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Watchmakers Account Book (Springfield, Mass.)Finding AidFinding aid prepared by Dex Haven.2009
Administrative InformationAcquired from Dan Casavant, 1999. Processed by Dex Haven, August 2009. Preferred CitationCite as: Watchmakers Account Book (Springfield, Mass.) (MS 622 bd). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst. The collection is open for research. Return to the Table of Contents Historical NoteThe mid-century success of the Waltham Watch Company set the stage for a period of innovation and corporate ferment in the manufacture and distribution of watches in the United States. As watchmakers and technologies spread and new companies sprouted and split at a rapid pace, Springfield emerged as a center for the production of high quality, mass produced watches. Perhaps best known among the large local corporations, the Hampden Watch Company was established in 1877 from the New York Watch Company and was bought out in turn by the Dueber Watch Company and relocated a decade later. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Contents of the CollectionThe unidentified owner of this slender account book maintained itemized records of income and expenses for a relatively small watchmaking concern in Springfield between May 1882 and September 1883. Most of the trade consisted of sales of accoutrements and repair work. Return to the Table of Contents Search TermsReturn to the Table of Contents |
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