Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin

Years of Operation: 1889 - 1891

Predecessor: Blauer Watch Case Co.

Successor: Rockford Watch Case Co.

Reorganized from the Blauer Watch Case Company when the company moved from Chicago to Kenosha, Wisconsin in November 1889. The factory was closed in October 1891, and the machinery was sold to the Rockford Watch Case Co.

Identification: Kenosha watch cases are typically marked "Kenosha." However, some grades may have continued simplistic marking habits from the Blauer Watch Case Company era. For example, the "Victor" case may have been marked with "Victor" in an upside-down crescent moon shape without "Kenosha" being identified (no "Kenosha"-marked Victor cases have been discovered).

*** Important Note *** One of the most frequent misattributions in American watch cases involves the "Kenosha Indian" case. The Keystone Watch Case Company also produced a case with an illustrated Indian mark. Because the Keystone Indian cases are far more common, they are often improperly identified as Kenosha cases. However, the Indian mark on Keystone cases features an older male Indian chief while a much younger female Indian appears on the Kenosha cases. Also, the headdress that adorns the head of the Kenosha Indian is marked "KENOSHA." The Kenosha Indian design was trademarked on October 27, 1891 (U.S. Trademark #20266). The Indian trademark used by the Keystone Watch Case Company was originally trademarked on September 7, 1909, by the Philadelphia Watch Case Company (U.S. Trademark #75144). Then it was reregistered in 1911 and assigned to the Keystone Watch Case Company (under similar ownership).

Photographs of both marks are available in the database for comparison.