Elgin National Watch Company
Major American watch maker (1864–1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Elgin National Watch Company, commonly known as Elgin Watch Company, was a major US watch maker from 1864 to 1968. The company sold watches under the names Elgin, Lord Elgin, and Lady Elgin.
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Industry | Watch manufacturing |
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Predecessor | National Watch Company |
Founded | 1863 |
Founder | Philo Carpenter Howard Z. Culver Benjamin W. Raymond George M. Wheeler Thomas S. Dickerson Edward H. Williams W. Robbins |
Defunct | 1968 |
Headquarters | , United States |
Products | Pocket watches, wrist watches, bomb sights and precision instruments |
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For nearly 100 years, the company's manufacturing complex in Elgin, Illinois, was the world's largest site dedicated to watchmaking.[1]