Blackwell, as a new Vice President of the firm, revived clock production, reintroducing several of the more popular models to the market. Production of smaller clocks ceased in 1957 or 1958 and the last tower clock was produced in 1964. Clock production was on the wane, but precision gear cutting business kept the firm profitable, particularly from government contract work.
A very small number of pre-existing Howard watches were finished in the Howard clock factory between 19.Ī new firm known as Howard Clock Products was formed Novemto succeed the earlier firm. Clocks were manufactured at Roxbury, a section of Boston, but in the early 1930s those operations were also moved to Waltham, Massachusetts. Howard Watch Co." These watches were of new designs and unlike those of the original Howard company. of Waltham is not to be confused with an earlier company of the same name in Marion, New Jersey.) Keystone manufactured watches at the location signed "E. factory building in Waltham, Massachusetts (The US Watch Co. Keystone purchased the defunct US Watch Co. Regular watch making operations ceased in 1903, when the Howard name in association with watches was sold to the Keystone Watch Case Co. Only two common wall models, #5 and # 10, were produced as stock items, all others being manufactured by special order. This firm continued the manufacture of many clock styles, primarily weight driven wall timepieces and regulators of fine quality. In 1882, Edward Howard sold out his personal interests and retired, leaving the firm to new management.
Thereafter, Howard formed a new company called the Howard Watch & Clock Company (transposing clock & watch) on October 1, 1863, which was successful for some years but was reorganized in 1881 after financial setbacks of a few years previous. On Mathe clock and watch businesses were combined into one joint stock corporation, the Howard Clock & Watch Company, which failed in 1863. The Howard firm established itself as a leading American manufacturer of luxury watches from 1858 into the 1890s. Howard & Co." throughout, with only minor exceptions.
Howard & Co." While the company name changed several times during the firm's watchmaking history, all watches it made continued to be signed "E. In December 1858, Howard bought out Rice's interest and began manufacturing watches of a new design, signed "E. In 1857-8, Edward Howard finished and sold left over "Model 1857" material from the Boston Watch Co. Davis left the firm and Howard & Davis was dissolved. About 1843, with a third partner, Luther Stephenson, they began to also manufacture tower clocks. They also became known for their manufacture of sewing machines, fire engines and precision balances. Davis, manufacturing high-grade wall clocks under the name of Howard & Davis in 1842. Howard was a clockmaking apprentice of Aaron Willard Jr.
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