New-York tribune., 1876-07-14
WATCH MAKING.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INTERESTING EXHIBIT OF THE
wALTHAI COMPANY.

| purr .DFIpUIA July 6.-Few features OF
the American departments OF the Fair attract as much
notice from foreigners and from our own people as me
display made by the American watch Company OF Wal
tham Mass OF its operations and products. Inc COM
pany have IN the Main Building handsome case con
tanning 2,20O watches representing six days WORK VI
ten hours each OF thcir factory. This information set
forth IN black tablet hung upon the case, and after
reading II the visitor II he DC of calculating turn of
mind falls TO work figuring mp how many watches 'he
factory turns ont in year. and then wonders Whae Dc
comes of them all. The old problem OF wha' becomes
of all pins IS much easier To solve Tor Watches are
not often lost in the swept into the dnstheap;
and yet world consuming In sume nys
way hundreds oi thousands every year
Some handsome and appropriate designs, got up Tor
the Centennial year. shown In gold caSes-the pre-
dominant idea being 10 illustrate by the dates ana ny
attiug eublcm- the beginning and end Of the century
who's. close We are now celebrating. Thus one watch
be,r pon one side above the figures l776 fury, with
the sword and torch war and below cannon and stacks
OF arms wi lie device the Other side Is the anger
of peace with emblems Of Commerce aud Agriculture
and the date 1876 Another bears fine CHASING OF the
Srp.u. OF the Declaration OF Tndepen lcnce AMI has
arpunu IL the legend peace on rtrth' Eoo, "I
10 men" There pcrlapsa dozen Inherent sIyie' oi
thc-r Cel tonnia m,hI'rt0 clSe novelty oi mccain
ian, il watch thar open-iaced mOmeut and the
next is turned int hunting case M the hihds o the
exhibitor. 1h Owner Oi suca watch can Gf'thy lohe
Tor variety by changing its appearance whenever He
likes. - .,.. -
however, In Machinery HAN, near GItds '"i
the Nathdm comp ny makes - VI ~
Interesting display. Here All the processes Of making
wnrcl- pnions screws, and jewels carried on under
the sup.untoudcnce o hr. IhomIs, by - OF fl'iSes
bruu III grum the factory. The delicate and ingenious
utrniur, thar d0 work wunIers OF me hallsin
.uI notable trumPIs OF American mechalcu sAlt.
Look FOR example. ~ th gutUm ltic machine oi hhIbS
srrrWs u rr, i,scf with steel wire, cus ~ INTO tIer
nu red eutns turis the thread. and then reaches out
tte polished a. ~ picks the screw t"nirhi % ,Hs MN IN
small th9t man, fingers could scarcely 'iho up
f.om 4 % SURFACED oUt oI the laws wbrro II mas pt'n
uuIrroiu these Processes, takes % 10 another pfi' 81
ti u . . SO here 10 holds IL until the slot has been
ct ig " been 10 d.uIs 10 s.riy 10 box. Only Ltlir IS
vou f m TIE minute accuracy OF their operations are
Al, tI. g; ;,,- ior cutting and polishing thc wheels
al rluou.-thr former gUln- through AJ p "ceSscs ana
the tt.r % seventeen EdHdS are employ tcI-h"sV VI
them ~ l-aad ;ur machines are arranged upon ch2
IA lr surrounded with railing, III 9ucH - way 1haI
y..t,. 4, r.,u closely inspect their Op ydtloas.
I..r purpose the Company n iaAuE this eNhbit y
not p course solely g.aiiy the curious tGIoue' hat
.l,s, arodLd to .Dc Los i.c mach n.s "of". dr,is
lt of m ID suoa the utsruIona! Jury and the IHplle
a a. bow accurately tbc parts % rs watches are mace
and o. Iuuir., upon ,h,Li tlig cltf points oi snti
prfy simplicity oi -iruclun crIr"cu - ana uudJlt-
ity o., tule-s scci,l-, auu Cutapuras oI ilCc'