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Elgin National Watch Company
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Elgin_National_Watch_Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:company
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Elgin_Watch_Company
gptkbp:ceased_operations
1968
gptkbp:contributedTo
American watchmaking industry
gptkbp:demolished
1966
gptkbp:employs
thousands of workers
gptkbp:exportedTo
international markets
gptkbp:factory_closed
1964
gptkbp:factory_opened
1866
gptkbp:factory_size
over 35 acres
gptkbp:founded
1864
gptkbp:founder
gptkb:Benjamin_W._Raymond
gptkb:Charles_S._Hough
gptkb:George_M._Wheeler
gptkb:Howard_Z._Culver
gptkb:John_C._Adams
gptkb:Philo_Carpenter
gptkb:Samuel_W._Allerton
gptkb:Thomas_S._Dickerson
gptkb:W._Robbins
gptkbp:headquarters_location
gptkb:Elgin,_Illinois,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Elgin National Watch Company
gptkbp:industry
watchmaking
gptkbp:legacy
Elgin watches remain collectible
gptkbp:location_of_factory
gptkb:Elgin,_Illinois
gptkbp:logo
Elgin National Watch Company logo
gptkbp:museum
gptkb:Elgin_History_Museum
gptkbp:notable_for
wristwatches
railroad watches
affordable timepieces
innovations in watch manufacturing
large-scale factory
mass production of pocket watches
gptkbp:notableEmployee
gptkb:Charles_S._Moseley
gptkb:William_H._Mosher
gptkbp:notableEvent
World War II production of military watches
production of chronometers for U.S. Navy
gptkbp:notableProduct
gptkb:B.W._Raymond_pocket_watch
gptkb:Father_Time_series
gptkb:Lady_Elgin_wristwatches
gptkb:Lord_Elgin_wristwatches
gptkb:Veritas_series
gptkbp:number_of_watches_produced
over 60 million
gptkbp:products
watches
clocks
timing devices
gptkbp:stockSymbol
gptkb:ELGIN_(historical)
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Elgin_National_Industries
gptkbp:used_in
gptkb:U.S._military
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:The_Elgin_Hour
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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