The watch factories of America, past and present
Henry G. Abbott · 1888
XXI. Columbus Watch Company - -was accepted, the Watch Company being put in at $225,- 000 and the Improvement Company at $75,000.The con- solidation took place in the summer of 1S58.Early in the year 1859 the name of the company was changed to the American Watch Company, with a capital stock of $300,- 000, Mr. Robbins being elected treasurer and general busi- ness manager.John J. Lynch went to work for the