The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-23
THE MANUFACTURE OF WATCHES.

From the Correspondence Of the Baltimore Patriot Sept col
Those who feel an interest in the advancement of
American manufactures will be pleased to learn of the
which has attended the efforts of several of our
ingenious countymen in introducing to the notice of the
American people watch that in all respects compares
with any hitherto manufactured in England Swtzer-
land 1t cannot be denied that with looms and our
anvis, industry and ingenuity, have surpassed
foreign ingenuity in thousand different ways why then
should not make watch in this country equal to one
made in England on the banks of the Geneva. 1t
be urged that labor is cheaper abroad for this
competition Is met by ingenuity for machine used by
the Waltham Watch Manufacturing Company; tended
with but little by lad accomplishes in one hour
what manual labor would not complete in day. The
beautiful establishment for the manufacture of these
watches is located Mt Watham Mass.
The manufactory occupies of one hundred by
one hundred feet, and forms quadruple with an open
court in the centre The machinery of The establishment
is driven by engine of twelye-horse power, which
gives motion to lines Of shang in all the rooms to
which are attached the numerous ingenious DELICATE and
wonderful machines which used in the various pro-
for Transforming the crude material into the ex
quistey finished parts of the watch the competest re-
suit of human ingenuity and skill yet attained Messrs
Appleton, Tracey, Co.. the present propetors of the
establishment, have ample means to conduct it scale
commensurate with its importance The plan of manu-
facure is highly philosophical comprehensive complete
and peculiarly American All is done by machinery
each machine doing its peculiar work to gauge pat
tern with exactness that no skill of handcraft can
rival In the Watham factory derive the great ben
eft Of receiving am article greatly reduced in price, and
in the end, as cheap any foreign watch that
purchase.
The system of manufacture which enables them to
make thousand watches at once gives that certainty of
perfection which induces the company to guaranty the
perfect performance of every watch they turn out In
watch gets broken there is part which cannot
be duplicated The simplicity of the Waltham watch
lessons its liability to stop from the presence of foreign
substances and it is not liable to be affected by the
changes of the weather than the imported while,
by avoiding intricate movements, it is easily repaired,
and any of dsarangement at be detected
and the expense which attends the repairing Of other
watches is avoided Hundreds Of thousands of dollars
invested in this branch of American trade, and
the proprietors have tight to expect the patronage of
their fellow countrymen Imported watches may be had
little lower than these sold but when consider
the ability of the company to furnish, for almost half
the money American WATCH superior in all respects
to imported one, it would be dsgraceul to the pride
of an American il he would not prefer to pocket one
of them. In visiting the establishment of the general
agents. Messrs Robbins Appleton No. Is Maiden Lane
to-day, had the pleasure of examining these beaut
full specimens Of American skill and industry The de-
mand for this watch in all sections of the Union,
graied to learn, Is already very large and constantly
on the increase and our southern friends who may
have desire to investigate its merits further than
have DONE will have ample opportunity for doing
by calling upon the Baltimore agents Messrs. Ham
Cushing. f