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E. Howard Historical Dates

  * 1842 E. Howard Clock Co. founded
  * 1845 Howard Clock factory built in Roxbury
  * 1850 American Horologue Company founded by E. Howard and A. L.
    Dennison, with financial backing from D. P. Davis
  * 1853 The first production watches completed, signed "Warren
    Manufacturing Co.," which evolved into the Waltham "Model 1857,"
    the first successful industrially manufactured watch.
  * 1854 The Warren Mfg. Co. (previously, the American Horologue Co.)
    is renamed the Boston Watch Co.
  * 1857 Boston Watch Co. fails; Royal E. Robbins and partners
    purchase the machinery and most of the inventory, but Edward
    Howard teams with lienholder Chas. Rice to remove about 500
    watches in progress to Roxbury; Both Robbins and Howard claim
    succession from the Boston Watch Co.
  * 1857-8 Howard finishes left over Boston Watch Co. Model 1857
    material under the name "Howard & Rice"
  * 1858 Howard buys out Rice and the name of the watchmaking
    operation is changed to E. Howard & Co.
  * 1858 Production of "E. Howard & Co." watches begins based on
    Reed's divided plate 6-pillar design
  * 1861 Howard Watch and Clock Co. incorporated
  * 1862 3/4 plate watch production begins at Howard
  * 1863 Company reorganized
  * 1868 Howard introduces new steel safety barrel on watches with
    pendant winding and setting
  * 1873 New plant completed
  * 1879 Waltham Watch and Tool Co founded (U.S. Watch)
  * 1881 Company reorganized as E. Howard Watch and Clock Co.
  * 1882 Edward Howard retires
  * 1888–1896 U.S. Watch Co. produces "Suffolk" and "Columbia" watches
  * 1903 Howard Clock and watch manufacturing separated
  * 1903 Clock manufacturing company becomes E. Howard Clock Co.
  * 1903 E. Howard name for watches sold to Keystone Watch Case Co.
  * 1903 U.S Watch Co. sold to E, Howard Watch Co. (and Keystone)
  * 1903–1927 Howard watches produced in Waltham at U.S Watch factory
  * 1927 Howard name sold to Hamilton Watch Co.
  * 1927 Howard Clock Co. buys U.S. Watch factory from Keystone
  * 1933 Howard Clock Products Co. incorporated
  * 1933 to Present Howard Clock Products Co. manufactures clock and
    timer mechanisms