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British and American Horology: A Reply to Bolino
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2 In particular, Bolino calls attention to an article by Aked, Charles entitled “The First English Watch Manufactory?” Bulletin of the NAWCC, 28 (02 1986) pp. 52–60. The title of Aked's article appropriately ends with a question mark. It contains no data, aside from unsubstantiated trade catalogue claims by the company's owner, E. W. Streeter, indicating what kind or how much machinery was used. Most of Streeter's catalogue deals with jewelry and the only machinery illustrated in Aked's article is for the manufacture of “gold ornaments.” It is distinctly ancient in design. Furthermore, the site of his so-called manufactory could not have supported an establishment similar to Waltham or Elgin. Clearly, even if he did “manufacture” some watches, Streeter is a very minor player at best, who had little if any impact on English watch manufacturing.Google Scholar
3 August Bolino, C., “British and American Horology: A Comment on Hoke,” this Journal, 48 (09 1988), pp. 665–67, esp. p. 665.Google Scholar
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11 The technological conservatism of British watch manufacturers can also be found in the design of English watches. Many watches needlessly retained the chain and fusee well into the 1880s, long after both the Americans and the Swiss had abandoned them.Google Scholar
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