size Model 1869 movement |
S# 100,085 – Model 1874 G Size keywind |
S# 100,221– Model 1874 movement |
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| Reed’s pocket chronometer, S# 7 |
S# 3,120 – Experimental side lever movement with helical hairspring |
S# 3,840 – A second helical hairspring movement |
S# 23,469 – Model 1862 movement |
S# 50,757 – Model 1869 (“Series V”) gilded KW/KS movement with Cole’s resilient banking escapement |
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| Cole's
Resilient escapement in Waltham Twelve Size, |
S# 150,002 – An experimental movement |
G Size transitional dial |
Model 1883 (“Series VIII”) watch with Moorhouse dial |
Model 1883 (“Series VIII”) watch with Moorhouse dial |
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| S# 301,465 – Model 1883, ¾ plate movement, circa 1884 |
Model 1871 watch with black, personalized dial signed by Josiah Moorhouse |
Model 1881 watch with elaborately embellished dial in the style of Josiah Moorhouse |
Model 1869 watch with personalized Moorhouse dial spelling the name Hbrt Dalsimer |
A rare Waltham Moorhouse dial, elaborately embellished and personalized with the name “Ella F. Howard |
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| A promotional plaque for the American Waltham Watch Company featuring some highly unusual dial calligraphy
signed by Josiah Moorhouse |
A small jeweler’s micrometer engraved “E. Howard & Co,.” the only item of its kind known. |
Bicycle Ad and Howard Drawing Instrument |
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Photo of E. Howard with employees |
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S# 173, nickel half-plate |
S# 268, nickel half-plate Private Label |
S# 326, Reed "Monitor" watch |
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