Reference Library
American Pocket Watch Companies
| Manufacturer Name | Location | Years of Operation |
|---|---|---|
| Adams & Perry Watch Manufacturing Co. | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | 1874-1877 |
| American Horologe Co. | Roxbury, Massachusetts | 1851-1851 |
| American Repeating Watch Co. | Elizabeth, New Jersey | 1885-1892 |
| American Watch Co. | Waltham, Massachusetts | 1859-1885 |
| Ansonia Clock Co. | Brooklyn, New York | 1896-1929 |
| Appleton Watch Co. | Appleton, Wisconsin | 1901-1903 |
| Appleton, Tracy & Co. | Waltham, Massachusetts | 1857-1859 |
| Auburndale Watch Co. | Auburdale, Massachusetts | 1876-1883 |
| Aurora Watch Co. | Aurora, Illinois | 1883-1892 |
| Ball Watch Co. | Cleveland, Ohio | 1891-1960 |
| Ball - Elgin | - | |
| Bannatyne Watch Co. | New York, New York | 1905-1911 |
| Benedict & Burnham Co. | Waterburry, Connecticut | 1855-1870 |
| Benedict & Burnham Mfg. Co. | Waterburry, Connecticut | 1870-1880 |
| Bogle Brothers | White River Junction, Vermont | - |
| Boston Watch Co. | Roxbury, Massachusetts | 1853-1857 |
| Brown, Robert & Sons | 1883-1856 | |
| Burlington Watch Co. | Chicago, Illinois | 1908-1925 |
| California Watch Co. | Berkeley, California | 1876-1877 |
| Charles Fasoldt | Rome, New York and Albany, New York | 1849-1878 |
| Cheshire Watch Co. | Cheshire, Connecticut | 1883-1892 |
| Chicago Watch Co. | Chicago, Illinois | 1895-1903 |
| Columbia Watch Co. | Waltham, Massachusetts | 1896-1900 |
| Columbus Watch Co. | Columbus, Ohio | 1874-1903 |
| Cornell Watch Co. | Chicago, Illinois and San Francisco, California | 1870-1876 |
| Corona Watch Co. | New York | 1900- |
| Crescent Watch Co. | - | |
| Crown Watch Co. | - | |
| D Goddard & Son | Worcester, Massachusetts | 1842-1850 |
| D. Goddard & Co. | Worcester, Massachusetts | 1860-1872 |
| D.D. Palmer Watch Co. | Waltham, Massachusetts | 1864-1875 |
| D.N. Freeman & Co. | Atlanta, Georgia | 1885-1887 |
| Dean & Co. | - | |
| Denver Watch Co. | Denver, Colorado | c.1891 |
| Dudley Watch Co. | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | 1920-1925 |
| E. Howard & Co. | Roxbury, Massachusetts | 1857-1861 |
| E. Howard Watch & Clock Co. | Roxbury, Massachusetts | 1881-1903 |
| E. Howard Watch Co. (Keystone) | Waltham, Massachusetts | 1902-1930 |
| E. Ingraham Co. | Bristol, Connecticut | 1912-1968 |
| E.F. Bowman | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | 1879-1882 |
| E.H. Flint | Cincinnati, Ohio | 1877-1879 |
| E.N. Welch Mfg. Co. | Bristol, Connecticut | 1834-1897 |
| Edgemere Watch Co. | Chicago, Illinois | - |
| Elgin National Watch Co. | Elgin, Illinois | 1864-1968 |
| Excelsior Watch Co. | Bedford, Massachusetts | - |
| First National Co-Operative Society | Chicago, Illinois | - |
| Fitchburg Watch Co. | Fitchburg, Massechusetts | 1875-1878 |
| Fredonia Watch Co. | Fredonia, New York | 1884-1885 |
| Freeport Watch Manufacturing Co. | Freeport, Illinois | 1874-1875 |
| George P. Reed | Boston, Massachusetts | 1865-1885 |
| Goddard & Co. | Worcester, Massachusetts | 1857-1860 |
| Gruen Watch Co. | 1870- | |
| Hamilton Watch Co. | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | 1892-1969 |
| Hampden Watch Co. | Springfield, Massachesetts and Canton, Ohio | 1877-1927 |
| Herman von der Heydt | Chicago, Illinois | 1883-1895 |
| Howard Clock & Watch Co. | Roxbury, Massachusetts | 1861-1863 |
| Howard Davis & Dennison | Roxbury, Massachusetts | 1850-1851 |
| Howard Watch & Clock Co. | Roxbury, Massachusetts | 1863-1881 |
| Illinois Watch Co. | Springfield, Illinois | 1869-1948 |
| Independent Watch Co. | Fredonia, New York | 1880-1884 |
| Ingersoll Watch Co. | 1892-1922 | |
| International Watch Co. | Jersey City, New Jersey | 1902-1907 |
| J.H. Allison | Detroit, Michigan | 1853-1890 |
| J.H. Mulford | Albany, New York | 1842-1876 |
| J.P. Stevens Watch Co. | Atlanta, Georgia | 1882-1887 |
| J.R. Brown & Sharpe | Providence, Rhode Island | 1856- |
| Jacob D. Custer | Norristown, Pennsylvania | 1840-1845 |
| Jacob Karr | Washington, DC | 1857-1895 |
| James & Henry Pitkin | Hartford, Connecticut | 1838-1852 |
| Jonas G. Hall | Montpelier, Vermont and Miliwood Park/Roxbury, Vermont | 1850-1890 |
| Kankakee Watch Co. | Kankakee, Illinois | 1900-1900 |
| Kelly Watch Co. | Chicago, Illinois | 1896-1896 |
| Keyless Watch Co. | - | |
| Keystone Watch Case Co. | 1882-1927 | |
| Keystone Watch Co. | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | 1884-1891 |
| Knickerbocker Watch Co. | New York, New York | 1899 - c.1930s |
| L. & C. Mayers Co. | New York | - |
| L. Goddard & Co. | Worcester, Massachusetts | 1817-1825 |
| L.A. Munger Publishing Co. | - | |
| Lancaster Penn Watch Co. Ltd. | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | 1877-1879 |
| Lancaster Watch Co. | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | 1879-1884 |
| Les Reymond | - | |
| Luther D. Goddard | Worcester, Massachusetts | 1850-1857 |
| Luther Goddard | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts | 1809-1825 |
| M.S. Smith & Co. | Detroit, Michigan | c.1868-1871 (Watch Production) |
| Manhattan Watch Co. | New York, New York | 1883-1891 |
| Manistee Watch Co. | Manistee, Michigan | 1908-1911 |
| Marion Watch Co. | Marion, New Jersey | 1872-1874 |
| McIntyre Watch Co. | Kanakee, Illinois | 1908-1911 |
| Melrose Watch Co. | Melrose, Massachusetts | 1866-1868 |
| Misattributed | - | |
| Mozart Watch Co. | Providence, Rhode Island and Ann Arbor, Michigan | 1864-1870 |
| Nashua Watch Co. | Nashua, New Hampshire | 1859-1862 |
| National Watch Co. | Elgin, Illinois | 1864-1874 |
| New England Watch Co. | Waterbury, Connecticut | 1898-1914 |
| New Haven Clock & Watch Co. | New Haven, Connecticut | 1853-1956 |
| New Haven Watch Co. | New Haven, Connecticut | 1883-1887 |
| New Jersey Watch Co. | New York, New York | 1888- |
| New York Chronograph Watch Co. | New York, New York | 1880-1885 |
| New York City Watch Co. | New York, New York | 1890-1897 |
| New York Standard | Jersey City, New Jersey | 1885-1929 |
| New York Watch Co. | Springfield, Massachusetts | 1866-1875 |
| Newark Watch Co. | Newark, New Jersey | 1863-1870 |
| Non-Magnetic Watch Co. | Geneva, Switzerland and USA | 1887-1905 |
| Osaka Watch Co. | Osaka, Japan | 1893-1896 |
| Otay Watch Co. | Otay, California | 1889-1894 |
| P & D Goddard | Worcester, Massachusetts | 1825-1842 |
| Peerless Watch Co. | San Francisco, California | 1892- |
| Peoria Watch Co. | Peoria, Illinois | 1885-1895 |
| Philadelphia Watch Co. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1868-1886 |
| Potter Brothers | Chicago, Illinois | 1870-1875 |
| Potter Watch Co. | New York, New York | 1855-1875 |
| Quick Train Rockford Watch Co. | Waldboro, Maine | - |
| Railroad Watch Co. | Albany, New York | 1896- |
| Reliance Watch Co. | - | |
| Robert H. Ingersoll & Bro. | New York, New York | 1892-1922 |
| Rock Island Watch Co. | Rock Island, Illinois | 1870-1872 |
| Rockford Watch Co. | Rockford, Illinois | 1873-1915 |
| Royal Gold American Watch Co. | New York, New York | - |
| San Jose Watch Co. | San Jose, California | 1891-1891 |
| Self-Winding Watch Co. | - | |
| Seth Thomas Watch Co. | Thomaston, Connecticut | 1885-1915 |
| Smith D. French | Wabash, Indiana | 1866-1878 |
| South Bend Watch Co. | South Bend, Indiana | 1902-1929 |
| Springfield Illinois Watch Co. | Springfield, Illinois | 1879-1885 |
| Sterling Clock and Watch Co. | Sterling, Illinois | 1889-1895 |
| Suffolk Watch Co. | Waltham, Massachusetts | 1900-1901 |
| Swiss Elgin | - | |
| Swiss Hamilton | - | |
| Swiss Waltham | - | |
| Tracy, Baker & Co. | Waltham, Massachusetts | 1857-1857 |
| Tremont Watch Co. | Boston, Massachusetts | 1864-1868 |
| Trenton Watch Co. | Trenton, New Jersey | 1887-1908 |
| United States Watch Co. (Marion) | Marion, New Jersey | 1864-1877 |
| U.S. Watch Co. (Waltham, Mass) | Waltham, Massachusetts | 1885-1904 |
| Union Watch Co. | New York, New York | 1908- |
| Unknown | - | |
| Various | - | |
| W. Hanson | 1887- | |
| W.C. Potter | Chicago, Illinois | 1875-1876 |
| American Waltham Watch Co. | Waltham, Massachusetts | 1852-1957 |
| Warren Manufacturing Co. | Roxbury, Massachusetts | 1851-1853 |
| Washington Street Watch Co. | Chicago, Illinois | - |
| Washington Watch Co. | Washington, D.C. | 1872-1874 |
| Waterbury Watch Co. | Waterbury, Connecticut | 1879-1898 |
| Westclox | Athens, Georgia | 1899- |
| Western Clock Co. | Peru, Illinois | 1895-1930 |
| Western Clock Manufacturing Co. | Peru, Illinois | 1888-1895 |
| Western Watch Co. | Chicago, Illinois | 1877-1880 |
| Wichita Watch Co. | Wichita, Kansas | 1887-1888 |
| Williamstown Watch Co. | Williamstown, Massachusetts | 1883- |