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Review of the rockford watch company and its watches with. In november 1882 the company was reorganized as the columbus watch company, with dietrich gruen president and general manager. Youve found the seth thomas research website, which was created to reconstruct the factorys 30year output of pocket watch production, since very. Rockford vintage pocket watch made in usa circa 1890. When you submit the query, the results are displayed on the production tab. Once the rockford watch company was established, clark left town on december 1876 olson, 1971. Rockford watches were quite popular with railroad men, as 3 railroads went through rockford, and the company advertised heavily to them. Rockford pocket watch identification and price guide. Adams from waltham watch company joined a partnership that spawned the elgin national watch company, he went to rockford, illinois with the idea of opening a factory there.
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