Vintage News
Jeff Sexton
These are some vintage news pieces and other assorted information from various watch and watchmaking sources, all posted at the ElginTime Watch Blog. This is just a small sampling, you can find much more there.
From a Quacker to His Watchmaker
The American Horologist magazine, May 1940
Vintage Elgin National Watch Co. Advertising
War Talk Prompts Southern Grandma To Buy Watches
Horology magazine, October 1939
The American Horologist magazine, November 1938
The American Horologist magazine, January 1942
Know the Escapement, by Sarah and Homer Barkus, 1945
The American Horologist magazine, February 1936
Elgin Watchmakers College Trains Men for State Examinations
The American Horologist magazine, November 1941
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