Pocket Watch Database

Location: New York, New York

Years of Operation: 1892-1922

Predecessor: New England Watch Co.

Waterbury Clock Co. purchased the Ingersoll brand in 1922

Total Production: ~100,000,000

Average Quality:

Average Rarity:

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Company Timeline

1881

The Robert H. Ingersoll & Bros. company is founded with offices in New York City and a factory in Trenton, New Jersey.

1891

The Robert H. Ingersoll & Bros. watch is manufactured.

1908

The Trenton Watch Co. is purchased by Robert H. Ingersoll & Bros. This results in watches being branded as "Ingersoll-Trenton."

1922

Robert H. Ingersoll & Bros. is absorbed by the Waterbury Clock Co.