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American Pocket Watch Case Companies

Manufacturer Name Location Years of Operation
A. Anzelewitz & Co. New York Before 1914
A. Jaffe & Son, Inc. New York 1930-1942
A. Kamion New York 1915-1935
A.A. Robert & Foster Boston, Massachusetts 1900-1920
A.L. Ducommun Philadelphia 1796-1799
A.M. Bachrach New York 1900-1920
Adolph Bulova New York -
American Waltham Watch Co. Waltham, Mass. 1857-1892
American Watch Case Co. New York 1893-
American Watch Case Co. of Toronto, Ltd. Toronto, Ontario c. 1893
American Watch Co. Waltham, Mass. 1857-1892
Andrew K. Shiebler & Son New York 1890-1920
Apex Watch Case Co. New York -
Appleton, Tracy & Co. Waltham, Mass. 1857-1876
Arnold Robert Boston c. 1889
Arrow Watch Case Corp. New York c.1922
Association of Silver Case Manufacturers 1866-1866
Atlantic Watch Case Co. New York -
August Sperry Chicago, Illinois c.1865-1869, c.1872-1875
Avery & Brown New York Before 1905
Avon Watch Case Co. Brooklyn, New York 1930-1940
Baldwin & Co. Newark, New Jersey c. 1850
Ball, Parker & Waters New York 1880-1894
Ball, Steffany & Co. Brooklyn 1870-1875
Bates & Bacon Attleboro, Mass 1867-1901
Bay State Watch Case Co. Boston, Massachesetts 1885-1893
Bayer, Pretz, Felder & Mills New York -
Becker-Heckman Co. Chicago, Illinois 1943-1943
Bell & Co. Philadelphia c.1866
Bell Watch Case Co. Cincinnati, Ohio Before 1905
Belove Watch Case Co. New York 1943-1943
Benjamin J. Warner -
Bernard Levy Philadelphia 1878-1890
Berthoud, A. Milford, Pennsylvania 1883-1890
Bigalke & Eckert Co. New York 1920-1935
Blauer & Sperry Chicago, Illinois 1869-c.1874
Blauer Watch Case Co. Chicago, Illinois c.1874 - 1889
Bojar Co. Providence, Rhode Island 1931-1940
Booz & Co. Philadelphia 1882-1888
Booz & Hagstoz Philadelphia 1868-1871
Booz & Thomas Philadelphia 1875-1882
Booz, Hagstoz & Thomas Philadelphia 1871-1875
Boss Watch Case Co. Chicago, Illinois c.1894
Boston Watch Case Co. Boston, Massachusetts c. 1885
Boston Watch Co. 1853-1857
Bowman New York 1850-1857
Bowman New York 1850-1857
Bowman & Everts New York 1846-1850
Brennan, Michael Philadelphia 1884-1886
Brooklyn Standard Watch Case Co. Brooklyn, New York 1931-1940
Brooklyn Watch Case Co. Brooklyn, New York 1865 - c.1920s
Buckley, Preston & Tracy New York 1835-1837
Byron L. Strasburger & Co. New York c. 1889
C. & A. Pequignot Philadelphia 1854-1884
C. & C.P. Warner Philadelphia 1844-1861
C. & E. Tracy Philadelphia 1850-1853
C. Glatz & Co. New York 1858-1864
C. Jacot & Bro. Philadelphia 1852-1871
C.E. Hall & Co. Boston, Massachusetts 1860s
C.H. Ankeny & Co. -
C.K. Colby New York 1885-1911
C.L. Thiery & Co. Boston, Massachusetts c.1864-1872
C.L. Thiery & Sons Boston, Massachusetts c.1872-1882
C.N. Thorpe Philadelphia 1883-1885
C.R. Smith & Sons c. 1880
C.W. Westphal Philadelphia 1801-1810
California Watch Case Co. Berkeley, California 1876-1876
Camm Watch Case Co. New York 1899 - c.1901
Camm-Roy Watch Case Co. Brooklyn, New York 1899-1899
Capital Watch Case Co. New York -
Catlin New York c. 1861
Celestine Jacot Philadelphia 1839-1852
Central Watch Case Co. -
Charles Glatz New York 1864-1893
Charles L. Thiery (Boston) Boston, Massachusetts 1848-1876
Charles L. Thiery (New York) New York 1844-1848
Charles Schwitter Brooklyn 1877-1905
Chas H. Stone New York 1900-1920
Chas. E. Hale & Co. -
Chicago Watch Case Co. Chicago, Illinois 1882-1885
Cohen & Co. Chicago 1881-1882
Colby & Johnson New York 1867-1885
Commodore Watch Case Co. New York 1930-1940
Congress Watch Case Co. -
Constant Gigon Philadelphia 1837-1840
Cooper & Fellows -
Courvoisier & Berthoud Milford, Pennsylvania 1877-1883
Courvoisier & Mathey New York 1856-1860
Courvoisier & Wilcox -
Courvoisier & Wilcox Mfg. Co. Roseville, N.J. 1883-1905
Courvoisier, Wilcox & Co. Brooklyn 1874-1883
Crescent Watch Case Co. Roseville, N.J. 1885-1904
Criterion Watch Case Co. Brooklyn, New York 1894-1901
Croce & Marchand San Francisco, California c.1890
Crosby & Mathewson c. 1860s
Cross & Beguelin New York -
Crowell & Dunkerly Philadelphia 1855-1856
D. Bournique Middletown, Pennsylvania, Milford, Pennsylvania 1865 - c.1878
D. Ornstein & Son, Inc. New York 1920-1940
D.T. Warren & Co. c. 1860s
David Louis Huguenin Philadelphia c.1820 - c.1833
David Marx New York Before 1915
Denver Watch Case Co. Denver, Colorado 1920-1940
Diel Watch Case Co. New York 1920-1940
Dubois Watch Case Co. Brooklyn 1887 - c.1924
Ducret & Leichty Philadelphia 1855-1860
Dueber Watch Case Mfg. Co. Newport, Kentucky and Canton, Ohio 1873 - 1890s
Duhme & Co. Cincinnati, Ohio 1871-1895
Durand & Carter Newark, New Jersey 1850-1855
Durand & Co. Newark, New Jersey c.1848-c.1921
E. & J. Droz New York 1837-1845
E. Imhauser Co. New York c. 1920
E. Tracy Philadelphia 1857-1876
E. Tracy & Co. Philadelphia 1840-1850
E.A. Jeanneret New York 1878-1884
E.A. Muckle Rockford, Illinois c. 1885
Edward Perret New York 1814-1845
Elegant Watch Case Co. New York c. 1934
Elgin Giant Watch Case Co. Elgin, Illinois 1910-
Elgin Watch Case Co. Elgin, Illinois c.1892
Elless Watch Case Co. Philadelphia -
Emerson Watch Case Co. New York 1920-1930
Empire Watch Case Co. Boston, Massachusetts (or Providence, RI) c.1895 - ?
Erie Watch Case Co. New York 1920-1930
Essex Watch Case Co. Newark, New Jersey 1884 - 1905
Eugene F. Margot -
Fahys Watch Case Co. New York City, Carlstadt, New Jersey, Sag Harbor, New York 1857-1931
Fellows & Co. 1860s
Fellows & Shell -
Ferdinand Berthoud Milford, Pennsylvania c.1890
Fidelity Watch Case Co. New York 1888-1896
Fitzgerald & Smith Philadelphia -
Fortenbach Bros. Carlstadt, New Jersey 1861-1878
Francis Dubois & Co. New York 1840-1882
Frank Doll Cincinnati, Ohio 1857-1872
G. Gigon Philadelphia 1867-1869
Gale, Eaton & Snow -
George Courvoisier New York 1836-1839
George L. Wait Philadelphia 1856-1858
George W. Ladd Providence, Rhode Island -
Gigon & Co. Philadelphia 1863-1867
Gigon & Co. (Alfred Humbert) Philadelphia 1869-1888
Gigon & Seydel Philadelphia 1855-1859
Gigon, Pequignet & Bro. Philadelphia 1859-1863
Globe Watch Case Co. c. 1894
Goldsmiths Company of Canada, Ltd. Ontario, Canada -
Gruen National Watch Case Co. Cincinnati 1921-1958
H. & J.F. Pitkin Hartford, Conn. 1840-1852
H. Gerlack Philadelphia 1860-1860
H. Muhrs Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvaia c.1882 - 1898
H. Tissot & Co. New York c. 1887
H.A. Wadsworth & Co. Newport, Kentucky 1889-1892
H.W. Johns Manville Co. New York Before 1915
Hagstoz & Thorpe Philadelphia 1875-1883
Harbor Watch Case Co., Inc. Sag Harbor, New York -
Harper & Co. Philadelphia 1857-1859
Harper & McClelland Philadelphia 1850-1857
Haydon W. Wheeler & Co. New York c. 1900
Henry Blank & Co. Newark, New Jersey -
Henry E. Droz New York 1845 - 1870 (Cases)
Henry Freund & Bro. New York 1900-1935
Henry Goll & Co. New York c. 1892
Henry Lefort Newark, New Jersey c.1890
Henry May New York c. 1880
Hibbard G. Gill Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1864 - 1902
Howard Watch Case Co. Philadelphia 1883-1884
I. Ollendorf Co. New York c. 1920
I.D. Watch Case Co. New York 1930-1942
Illinois Watch Case Co. Elgin, Illinois 1888-1956
Imperial Jewelery Co. New York c. 1920
Invisible Joint Watch Case Co. Chicago, Illinois 1884 - c.1885
Ira Goddard New York -
Isaac Swope & Co. New York Before 1900
J. Boss Philadelphia 1860-1864
J. Laurent New York 1861 - c.1878
J. Laurent & Co. Linden, New Jersey c.1878 - c.1880
J. Muhr & Bro. Philadelphia -
J.A. Brown & Co. (G.W. Ladd) Providence, Rhode Island 1858-1883
J.A. Simpson & Bro. c. 1844
J.B. Rosenblatt New York 1910-1930
J.F. Courvoisier Port Jervis, NY 1883-aft.1889
J.H. Flyer New York 1935-1942
J.M. & S. Durand Irvington, New Jersey 1834-1836
J.M. Harper 1860s
J.P. Durfey Shiebler Co. New York 1900-1920
J.R. Wood & Sons Brooklyn c. 1900
Jackay Jewelers, Inc. New York Before 1940
Jacob Macher New York c. 1891
Jacot & Courvoisier New York 1839-1846
Jacot, Courvoisier & Co. New York 1846-1856
James M. Durand New York 1840-1850
James R. Bartlett New York Before 1915
Jeanneret & Co. New York 1884-1890s
Jeannot & Co. Brooklyn 1875-1880
Jeannot & Shiebler Watch Case Co. New York c. 1892
John C. Dueber Cincinnati, Ohio 1865-1873
John G. Stuckert Philadelphia 1864-1875
John Griffin Learned the trade from John L. Ward in 1832. Made the first two gold cases for the 8-Day Howard & Davis movements. [Crossman] c.1854
John Henry Philadelphia 1856-1860
John L. Ward New York c.1832 - c.1850
John R. Proud c.1840-1857
John S. Warner Philadelphia 1829-1837
John Sherwood New York 1890s - 1920s
John T. Mauran Mfg. Co. Providence, Rhode Island Before 1915
John W. Sherwood New York c. 1898 - 1899
John Wanamaker Philadelphia 1900-1920
Joseph A. Feiner New York 1884-1889
Joseph Blitz New York -
Joseph Daving New York 1920-1935
Joseph H. Bauer Chicago c.1873
Joseph H. H. Penton New York Did Not Exist
Joseph Schulman New York c. 1924
Juergens & Andersen Chicago, Illinois 1857-1871
Julius & Guinand Favre New York 1832-1845
Julius Favre New York 1830-1832
Julius Racine New York c. 1889
Kasper & Esh, Inc. New York Before 1940
Katz & Ogush, Inc. New York Before 1940
Keller & Untermeyer New York 1870-1902
Keller, Ettinger & Fink New York Before 1905
Kenosha Watch Case Co. Kenosha, Wisconsin 1889 - 1891
Keystone Watch Case Co. Philadelphia, Penn. and Riverside, New Jersey 1880-1956
Knickerbocker Watch Co. New York 1890-1930
L. & A. Mathey New York 1860-1882
L. Herzog & Co. New York 1862-1892 (Cases: c.1885-1890)
L. Lewitt & Co. Inc. New York c. 1930
Lachet, Louis New York, Chicago, Kansas City, Louisville 1860-1890
Ladd Watch Case Co. Providence, Rhode Island 1883-1898
Langdon Boston 1857-1862
Lapwell Watch Case Co. New York Before 1940
Leichty & Chabot Philadelphia 1860-1860
Leichty & Co. Philadelphia c.1861 - 1878
Leichty & Deschamps Philadelphia c.1861
Leichty & Le Bouba Philadelphia 1880-1884
Lenox Watch Case Co. New York -
Leon Hirsch New York 1920s - 1940s
Leon Watch Case Co. Newark, New Jersey 1905-1915
Leonard Krowler & Son, Inc. New Orleans, Louisiana c. 1930
Liberty Watch Case Co. New York c. 1930
Lissauer & Co. New York 1866 - 1890s
Lissauer & Sondheim New York c.1887
Louis Eugene Glatz New York 1831-1863
Louis Gratz New York -
Louis Mathey New York 1825-1839
Low & Courvoisier Philadelphia 1853-1864
Lungren & Bell Philadelphia 1864-1866
Luther Goddard Shrewsbury 1809-1875
M.W. Savage Minneapolis, Minnesota -
Manhattan Watch Co. New York 1883-1895
Manheimer Watch Co. Chicago, Illinois c. 1930
Margot Bros. Boston, Mass. 1861-c.1898
Marsh -
Martin Metzger New York Before 1915
Martins & Tissot New York c. 1884
Master Watch Case Co. New York Before 1940
Mathey & Bro. -
Mathey Bros. & Mathez New York 1882-?
Max Freund New York c. 1885
Max Klaas Corp. Newark, New Jersey 1920-1930
May Pinnel & Co. Newark, New Jersey -
Mayclese New York Before 1915
Metropolitan Watch Co. New York c. 1890s
Metzger, Stein & Co. New York Before 1915
Michael H. Cronin Philadelphia 1878-1882
Mindil, Brother & Co. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania c.1850s-1873
Moffat & Co. San Fransisco 1842-1852
Montgomery Safety Dial Co. Topeka, Kansas 1907-1930
Montreal Watch Case Co. Montreal, Quebec, Canada Before 1915
Morris S. Rosenburg New York -
Muckle & Zesinger Philadelphia 1865-1872
N.W.J.Co. -
National Watch Case Co. Philadelphia 1888-1890
New England Watch Case & Jewelry Co. Boston 1900-1900
New York Gold Watch Case Co. New York 1884-1888
New York Watch Case Co. New York 1863 - c. 1891
Newark Watch Case Co. Newark, New Jersey 1889-1889
Newport Watch Case Co. Newport, Kentucky 1878 - c.1885
North American Watch Case Co. Mansfield, Ohio 1910-1935
Northwestern Watch Case Co. Rockford, Illinois 1875-1883
O'hara Waltham Dial Co., Inc. Waltham, Massachusetts 1890-1930
Oliver & Davis New York 1900-1915
Oppenheimer Brothers & Veith -
Otto Fessler & Co. Newark, New Jersey -
Owen & Proud Waltham, Massachusetts 1857-1861
P.A. Giannini San Francisco, California c.1890
P.A. Jeanneret & Co. New York 1874 - 1890s
P.W. Ellis & Co. Ltd. Toronto, Ontario -
Patek, Philippe & Co. New York -
Paul, Simon & Phillip Philadelphia 1833-1839
Peerless Watch Case Co., Inc. New York c. 1921
Pennsylvania Watch Case Co., Inc. York, Pennsylvania 1900-1920
Penton, Ludlam & Underhill New York 1865 - c.1867
Pequignot & Bro. Philadelphia 1860-1885
Perrin Watch Case Co. New York c. 1930
Peter Henry Cincinnati, Ohio -
Peters & Boss Philadelphia 1858-1860
Peters, Boss & Co. -
Pforzheimer, Keller & Co. New York -
Philadelphia Watch Case Co. Philadelphia c. 1889 - 1953
Piguet Bros. New York 1856-
Pinneli, May & Co. Newark, New Jersey 1900-1920
Pioneer Watch Case Co. New York c. 1930
Piquet Bros. New York 1856-1876
Progress Watch Case Co. Newark, New Jersey 1900-1920
Providence Watch Case Co. Providence, Rhode Island c.1895
Queen City Watch Case Co. Cincinnati 1900-1921
R. S. Peters & Bro. Philadelphia 1851-1852
R.R. Fogel & Co. New York Before 1920
Randolph Peters & Co. Philadelphia 1852-1857
Rays Watch Case Co. New York 1900-1920
Reese S. Peters Philadelphia 1852-1889
Rex Watch Case Co. New York 1920-1940
Richard Oliver & Bloomfield New York 1900-1915
Robbins & Appleton Boston, Massachusetts c. 1860s
Rockford Watch Case Co. Rockford, Illinois 1883-1915
Rogers New York 1857-1857
Rogers, Langdon & Went Boston 1852-1857
Roseman & Levy New York 1890-1920
Rosenzweig Bros. New York 1900-1920
Roseville Watch Case Co. Roseville, New Jersey c. 1880
Roy & Co. Brooklyn, New York 1890-1891
Roy Mfg. Co. Brooklyn, New York 1891-1899
Roy Watch Case Co. Brooklyn, New York 1885-1929
S. & D. Jewelery Mfg. Co., Inc. New York 1920-1940
S. Andersen New York 1854-1857
S. Bruner New York 1930s - 1940s
S.H.H. Penton New York 1858-1894
Sag Harbor Watch Case Co. Sag Harbor, New York -
Schauweker-Chalmers Co. New York 1893-
Schmidt & Leslie Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -
Schwab & Wuischpard New York 1920-1940
Schwitter & Renaud Brooklyn c. 1878
Serex & Desmaison Boston 1876-1880
Serex & Maitre Bros Boston 8 Province Ct.
Serex & Robert Boston 1880-1888
Shellcross Philadelphia -
Sipe & Sigler Cleveland, Ohio 1900-1920
Sluka Bros. New York 1920-1940
Smith & North New York 1890-1920
Solidarity Watch Case Co. Brooklyn, New York 1885 - 1931
South Bend Watch Co. South Bend, Indiana 1903-1930
Spiro Watch Case Co., Inc. New York c. 1924
Standard Watch Case Co. Providence, Rhode Island 1921-
Star Watch Case Co. Elgin, Illinois and Ludington, Michigan 1899-1982
Strauss & Neugass, Inc. New York -
Susstrong, Albert New York c. 1885
T. Zurbrugg & Co. Riverside, New Jersey -
T.B. Bynner New York c.1870
Taylor & Baldwin Newark, New Jersey 1836 - 1840s
The Canadian Watch Case Co. Montreal, Canada c. 1900
The Juldar Co. Duluth, Minnesota c. 1924
The Muhr Watch Case Co. 1850-1890
Theophilus Zurbrugg Philadelphia -
Thiery & Serex Cambridgeport, Boston 1858-c.1864
Thiery Watch Case Co. Boston, Massachusetts 1882-1885
Thomas C. Garrett Philadelphia 1834-1844
Tracy & Baker Case Co. Philadelphia 1853-1857
Tracy & Hulse New York 1830-1831
Tracy & Shellcross Philadelphia 1853-1853
Tracy & Ward New York 1831-1837
Tracy, Baker & Co. Waltham, Massachusetts 1857-1857
Ulysse Savoye New York 1828-1856
Union Watch Case Co. Kansas City, Missouri c. 1924
Unknown (B.McC.&Co.) -
Unknown (B.W.B.&Co.) -
Unknown (C.W.S.) -
Unknown (F.&M.) -
Unknown (F.E.B.) -
Unknown (F.M.&Co.) -
Unknown (F.M.) -
Unknown (H.W.) -
Unknown (J.P.C.) -
Unknown (J.W.P. & Co.) -
Unknown (K.B.&M.) -
Unknown (L.&M.K.) -
Unknown (S.&F.M.) -
Unknown Case Manufacturer Various -
Van Trump & Silver Baltimore, Maryland 1856-1861
Victor Nivois New York c. 1884
W.F. Doll Mfg. Co. New York 1897-1907
W.H. Fitzgerald Brooklyn, New York -
W.J. Gardiner Watch Case Co. Ltd. Toronto, Ontario Before 1920
W.T. Thompson c. 1902
Wachter Mfg. Co. Hartford, Connecticut 1900-1920
Wadsworth Watch Case Co. Newport, Kentucky; Dayton, Kentucky 1892-1953
Wait & Crocker Philadelphia 1858-1862
Ward & Co. New York 1868-1885
Ward & Jennings New York 1859-1868
Warner & Keating Philadelphia 1840-1842
Warren & Spadone Jersey City, New Jersey 1860-1871
Wendell & Co. Chicago, Illinois 1879 - aft.1926
Western Watch Case Co. Chicago, Illinois 1887 - c.1929
Westphall & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania c.1801 - c.1820
Wheeler, Parsons & Co. New York c. 1869 - 1920
Willemin Watch Case Co. Brooklyn, New York 1881-1889
William & Co. Warner Philadelphia 1839-1849
William A. Guinand New york 1842-1878
William Konovitz New York Before 1920
William McNeir Philadelphia 1834-1846
William Vulcan & Co. New York c. 1924
William Warner Philadelphia 1811-1844
Wilmarth & Bowman New York 1829-1850
Wilmarth, Moffat & Curtis New York c. 1840 - c.1842
Wm. B. Warne & Co. Philadelphia c.1870
Wm. I. Rosenfeld New York 1890-1920
Wolf & Durringer Louisville, Kentucky -
Young & Co. New York c. 1828
Z. & G. Gigon Philadelphia 1840-1855