Howard Factory Customers
By Clint Geller (PA) & Harold Visser (AZ)
Last Update: June 17, 2003
Presented in Table 1 is a compilation of the known customers of the watchmaking firm of E. Howard & Company. Table 1 was
compiled from an examination of nearly all the surviving factory records (save those for the J Size movements with S#’s between
500,001 and 501,400), as well as information from markings on a few known examples of original Howard watch cases and private
label dials. [Personalized dials, ordered by retail customers, have not been included in the listing. Usually, personalized dials and
private label dials bearing the name of a business, can be distinguished either by the form of the name (e.g., “& Son,” “Bros.,” “Joslin
& Park,”) or by the inclusion of a town or city (as in “Geo. C. Shreve, San Francisco”).] The information provided requires some
explanation. First, it is important to recognize that the nature of the information included in the factory records, which were not
compiled with collectors or historians in mind, changed periodically. For example, in the earliest surviving records only production
dates are provided, whereas in some later records both production dates and sales dates (and in many instances, more than one sales
date!) are provided. In still other records, only the sales dates are provided.
Most of the customer names appearing in the factory records are those of wholesale customers, being either jobbers, wholesale houses,
or retail jewelry stores. Nevertheless, the names of several known factory employees, officers, and/or board members appear in the
records as well. The names of individuals appearing in the factory records who were known to have been associated with Edward
Howard or his enterprises have been marked in Table 1 with an asterisk. Some of these individuals, especially George P. Reed and
some of the other finishers, apparently received quite a few movements over the years, possibly in lieu of paychecks when the
company may have been short of cash. Reed, at least, is known to have finished quite a few Howard ebauches and engraved his own
name on them. Based on the records, we speculate that other finishers may have sold Howard ebauches that they might have finished
as well. Some names in the records also appear to have been retail customers. Very obvious (and unusual) retail customers include the
Young Men’s Christian Association, and the Young Ladies’ Christian Association (the future YWCA), which purchased one watch
each, probably for presentation purposes. Other probable retail customers can be identified from the use of titles such as “Mr.”
appearing in the record book before the customer’s name, along with the fact that such individuals were listed as having purchased
only a single item. It is not known why some individuals purchased their watches directly through the factory, rather than from the
sales offices.
Those hoping to employ the factory records to discern the originality of Howard watch cases on an absolute basis are likely to be
disappointed, as the most frequent customers listed in the record books are the company’s New York, Boston, and Chicago sales
offices. In other instances “E. Howard & Co.” was listed as the “customer.” Indeed, the sales office records which do not appear to
have survived, might have been more useful for matching cases to movements than the factory records, although the very earliest
surviving factory records actually predate the establishment of the first sales office. (In these earliest records Albert Howard, the
company’s sales agent, who was Edward Howard’s nephew, is the most frequently appearing “customer.”) Yet even the sales offices
did a mixture of wholesale and retail business, so many if not most of the movements they sold probably had not yet been cased at all.
The earliest surviving records also predate the introduction of the “E. H. & Co.” case marking. Furthermore, many surviving cases
exist carrying both the “E. H. & Co.” marking and that of a retail or wholesale jewelry firm, strongly suggesting that wholesalers and
retailers often purchased cases with the “E. H. & Co.” markings separately from the movements. Similarly, a number of important
large-volume customers, such as Wheeler, Parsons & Co. and Oppenheimer Brothers & Veith, were known wholesalers who likely
distributed Howard watches to numerous retailers.
Considering all the above facts, we conclude that the fortunate collector may sometimes find a Howard watch with an original case
carrying a marking corresponding to the name of the trade customer listed for that particular movement in the factory records.
However, we expect such instances to be the exceptions, rather than the rule. We expect Table 1 to be of considerably greater use to
collectors in establishing the approximate period of activity of many of the firms who sold Howard watches. Table 1 is also very likely
to aid in the identification of several of the many thus far unattributed markings on Howard watch cases, whether or not the
movements they contain correspond to the same factory customer as the case marking. For example, the factory records have enabled
likely identifications for the case markings: “K. E. & F.,” (for Keller, Ettinger & Fink), G.E. & S. (for Gale, Eaton & Snow), and very
recently, “B. McC. & Co.” (for Butler, McCarthy & Co.). The records also have allowed us to correct some previous errors in the
literature. For instance, the marking “M. & B.” most likely stood for “Middleton & Brother” rather than “Mathey & Brother,” and the
markings “P. & B.” and “P. B. & Co.” almost certainly stood for Palmers & Batchelder, and Palmers, Batchelder & Co., respectively,
rather than Peters & Boss. We trust that in time, Table 1 will help to reveal the probable identities of numerous other Howard case
markings. Readers are encouraged to consult the NAWCC Chapter 174 website at www.pockethorology.org, for periodic updates of
this table. Readers with case marking information germane to this research effort also are urged to contact the authors through this
website.
To make the table as useful as possible without becoming unwieldy, we have listed the lowest and highest movement serial numbers
corresponding to each manufacturer named in the surviving records, along with their corresponding production or sales dates. Since
the Howard firm produced and sold movements in several serial number ranges simultaneously, we have listed “first” and “last” S#’s
for most of the different watch models on separate lines. Some caveats must be offered at this juncture. First, where a choice existed
of citing either a production date or a sales date, we have cited the sales date, since this information provides a better approximation to
the period of activity of a particular sales enterprise. In doing so, however, we have introduced an inconsistency into the table, in that
not all dates mean the same thing. This problem is exacerbated by the fact that production and sales dates can differ by several years.
Readers thus are advised that dates corresponding to movements with serial numbers below 30,000 are especially likely to be
production dates, rather than sales dates. Second, movements did not leave the factory in strict serial order. Therefore, the
lowest/highest serial number of a particular movement model listed for a particular customer may not be the earliest/latest such
movement of that model purchased by that particular customer. In such instances, the earlier or later sales date is listed in the “Notes”
column of the table. In some instances, the hand written records do not allow an unambiguous determination of the spelling of a
customer’s name. In such instances, the most likely correct spelling is given at left, and possible alternate spelling(s) is/are given in
the “notes” column. Also to maximize the utility of the table, we have placed in bold those firm names whose marks are believed
actually to have been seen on Howard watch cases or dials, and we have italicized those few firm names whose frequency of
occurrence in the records makes it clear that they were important, large-volume customers. Additional information is provided in the
table footnotes. One customer of special collector interest, Webb C. Ball & Co., will be dealt with at greater length in a separate
research piece.
Table 1. Howard Factory Customers, First and Last Known S#’s and Dates
Entity/Location
First S#
Date
E. Abbott & Son
J. E. Adams
John P. Adams*
John P. Adams*
Adams Expr. Co.
E. T. Adell
Albert Bros.
Alexander & Williamson
C. G. Alford (“C.G.A”)
C. G. Alford
20,185
3,329
32,769
54,945
31,699
41,067
220,430
308,577
62,932
103,690
3-13-69
12-62
5-8-72
7-21-74
9-27-76
3-20-75
12-7-89
10-13-94
1897
4-93
Last S#
Date
4,172
43,158
4-28-64
2-23-76
70,300
105,190
1897
4-11-93
Notes
finisher
Entity/Location
First S#
Date
Last S#
Date
C. G. Alford & Co.
C. G. Alford
C. G. Alford & Co.
C. G. Alford & Co.
Ben. Allen & Co.
H. N. Allen
R. Ander’s
C. O. Andrews
Ansteph & Reinisth
Ansteph & Reinisth
Arnstein Bros. & Co.
Arnstein Bros. & Co.
Arnstein Bros. & Co.
L. Asher & Co.
J. H. Barney
B. Bro’s & Co.
C. Bahret
Bailey & Parmenter
Robt. Bailey & Co.
Webb C. Ball Co., Cleveland OH
Webb C. Ball Co., Cleveland OH
A. W. Banfield
C. J. Barnes & Co.
Barney & Steele
G. B. Barrett & Co.
G. B. Barrett & Co.
A. Barton
J. H. Basney
L. Bauman Jewelry Co.
L. Bauman Jewelry Co.
Will H. Beck
W. C. Beck & Co.
228,154
300,455
600,021
700,028
67,542
101,211
33,340
307,540
104,166
220,466
67,517
104,293
226,247
64,745
38,004
4,052
40,476
37,824
307,108
218,035
307,401
3,955
50,317
20,805
67,915
104,378
35,824
33,417
67,676
104,753
66,143
104.432
10-10-9
1-3-85
10-10-98
10-10-98
10-3-93
9-79
5-10-72
9-28-93
9-30-93
1-16-90
10-2-93
10-20-93
10-2-93
10-2-93
9-8-73
11-63
10-76
6-16-74
12-24-92
7-12-89
4-93
10-63
1-13-70
5-7-69
10-2-93
10-2-93
5-79
5-24-72
10-3-93
10-3-93
6-3-93
6-3-93
228,174
308,600
10-10-98
10-20-94
67,947
10-3-93
37,072
Notes
3-10-73
Renvisth
222,940
67,675
105,191
2-14-91
10-2-93
10-20-93
4,055
43,126
11-63
5-10-76
307,292
226,222
308,450
12-31-92
5-20-95
5-8-96
68,042
104,539
44,610
38,004
67,677
10-2-93
10-2-93
4-80
9-8-73
10-3-93
67,570
104.605
6-3-93
6-3-93
W. H. Beck & Co.?
Entity/Location
First S#
C. A. Belden
Bene, Lindenburg & Co.
Charles Bickford
Bigelow*
Mr. Bigelow*
Mr. Bigelow*
Mr. Bigelow*
Bigelow*, Kennard & Co.
Bigelow*, Kennard & Co.
W. P. Bingham
Bitterman Bros.
Blake & Co.
G. M. Bodine
A. H. Bonnett
Bogle & Bro.
J. T. Bowman, Williamsport PA
R. A. Bray
G. W. Briggs
G. W. Briggs
H. T. Brown & Co.
W. H. Brown, Baltimore, MD
H. Y. Brown
Seth E. Brown
J. E. Buerk
S. F. Bufford
L. Bull
Bunde & Upmeyer
Bunde & Upmeyer
J. M. Burgess
Burnham & Cutts
M. Burt
Butler, McCarthy & Co.
46,122
104,511
30,673
3,549
700,898
700,899
700,900
20,700
50,025
39,249
43,374
41,037
3,579
67,949
104,115
39,709
53,931
67,642
104,332
41,066
56,924
55,102
3,435
4,132
10,0339
43,901
104,267
218,485
100,267
39,149
34,662
51,409
Date
11-81
9-30-93
9-28-72
4-18-63
4-22-03
4-22-03
4-22-03
4-22-69
9/29/69
11-16-74
1-8-76
12-9-74
4-18-63
10-3-93
10-2-93
4-28-74
10-18-72
10-3-93
10-3-93
3-13-75
6-79
3-18-74
2-9-63
11-63
3-16-75
11-76
6-3-93
10-26-89
4-16-75
1-2-74
12-17-72
3-30-70
Last S#
Date
Notes
104,512
36,119
9-30-93
1-29-73
Benj.
Board. Chairman
“side set”
“ 21 jewel”
“side set”
41,053
55,304
9-21-75
9-16-73
4,878
5-28-64
67,644
104,559
41,086
10-3-93
10-3-93
9-7-75
55,118
3-18-74
33,825
6-29-72
9-21-75
Entity/Location
First S#
Date
Last S#
Date
Cady & Olmstead
Cady & Olmstead
Cady & Olmstead
J. E. Caldwell & Co.
California Jewelry Co.
California Jewelry Co.
Carnahan & Co., Astoria Or.
George A. Carpenter
R. B. Carr
R. B. Carr
Carran & Breen
J. B. Chambers
L. C. Chamfiney
C. Chase
C. A. Church
J. A. Clemett
Henry Cohen & Son
Prof. O. Cone
D. F. Conover & Co.
D. F. Conover & Co.
D. F. Conover & Co.
Mr.s Lizzie M. Cook
W. J. Cook
Cooks & Handy
Cooper & Fellows
Cooper, Fellows & Co.
Henry Cooper
Wm R. Crandall
Ben. F. Crane, St. Louis
Geo. H. Crawford & Co.
W. J. Creighton
T. A. Cromby
66,141
103,657
220,306
52,236
229,892
600,792
228,175
700,742
30,748
52,661
104,163
218,484
19,516
45,441
54,741
226,816
221,133
38,118
66,644
104,111
220,214
20,560
57,253
46,150
4,820
50,080
52,454
701,117
132
41,211
54,391
226,814
6-3-93
6-3-93
12-28-89
3-10-76
1-31-03
1-31-0
7-20-00
7-26-00
5-79
5-79
10-3-93
10-26-89
1-15-69
12-80
2-11-76
6-7-1920
2-4-90
11-6-73
10-2-93
10-2-93
10-17-90
4-15-69
11-78
11-81
5-21-64
11-29-69
8-1-73
5-9-02
1858
10-20-75
12-78
4-14-1910
66,142
104,604
6-3-93
6-3-93
53,697
229,962
600,954
5-25-72-“destroyed”
1-31-03
3-26-03
45,143
56,305
104,755
220,308
38,442
4-81
5-79
10-3-93
12-28-89
5-19-74
Notes
Champney
17 jewels
67,571
104.560
220,298
10-2-93
10-2-93
11-15-90
19,530
50,939
1-15-69
2-22-70
41,684
1-20-74
[1]
21 jewels
Entity/Location
First S#
Date
F. W. Crosby
James Crosby
Crosby & Mathewson
Crosby, Hannewell & Morse
Cross & Beguelin
Cross & Beguelin
Geo. E. Cunningham
William Curtis
C. K. Cutter
H. G. Cutting
H. G. Cutting
A. C. Davenport
D. P. Davis*
J. A. Dawson*
E. W. Deane, St. Paul Minn.
E. Deimel
Joseph Delphin (Father?)
Jos. Delphin Jr.*
Jos. Delphin Jr.*
D. Denahay
R. W. Devonshire, Jr.
S. P. Dinkenspiel & Co.
S. P. Dinkenspiel & Co.
O. R. Dickey
P. J. Dodge
S. E. Donahue
Frank D. Doug
L. Dowd
C. C. Drake
H. E. Droz
S. W. Dubois
Duhme & Co.
5,276
38,554
3,601
3,613
67,576
104,513
309,217
43,831
39,430
19,781
53,086
39,243
54,940
30,279
41,072
218,119
36,032
31,734
54,937
42,056
34,049
219,921
306,541
36,905
56,209
700,189
104,473
39,417
39,452
68,136
39,228
21,523
8-9-64
12-80
5-20-63
5-20-63
9-30-93
9-30-93
7-21-99
4-79
4-79
2-4-69
10-1-72
10-2-74
4-10-73
7-15-73
7-26-75
7-11-89
7-28-74
7-28-74
7-28-74
6-6-76
12-2-73
11-2-89
1-7-93
12-80
7-11-76
7-13-98
6-3-93
4-79
4-14-74
10-3-93
9-77
6-26-69
Last S#
Date
5,285
8-9-64
5,237
8-5-64
67,579
105,193
309,218
9-30-93
9-30-93
7-21-99
38,478
6-4-74
Notes
clock & scale partner, Boston W. Co. partner
37,645
11-18-73
3-24-73 finisher
218,120
37,687
41,099
7-11-89
10-9-73
3-16-75
34,049
2-12-73
45,637
5-81
42,050
40,743
5-80
2-3-76
21,568
7-23-69
finisher (?)
finisher
9-19-72
Entity/Location
First S#
Date
Last S#
Date
Duhme & Co.
Duhme & Co.
Duhme & Co.
W. Dumaine
O. P. Dunbar & Co.
J. Dunham
H. S(?). Eaton
C. Eberhard
C. M. Englehart & Son
R. J. Edwards
M. Eisenstadt & Co., St. Louis MO
M. Eisenstadt & Co., St. Louis MO
M. Eisenstadt & Co., St. Louis MO
M. Eisenstadt & Co., St. Louis MO
P. W. Ellis & Co.
P. W. Ellis & Co.
P. W. Ellis & Co.
George W. Everett
F. Eynatten
W. J. Elton
W. J. Elton
A. B. Fairbarn
Farrington & Co.
H. E. Fay
Albert Feldenheimer
Fellows & Co.
Fellows & Co.
L. A. Fewkes
M. Field & Co.
M. Field & Co.
Albert Fieldenheimer
Floyd, Pratt & Co.
50,099
104,177
226,289
600,130
34,912
42,049
3,469
38,972
53,049
700,745
66,611
103,670
218,141
306,288
67,420
219,960
600,727
34,220
44,149
105,053
308,512
700,101
3,557
44,785
104,299
3,910
50,016
601,104
219,942
306,544
66,077
61,087
11-27-69
10-3-93
10-3-93
5-19-00
12-15-76
5-80
2-9-63
6-79
3-31-73
10-11-00
3-93
10-17-94
9-7-89
3-93
10-2-93
10-26-89
8-21-02
7-2-72
4-78
1898
4-17-96
3-24-99
4-18-63
2-81
10-3-93
9-25-63
10-20-69
8-31-03
10-26-89
1-7-93
10-3-93
9-12-93
52,179
104,179
7-29-70
10-3-93
44,551
1-80
68,991
104,752
226.300
307,149
3-93
10-17-94
5-15-96
11-26-92
224,915
3-31-93
309,980
10-26-95
45,748
104,672
6,520
51,464
601,115
Notes
5-81
10-3-93
3-23-65
3-28-70
8-31-03
[2]
Entity/Location
First S#
Date
Floyd, Pratt & Co.
G. F. Foye
G. F. Foye & Co.
G. F. Foye & Co.
Foye & Gleason
Max Freund & Co.
Max Freund & Co.
James Fricker
Frohne & Churd
J. C. Fuller
Wm. J. Gale & Co.
B. Garrettson
Gale, Eaton* & Snow
Gaven & Spence
Wm. J. Gazely, London
F. Geimmer
James H. Gerry*
J. Henry Gerry*
James H. Gerry*
J. A. Gifford
Wm. Gill
Henry Ginnel & Co.
Henry Ginnel & Co.
Henry Ginnel & Co.
Henry Ginnel & Co.
Charles Glatz
L. Gleason
Goddard, Hill & Co.
Goddard & Hill
Goddard & Hill
Goodnow & Wightman
Goodwin & Purdy
218,487
4,645
30,603
52,040
5,189
66,206
104,660
55,409
45,654
3,316
20,369
44,248
3,551
53,076
69,175
3,372
30,107
51,164
100,010
57,745
228,669
48,660
65,495
103,618
303,670
68,046
42,614
104,261
219,941
305,504
44,334
3,603
10-26-89
4-2-64
6-11-72
9-11-71
7-29-64
10-2-93
10-2-93
1-13-74
6-81
12-62
3-24-69
11-78
4-18-63
4-22-71
1897
12-5-62
4-30-72
3-28-70
9-26-74
3-81
5-31-00
4-93
4-93
4-93
4-93
11-6-93
11-76
9-30-93
10-26-89
3-21-91
4-79
5-20-63
Last S#
Date
4,647
39,111
4-2-64
12-19-73
20,405
3-27-69
104,649
Notes
10-2-93
3,547
38,120
4-18-63
1-24-74
3-16-74
6,715
1-19-65
W. S. Eaton was a Board member [3]
[4]
41,670
3-22-75
100,284
12-9-74
69,030
105,200
307,046
4-13-93
4-93
12-10-92
44,415
7-79
Factory Supt.
3-93
Entity/Location
First S#
Date
Byron Grace, Peabody Mass
E. H. Grant (“for timer in factory”)
Joshua Gray
S. H. Greenberg
S. H. Greenberg
W. W. Greenfield
F. J. Grove
Geo. Greensweig & Co.
Geo. Greensweig & Co.
Geo. Greensweig & Co.
A. B. Griswold & Co.
A. B. Griswold & Co.
C. P. Hackins (“conductor”)
Hagitoz & Thorpe
E. A. Haldiman & Co.
Chas. E. Hale & Co.
Isaac Hale
Mr. Hall
D. A. Hall
J. J. Hall
H. F. Halm & Co.
Henry Hardie
A. R. Harper & Bro.
A. R. Harper
John M. Harper
E.H. Harrington
Fred J. Harsch
Harwood Bros.
Harwood Bros.
W. Hayes & Co.
John Heins
J. C. Herkner & Co.
55,112
40,689
38,453
104.164
220,046
52,985
41,247
69,190
105,170
224,914
66,277
104,146
37,932
43,471
220,045
3,558
37,831
700,008
306,260
4,190
306,635
45,409
37,844
56,741
3,424
700,601
38,555
19,511
50,066
309,074
37,018
219,916
6-25-74
3-82
2-9-74
10-2-9
1-16-90
11-20-73
10-2-74
10-2-93
10-2-95
3-31-93
9-30-93
9-30-93
8-6-73
11-76
1-16-90
4-18-63
7-31-74
5-9-99
2-7-91
3-24-64
3-31-93
12-83
2-78
1-79
2-9-63
10-31-99
6-16-75
1-15-69
11-24-69
12-20-98
3-29-73
10-26-89
Last S#
Date
104,333
220,049
10-2-93
1-16-90
104,548
10-2-93
68,019
104,615
43,522
9-30-93
9-30-93
11-76
6,691
3-20-65
700,272
9-7-99
43,380
7-77
6,580
3-21-65
44,084
50,068
8-78
11-24-69
Notes
Entity/Location
First S#
Date
Last S#
Date
Notes
Herren Bros. & Co.
Herren Bros. & Co.
Herren Bros. & Co.
Hibbard & Sommer, Chico CA
A. M. Hill
A. M. Hill
C. T. Hinckley
A. Hirsch
Hennigan, Bates & Co.
Hennigan & Bates
J. W. Hoard
Y. Hoblis
Wm. Hodson
C. M. Hoffman
Horace Hoker
F. M. Holmes
Mr. J. C. Holmes
R. W. Hopkins
Asa Horr
Albert Horton*
Albert Horton*
A. L. Hosmer
Albert Howard*
G. R. Howard
Wm. Howarth
W. J. Hughes, Clyde OH
H. O. Hulburt & Sons
H. O. Hulburt & Sons
Mr. Humbolt
L. B. Humphrey
John Hunter, Jr.
Institute of Technology
66,204
104,141
220,274
43,031
66,202
105,192
35,823
220,041
56,713
67,733
3,323
54,219
40,683
34,529
4,485
57,283
700,276
104,435
37,570
41,284
700,116
52,178
41,031
30,239
35,828
58,451
66,073
104,479
700,891
309,995
102,909
53,075
9-30-93
9-30-9 3
12-20-90
6-26-76
10-2-93
10-2-93
7-80
1-16-90
11-82
9-30-93
12-62
10-15-72
3-81
7-16-72
3-3-64
1-20-79
7-22-99
7-26-93
3-23-74
9-25-74
4-26-96
1-25-72
5-17-75
9-8-71
5-79
10-82
10-3-93
10-3-93
10-14-03
8-14-1903
4-2-94
4-22-71
66,210
104,642
221,171
43,036
67,672
104,580
9-30-93
9-30-93
12-28-89
6-26-76
10-2-93
10-2-93
Heren
Heron
220,461
1-16-90
69,187
9-30-93
44,571
39,406
1-80
5-23-74
700,606
1-16-00
701,236
10-31-03
42,686
42,551
10-76
7-20-75
104,567
10-3-93
309,996
11-16-01
[5]
finisher
sales agent, Howard’s nephew
Entity/Location
First S#
Date
L. Isaacs
E. Jaccard & Co.
Jacobs Bros., Washington D.C.
S. Jacobs & Co.
A. Jewett*
W. T. Johnson
P. H. Jones
Jones & Mershon
Joslin & Park, Denver Co
Joslin & Park, Denver Co
W. H. Kehers
L. H. Keller & Co.
G. D. Keller
Keller, Ettinger & Fink
Keller, Ettinger & Fink
J. Kennedy
S. B. Kenrick
M. C. Kimmerer
King & Eisel
King & Eisel
King & Eisel
Kipling & Sons
C. H. Knights & Co.
C. H. Knights & Co.
Koch, Dreyfus & Co.
Koch, Dreyfus & Co.
Koch & Dreyfus
Koch & Dreyfus
Fred W. Koehler
E. Lacy & Son
Lapp & Flersham
Lapp & Flersham
228,495
4,128
222,804
600,193
35,571
38,769
3,569
20,211
66,203
104,321
3,545
55,104
57,248
104,659
225,001
31,405
40,448
55,106
67,671
104,538
218,226
45,246
62,365
303,065
104,112
67,516
66,205
220,035
600,0421
41,745
65,104
103,531
4-10-00
11-63
2-14-91
3-18-02
3-22-73
7-22-73
4-18-63
3-15-69
10-2-93
10-2-93
4-18-63
6-27-78
11-79
10-2-93
2-11-93
4-80
5-1-78
12-24-73
10-2-93
10-2-93
7-12-89
11-80
4-15-93
12-17-87
10-2-93
10-2-93
10-2-93
6-18-90
2-23-95
3-29-75
5-2-93
5-2-93
Last S#
40,964
Date
Notes
10-77
21,931
68,139
104,792
7-16-69
10-3-93
10-3-93
226,232
35,732
10-2-93
5-72
68,049
104,658
220,470
45,249
69,019
307,170
105,168
10-2-93
10-2-93
1-16-90
11-80
4-15-93
1-21-93
10-2-93
220,212
10-17-90
70,240
104,595
10-4-94
3-93
[6]
Eisle
Eisele
3-93
Entity/Location
First S#
Date
Last S#
Date
Notes
Lapp & Flersham
R. S. Lakin*
J. E. Lamper
R. L. Laplitz
R. J. Laughlin
J. S. Lazarus
W. B. Learned*
Levison Bros., S.F. CA
Levison Bros., S.F. CA
Levison Bros., S.F. CA
M. L. Levy
M. L. Levy
J. H. Leyson Co.
J. H. Leyson
J. H. Leyson
Lincoln & Kelley
B. Lindenberg
Lissauer & Co.
Lissauer & Co.
Lissauer & Co.
S. Little
H. N. Lockwood, Boston MA
Albert Lorsch & Co.
C. E. Lord
Charles Lorry
Lorville Mfg. Co.
D. W. Lucas
W. M. Luff
J. S. MacDonald
B. Mantele
G. W. Marquardt & Sons
G. W. Marquardt
300,617
20,709
41,013
32,877
44,216
38,069
306,564
66,096
104,131
305,114
101,114
219,971
64,511
104,689
219,956
37,940
600,116
64,704
104,178
222,320
700,230
41,098
220,050
37,937
3,548
44,795
3,625
44,096
226,815
69,856
104,800
219,944
9-26-85
5-27-69
12-24-74
2-79
11-78
3-3-73
3-11-93
4-11-93
4-15-93
10-18-90
10-2-93
11-2-89
6-3-93
6-3-93
10-26-89
7-15-73
9-29-98
10-20-93
10-2-93
1-23-91
1-1-/99
12-76 (s)
1-16-90
9-30-75 (s)
4-18-63
2-81
5-20-63
8-78
5-16-1907
4-23-97
11-6-93
10-26-89
305,766
31,908
2-12-92
1-5-98
Director (“Clerk”), 1863 [3]
69,026
105,185
307,107
105,166
225,186
68,143
104,690
5-4-93
4-15-93
12-24-92
10-2-93
6-24-93
6-3-93
6-3-93
38,484
7-25-74
69,171
104,643
10-20-93
10-2-93
factory supt.
[7]
220,087
9-11-90
Entity/Location
First S#
Date
O. B. Marsh
George W. Marshall
May & Co.
Charles C. May
Geo. C. Maynard
W. M. Mayo & Co.
W. M., & J. B. Mayo
W. M., & J. B. Mayo
J. B. Mayo & Co.
McCarty & Hurlburt
J. C. McDonald
John McDonald
J. S. McDonnel
McDonnel
J. W. McDuffee
H. H. McDuffee
W. McElroy
J. R. McFadden & Co.
E. H. McHugly
A. McIntosh
J. C. McMullin
Mead & DeMars Mfg. Co.
M. A. Mead & Co.
Max Meyer & Bro.
Max Meyer & Bro.
M. A. Mead & Co.
S. & J. Meyers
S. & J. Meyers
S. & J. Meyers
R. S. Middleton
Middleton & Bro.
Middleton Bros.
3,644
224,003
40,432
32,586
41,087
37,888
30,007
53,309
53,683
52,233
700,701
68,983
66,079
104,441
35,634
55,170
228,001
50,282
700,748
39,318
18,945
220,262
309,0710
68,020
104,295
309,071
20,803
30,264
52,668
19,425
50,017
54,769
5-20-63
10-9-91
7-9-75
5-81
9-7-75 (s)
5-19-74 (s)
5-17-71
5-29-71
1-1-72
9-78
6-13-03
6-26-93
10-3-93
10-3-93
2-21-73
3-28-73
1-04-01
1-19-70
4-30-01
6-79
3-3-69
9-6-90
12-16-98
10-3-93
10-3-93
3-30-95
5-7-69
8-30-71
4-8-73
1-5-69
10-26-69
4-26-75
Last S#
Date
Notes
3,645
5-20-63
Boston Watch Co. associate
37,888
5-19-74
54,113
2-19-72
21j “gold finish”
66,080
10-3-93
36,148
5-9-73
50,765
4-4-70
44,823
3-80
68,050
10-3-93
37,792
41,116
1-16-74
8-1-74
19,502
50,730
1-12-69
3-17-70
[8]
Entity/Location
First S#
Date
J. H. Miller
Minneapolis Jewelry Co.
L. J. Morrill, Concord NH
B. F. Moon
H. P. Morgan
Morrill Bros. & Co.
Morrill Bros. & Co.
G. H. Morrill
G. H. Morrill
G. H. Morrill
S. F. Morrill, Concord N. H.
Morrill Bros. & Co.
M. Moulton, Rochester NY
H. Muhr’s Sons
H. Muhr’s Sons
H. Muhr’s Sons
L. Murray
L. Murray
Myers & Tinley
Y. H. Neal
Joseph Nelson & Co.
Joseph Nelson & Co.
Joseph Nelson
Joseph Nelson
O. R. Newton
The Non-Retailing Co.
The Non-Retailing Co.
Nordman Bros.
Norris, Alliston & Co.
Norris, Alliston & Co.
Norris, Alliston & Co.
Norris, Alliston & Co.
228,498
306,542
37,804
43,942
55,464
67,997
104,122
44,629
56,918
101,147
37,803
305,501
34,630
66,117
219,951
305,245
34,573
42,047
41,174
37,534
67,562
104,334
219,975
305,502
58,196
68,047
104,377
104,646
67,520
104,423
220,273
600,126
6-2-99
1-7-93
8-5-74
12-77
12-26-73
9-12-93
9-12-93
12-80
12-79
12-78
8-5-74
3-21-91
10-2-76
4-13-93
10-26-89
4-13-93
4-79
5-80
10-18-75
7-10-73
10-2-93
10-2-93
11-2-89
3-21-91
4-82
10-2-93
10-2-93
9-30-93
10-3-93
10-3-93
12-20-90
8-29-01
Last S#
Date
306,545
1-7-93
68,000
104,538
9-12-93
9-12-93
57,111
Notes
12-80
40,402
307,208
11-12-75
1-28-93
68,965
4-13-93
307,139
44,737
11-18-92
7-80
104,443
10-2-93
104,656
104,648
67,572
10-2-93
9-30-93
10-3-93
220,464
1-16-90
5-93
Entity/Location
First S#
Date
H. Oppenheimer & Co.
Oppenheimer Bros. & Veith
Oppenheimer Bros. & Veith
Oppenheimer Bros. & Veith
Oppenheimer Bros. & Veith
Oppenheimer Bros. & Veith
Oppenheimer Bros. & Veith
Asa H. Orr
C. Oskamp
Palmer & Batchelder
Palmer, Batchelder & Co.
Palmer, Batchelder & Co.
Palmer, Bachelder & Co.
T. J. Pease & Co.
D. C. Percival Jr., & Co.
D. C. Percival Jr., & Co.
D. C. Percival Jr., & Co.
D. C. Percival Jr., & Co.
D. C. Percival Jr., & Co.
Percival & Morris
Percival & Morris
Phila. ????? Fair
E. F. Philips
E. F. Philips
E. F. Philips
J. C. Phinney
Maria Pitts
A. & J. Plaut
A. & J. Plaut
G. W. Poole
Ignatius Pottman
Presseur Jewelry Co.
68,041
55,135
49,924
104,793
228,008
300,095
600,001
37,570
3,855
3,304
34,033
50,022
100,222
44,758
33,255
63,844
103,716
226,789
304,401
33,255
55,303
4,730
46,021
57,979
101,331
4,125
44,071
67,518
104,491
44,482
600,145
104,537
10-3-93
3-86
5-86
10-3-9
2-28-99
3-86
3-27-99
3-23-74
7-28-63
12-62
8-1-72
10-21-69
10-12-74
3-81
7-29-72
4-13-93
4-15-93
7-26-94
4-11-93
7-29-72
5-27-74
5-13-64
9-81
9-81
11-81
11-63
12-78
10-3-93
11-3-93
10-79
5-12-00
9-30-93
Last S#
Date
68,043
67,670
10-3-93
10-3-93
104,795
230.100
309,999
701,330
10-3-93
7-31-03
8-14-03
12-28-03
220,341
11-8-89
44,842
57,301
100,295
12-79
1-80
10-12-74
70,216
104,716
11-5-94
4-11-93
307,150
41,759
62,992
11-26-92
3-2-75
4-1-93
46,149
10-8-81
67,637
104,492
10-3-93
11-3-93
104,540
9-30-93
Notes
4-11-93
7-3-94
Entity/Location
First S#
Date
Providence Jewelry Co.
Providence Jewelry Co.
George Pugh
B. Y. Radford
C. B . Randall
I. Randall
C. P. Ranier & Co.
L. B. Ranlett
George P. Reed*
J. R. Reed & Co.
J. R. Reed & Co.
F. L. Richardson, Lowell MA
H. Riddle
Riggs Bros.
Riggs & Bro.
Riggs & Bro.
Riveme & Wright
Mr. Ripley
J. E. Robinson
Roeme & Wright
J. R. Romign
Geo. W. Rose
Roseman & Levy
Rossman & Levy
Rothchild & Hadenfeldt
Rothchild & Hadenfeldt
Rothchild & Hadenfeldt
Roy Watch Case Co.
S. A. Ryder Jewelry Co.
Davis H. Sackett & Co.
Davis H. Sackett
Sadsher, G. F. & Son
67,913
219,977
36,548
51,922
35,891
37,528
57,577
44,853
3,317
30,250
55,365
40,307
32,453
37,307
68,288
304,230
36,050
700,273
41,117
36,050
54,776
3,621
104,291
226,290
66,209
104,476
306,826
22,8554
220,344
6,076
39,015
69,189
12-11-93
11-2-89
6-20-73
5-17-72
3-3-73
7-22-73
5-2-70
12-79
12-62
9-23-71
9-4-73
10-6-74
3-3-71
10-18-75
5-6-93
2-21-89
5-27-73
10-31-99
10-9-76
5-27-73
11-20-76
5-20-63
10-3-93
10-3-93
10-2-93
10-2-93
12-28-91
7-20-98
11-8-89
12-28-64
6-77
10-3-93
Last S#
Date
68,138
12-11-93
45,889
32,982
37,594
10-81
5-8-73
7-24-73
68,289
305,443
5-13-93
8-9-90
Notes
finisher, designer, factory supt.
Rossman & Levy
Haddenfeldt
Entity/Location
First S#
Date
Last S#
Date
Sadsher, G. F. & Son
Fritz Salfisberg
J. H. Sanborn
E. M. Saunders
Sawyer
Saxton & Co.
D. F. Schroeder & Co.
D. F. Schroeder & Co.
D. F. Schroeder & Co.
Mr. Shugrue
M. F. Schussler & Co.
M. F. Schussler & Co.
M. F. Schussler & Co.
A. G. Schwab & Co.
A. G. Schwab & Bros.
J. T. Scott & Co.
J. T. Scott & Co.
J. J. Scudder, Topeka Kansas
Scullion
Scullion
L. A. Sherr & Co.
Geo. D. Shortley
Shours & Co.
C. B. Shows (?) & Co.
G. C. Shreve & Co., S.F. CA
Shreve, Crump & Low
Siegler Bros.
Siegler Bros.
Siegler Bros.
A. H. Simon
Singley & South
Alvah Skinner
104,165
40,463
226,567
3,543
44,550
102,396
66,045
220,286
305,322
700,279
66,071
104,113
221,234
219,976
220,043
67,418
104,297
309,932
44,382
101,321
67,912
600,750
43,124
43,124
66,145
40,420
67,945
220,287
306,568
104,433
50,212
4,246
10-3-93
12-17-75
9-27-94
4-18-63
1-80
9-12-93
4-15-93
9-6-90
3-28-93
7-22-99
9-30-93
9-30-93
1-10-90
11-2-89
1-16-90
10-2-93
10-2-93
10-12-97
5-81
5-81
10-2-93
9-12-02
10-76
10-76
9-30-93
9-16-76
10-3-93
9-6-90
10-3-93
6-3-93
1-12-76
12-24-63
104,296
10-2-93
104,758
68,807
225,442
307,156
9-12-93
3-28-93
4-16-92
1-28-93
66,226
104,686
9-30-93
9-30-93
68,148
105,169
10-2-93
10-2-93
45,633
5-81
66,276
42,789
9-30-93
10-21-75
225,465
306,569
10-3-93
10-3-93
50,284
43,308
1-26-70
8-18-77
Notes
3-28-93
J. Y. Scott
Entity/Location
First S#
Date
B. F. Slater
J. H. Sloan
Stein & Ellbogen
J. P. Stetson
Hiram W. Smith
M. S. Smith & Co./Detroit
W. H. Smith, Le Moare Idaho
Smith & Knapp
Smith & Knapp
Smith & Knapp
Smith & Knapp
Smith & Patterson
Smith & Patterson
J. Snell
F. E. Snow
Henry J. Spear & Son
Henry J. Spear & Son
Henry J. Spear & Son
Wm. Sprague
F. M. Sprohule
F. M. Sprohule
F. M. Sprohule
Squire, Lander & Co.
J. Stackpole & Son
A. J. Stark & Co.
Stearns
Stern Bros. & Co.
D. C. Stiell, Provincetown Mass.
Thos. G. Stoddard
M. Stone
Strauss & Stern Co.
C. E. Swain
228,474
44,469
218,227
56,679
3,346
302,771
31,711
66,031
104,171
220,242
306,566
67,993
103,772
44,487
700,264
5,311
50,060
104,238
57,212
67,911
104,180
306,634
381
3,555
220,089
37,799
104,336
103,943
38,418
3,827
218,339
45,957
9-8-98
1-80
7-12-89
6-79
12-5-62
9-17-87
3-9-72
10-2-93
10-2-93
11-14-90
3-11-93
9-12-93
9-12-93
12-79
2-21-99
8-19-64
10-20-69
9-12-93
3-78
10-3-93
10-3-93
3-31-93
1859
4-18-63
9-11-90
12-24-74
9-30-93
4-6-94
12-8-73
4-79
11-29-89
8-81
Last S#
Date
220,342
11-8-8
34,181
7-17-72
43,103
69,188
104,440
6-20-76
10-2-93
10-2-93
67,994
104,760
9-12-93
9-12-93
46,719
55,728
104,250
2-23-81
1-14-75
9-12-93
68,011
Notes
4-3-75
10-3-93
[9]
[10]
38,445
12-30-73
Entity/Location
First S#
Date
Last S#
Symonds Bros. & Co.
L. Szigetvary
J. C. Tattershall, Dayton OH
J. Spencer Terry
Geo. P. Tew*
S. & L. Thompson
E. A. Thrall
E. A. Thrall
F. B. Towne
J. S. Townsend
W. G. A. Turner
Wm. Vasey
J. N. Waine
D. H. Walden
Leonard Waldin
J. A. Walker
M. Walker
J. N. Warne
Warne Bros. & Co
Warne Bros. & Co
D. T. Warren & Co.
Warren & Spadone
Warren, Spadone & Co.
S. Weaver
Weis & Oppenheimer
Wetherell Bros.
H. W. Wheeler & Co.
H. W. Wheeler & Co.
H. W. Wheeler & Co.
H. W. Wheeler & Co.
“Adj. for J. N. Wheeler”
Wheeler, Parsons & Co.
67,678
309,718
58,315
50,705
56,909
38,487
68,140
306,570
38,472
218,034
700,270
39,435
19,817
226,812
35,548
60,1051
41,991
20,379
30,824
50,558
4,491
5,494
50,070
37,487
225,226
41,077
64,270
104,067
303,843
600,181
56,960
19,501
10-2-93
5-9-02
4-82
10-21-70
8-78
4-3-74
10-3-93
3-11-93
7-16-74
7-12-89
10-21-99
4-79
2-10-69
4-24-1907
11-30-72
3-31-03
10-25-75
3-24-69
8-28-71
3-17-70
3-5-64
9-24-64
11-17-69
5-79
6-3-93
12-31-75
4-93
4-93
10-13-88
11-1-98
11-87
1-12-69
67,679
309,998
Date
Notes
10-2-93
8-14-1903
Director, 1861 [3]
44,546
20,191
1-80
3-17-69
35,648
11-7-72
20,929
41,511
5-14-69
12-15-74
4,580
21,580
53,149
3-11-64
7-30-69
9-14-70
9-16-70
70,235
8-6-94
3-93
305,695
9-25-91
40,281
9-77
Walden
3-79
Entity/Location
First S#
Date
Wheeler, Parsons & Co.
Wheeler, Parsons & Hayes
Wheeler, Parsons & Hayes
E. H. Whipple
E. D. Whitcomb
E. D. Whitcomb
N. H. White & Co.
N. H. White & Co.
N. H. White & Co.
N. H. White & Co.
Chas. W. Wilcox, Norwalk OH
W. W. Wilcox
W. W. Willis, Hickory Flat Miss.
W. H. Willson
J. Wilt & Duffee
A. C. Winn
Arthur Wise
Jas. E. Wood
N. G. Wood & Son
Woodcock
Woodstock, Borges & Co.
Woodstock, Borges & Co.
Woodstock, Borges & Co.
M. Wunch & Co.
Edward Young
Otto Young
Young Ladies’ Christian Association
Young Men’s Christian Association
E. O. Zadek
E. O. Zadek
P. H. Zoellner
50,021
30,128
52,677
3,787
33,547
101,260
66,279
104,161
220,031
700,119
17,625
52,060
225,070
3,380
36,043
38,114
34,281
6,689
42,928
44,512
67,580
104,493
220,426
104,337
52,266
220,427
54,669
54,623
61,250
219,549
53,782
9-29-69
3-79
4-79
6-22-63
7-30-72
7-81
10-2-93
10-2-93
6-18-90
4-26-99
1-13-69
3-3-76
2-4-93
12-5-62
7-23-73
12-3-73
6-24-72
3-25-65
7-26-76
12-79
10-3-93
10-3-93
12-7-8
10-3-93
2-8-71
12-7-89
11-19-73
4-22-73
4-93
7-18-90
1-79
Last S#
Date
Notes
53,074
44,179
56,989
3-17-71
6-78
11-77
50,011
10-1-94
44,568
4-1-81
68,144
104,625
220,280
10-2-93
10-2-93
12-20-90
34,598
10-78
4,991
6-22-64
6,849
42,949
4-25-65
3-2-76
104,495
11-3-93
104,649
10-2-93
220,429
12-7-89
future YWCA
The YMCA!
Legend:
* the individual listed with an asterisk had a known relationship with the factory, either as a finisher, executive officer, sales agent, or board
member
Customer names in bold are known to have appeared on original cases and/or dials of early Howard watches
Customer names in italics were known large-volume customers, based on surviving records
Alternate possible spellings and/or earlier/later sales dates than those for the lowest/highest S# movements are given, or additional info
Footnotes:
1. Movement S# 132, which predates the earliest surviving records, is in an original Baldwin Reversible case bearing the matching S# 132.
The dust cover of this case carries the inscription: “Ben. F. Crane, St. Louis.”
2. It is quite likely that “M. Field & Co.” was the prominent upscale Chicago department store, Marshall Field & Co.
3. The source for this information is Charles S. Crossman, “The Complete History of Watch Making in America,” originally appearing in
The Jeweler’s Circular and Horological Review, 1885-7.
4. W. J. Gazely of London was a well-known English clock and chronometer maker.
5. “A. M. Hill, New Orleans” seen on several private label dials
6. “Mershon” was most probably Ralph S. Mershon, the inventor and patentee of Mershon’s regulator, which he licensed to Howard. Was
Mershon’s partner, “Jones,” perhaps none other than Florentine A. Jones, who briefly served as superintendent of the Howard factory?
7. “H. N. Lockwood,” the name of a Boston retailer, has been seen on both Howard watch cases and on Howard private label dials,
including one private label dial dated “1888.”
8. “Max Meyer, Sioux City Iowa” seen on an unique dial for a stemwind converted Model 1862 keywind movement
9. “Squire, Lander & Co., NY” is the case marking on case # 361 housing Howard movement S# 361.
10. “Albert Stark, Denver Co.” seen on private label dial.