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Сделал нарезку по P. S. Bartlett из книги Эббота «Watch Factories of America. Past & Present».
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In 1860 the AmericanWatch Company declared a dividend of five per cent., this being the first dividend declared by any watch factory in America. The first ladies' watch ever manufactured in America, was turned out by the company in 1861, and was known as the " P. S. Bartlett," and was a 10-size, key wind.
In the spring of 1864, Messrs. Ira G. Blake and P. S. Bartlett, both of whom were at that time connected with the Waltham Watch Company, paid a visit to Chicago.
They became acquainted with J. C. Adams, then a watchmaker, and talked over the prospects for starting a watch factory in Chicago. Mr. Adams coincided with their views on the subject and interested several capitalists in the scheme. Messrs. Blake and Bartlett gave a glowing description of the Waltham Watch Company's business; they waxed eloquent, and at length convinced the capitalists that if Waltham could manufacture watches by machinery and supply the Western states, surely Chicago could make watches by machinery and supply the demand in the Eastern states.
On August 27, 1864, a company was incorporated under the name of " The National Watch Company of Chicago, Illinois," with a capital of $100,000. The incorporators were Philo Carpenter, Howard Z. Culver, Benjamin WRaymond, Geo. M. Wheeler, Thomas S. Dickerson, Edward H. Williams and W. Robbins. Messrs. Adams and Wheeler made a visit to the East and the following gentlemen contracted with the company for five years: Messrs. Otis Hoyt, P. S. Bartlett, Charles S. Moseley, Geo. Hunter, D. R. Hartwell, Chas. E. Mason, D. G. Currier and J. K. Bigelow. It was decided that the factory should be located at Elgin, and a tract of thirty-fiveacres of land was donated to the company for a factory site by the business men of that place.
During the summer of 1866 the factory began to assumer somewhat busy aspect. One department after another
was organized in rapid succession. The first foremen of the respective departments, were as follows: General superintendent, Charles S. Moseley; machine shop, George Hunter; plate and screw, P. S. Bartlett; jeweling, Chas.
H. Bagley; train, J. K. Bigelow, with Otis Hoyt as assistant; balance, Eben Hancock; escapement, C, E. Mason;, finishing, D. G. Currier; dial, John Webb; adjusting, J . F. Gilson; gilding, James Fairchild; flat steel, William M. Goodridge.
In the spring of 1864, Mr. Adams severed his connection with W. H. & C. Miller and together with Messrs.
Chas. S. Moseley and P. S. Bartlett, organized the Elgin Watch Company. In 1869, together with Mr. Paul Cornell, he organized the Cornell Watch Company of Grand Crossing, 111., and served for some time as general agent of that company. One of the movements made by this company was named in his honor. In 1869, Mr. Adams, together with Springfield capitalists, organized the Illinois Watch Company at Springfield.
Особенно P. S. Bartlett упоминается в связи с Charles S. Moseley – этой паре посвящена отдельная глава.
P. S. Bartlett, whose name is familiar to every watchmaker and jeweler in America, and we might say the world, was born in Amesbury, Mass., September 3, 1834. His first connection with watch making, was in 1854 when he went to work for the Boston Watch Company, just after its removal to Waltham, Mass., where he occupied the position of foreman of the plate and screw department.
In 1859 the American Watch Company put upon the market a new 18-sdze movement which they engraved "P. S. Bartlett" in honor of the subject of this sketch. In 1861 the same company manufactured their first ladies' watch which they also designated as the "P. S. Bartlett", having abandoned the 18-size made in 1859.
In 1864 he visited Chicago, and together with Messrs.
Chas. S. Moseley, J. C. Adams, and Ira G. Blake, organized the National Watch Company, of Chicago, afterwards known as the Elgin National Watch Company. He subsequently signed a contract with that company for five years as foreman of the plate and screw departments. He was for seven years assistant superintendent and general traveling agent for the company, during which time he introduced the Elgin Watches in Europe, selling them in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities. He is now in the wholesale and retail watch and jewelry business in Elgin.
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