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	4