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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:company
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gptkbp:ceased_operations
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1968
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gptkbp:defunct
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yes
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gptkbp:exportedTo
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international markets
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gptkbp:factory_closed
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1964
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gptkbp:founded
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1864
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Benjamin_W._Raymond
gptkb:George_M._Wheeler
gptkb:Howard_Z._Culver
gptkb:Philo_Carpenter
gptkb:Samuel_W._Allerton
gptkb:Thomas_S._Dickerson
gptkb:Charles_H._Hulburd
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gptkbp:headquarters_location
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gptkb:Elgin,_Illinois,_United_States
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Elgin Watch Company
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gptkbp:industry
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watchmaking
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gptkbp:legacy
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collectible vintage watches
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gptkbp:manufacturingFacilities
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gptkb:Elgin,_Illinois,_United_States
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gptkbp:museum
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gptkb:Elgin_History_Museum
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gptkbp:notable_for
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mass production of watches
innovations in watchmaking
railroad watches
largest watch manufacturer in the United States
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gptkbp:notableEmployee
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gptkb:Charles_S._Moseley
gptkb:John_B._Bachelder
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gptkbp:number_of_watches_produced
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over 60 million
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gptkbp:originalName
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gptkb:National_Watch_Company
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gptkbp:products
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wristwatches
pocket watches
clock movements
military watches
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gptkbp:renamed
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gptkb:Elgin_National_Watch_Company
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Elgin_National_Industries
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:public_company
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gptkbp:used_in
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gptkb:U.S._military
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Elgin_National_Watch_Company
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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