Object Details
Variant company name
Est. 1842
Company Name
E. Howard & Co.
Related companies
George E. Townsend ; Howard Watch and Clock Co. (Boston, MA) ; E. Howard Clock Co. ; E. Howard Watch and Clock Co. ; Howard & Davis ; Boston Watch Co.; Howard Time Recorder Co. ; E. Howard Clock & Co. ; Howard Clock Products Inc. ; Howard Clock Sales & Service Corp. (New York, NY)
Date range
1800s-1900s
Record ID
SILNMAHTL_20000
Type of material
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Notes content
Includes reprints of catalogs ; "Story of Edward Howard and the First American Watch" (Geo. W. Spier, Washington, D.C. printed at bottom of front cover) ; Clocks: astronomical; regulator; grandfather; eight-day marine; watch-clocks for watchmen, electric and magneto; time recorders. Tower and street clocks ; hall clocks ; sidewalk clocks ; office clocks ; bank clocks ; regulators ; railroad clocks ; school clocks ; church clocks ; striking clocks ; watches ; gold standard balances ; electric clocks ; druggists' scales ; United States Post Office letter balances ; post and bracket clocks ; Catalog of watches by E. Howard & Co. compiled by George E. Townsend, 1985. "E. Howard: The man and the company"; booklet published by the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Inc., 1962.
Includes
Trade catalog and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description
30 pieces; 3 boxes
Place
Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States
Location
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source
Smithsonian Libraries
Topic (Romaine term)
Clocks and watches (including clock-making and watch-making equipment)
Measuring; calculating and testing devices
Topic
Calculators
Clocks and watches
Measuring instruments
Weighing instruments
Record ID
SILNMAHTL_20000