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The Hampden Watch Company began as the Mozart Watch Company in 1866 when Donald J. Mozart founded the company in Providence, Rhode Island. This company soon failed, but in 1867 he reorganized the firm as the New York Watch Company, with production facilities in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Oct 25, 2024 · The Canton Company. Background. This was the production company of Mark Canton. It was formed in 1998, but it closed in 2001. Logo (September 26, 1999-May 18, 2001)
Oct 21, 2024 · Dueber-Hampden is an American watchmaking company that began as two separate businesses in the mid-1800s. The company eventually moved to Canton, Ohio, where it employed a large segment of the city's population until 1930. The firm made watch cases as well as finished watches at varied price points. Dueber-Hampden Watch Company - History.
The first movements placed on the market were known as "The Springfield", "John L. King," "Homer Foot,” "No. 5," “J. A. Briggs,” ”H. G. Norton," and "Albert Clark", many of these names being company officers. In 1871 the company placed a size-18 full plate movement on the market.
Jul 27, 2010 · “In 1888, the Canton Chamber of Commerce located 20 prominent citizens to help raise $100,000 to bring two companies to Canton — the Hampden Co. of Springfield, Mass., and the Dueber...
Hampden Pocket Watches. History of the Hampden Watch Company. (Springfield, MA / Canton, OH 1877-1930): In 1877 John C. Deuber, formerly the owner of a watch case company, bought a controlling interest in the New York Watch Mfg. Co. [located, despite its name, in Springfield, Massachusetts] and renamed it the Hampden Watch Company.
Hampden Watch Company, Springfield, MA, later Canton, OH Mozart and New York Watch Companies. The Mozart Watch Company was originally organized by Don J Mozart and a group of investors in Providence, Rhode Island in 1864. In October 1867 the Company reorganized as the New York Watch Company and moved to a one story brick plant in Springfield ...
