Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-11-03
E. E. HANF.
THE YOUNG MAN WHO MAKES
WATCHES AND JEWELRY.
An EnterprIsInG and Popular MAchinIst
sad Jowslsr-rhs Improvement
Since the Days Of tho Oia
English BulI's Eye.

To sec The great improvement made
IN watches since the days Of the old
EnRltbh bale eye, you have but TO step
into the watch and teHelEy store of u
10 Hanf, No. 10 East Fourth s,Eset
Mt Hsnf hasnt exactly got . great
pAao OF store several stories high
making an imposing appearance, indi-
eating the home OF o financial king,
surrounded with luxury and wealth.
No, "Hed" HAni's store isn't any thing
OF that kind, hut 1t is = model little
store, with . model selection Of goods,
and the owner Of IL is net a Matchmaker
In name only, but q practical machinist
and expert in hne watch machinery,
oae that can make q watch out and out,
hair spring and all included II need be.
A practical msn liks this comes very
handy when something Ro!s wrong with
watch and yoH don't know what it ie.
II has to be something very intricate
and nas steEious Indeed II MED" HAnf
don't see II at tbs hrst look. Thousands
Of people 1T the late Agricultural Fair
stood and looked At his lever escape
ment watch which be exhibited in the
main exposition building. II was en-.
lArged to ten times the usual size Of q
lever watch, so that anybody and every
body could sec exactly how . watch
WAS made. By the aid OF this large
watch Mr.. HAnf can explain to his Gus.
toners exactly what is wrong with II
and show whore repairs are needed.
A representative Of the REPUBLICAN,
strolled along Fourth street yesterday
and, attracted by the big watch sign In
front OF his store, he walked In. Mr..
Hanf was busy At work. Well, he is
the busiest man anyhow you ever saw;
be 10 always at work. He says II 10 q
mistake to give any other Ierson than
himself the credit Of first introducing
the watch club system to the cit zens OF
Wilmington. He then told Ls ell About
how II was done. The club system 10
Of European origin, and wAs carried on
In other cities Of the United Slater
several yeArs before It was introduced
In Wilmington. II was In 1882 that, at
the desire OF number OF gentlemen, he
started a watch club, but owing to OR.
cumstAntel over which he had no con-,
troll, he relir quished the enterprise, and
the club was permitted TO 90 TO another
store, where IL was carried through.
IaI1SS3 the way tecomiug clear, and his
oustomsrs demanding II, he organised
smother club, and since that time fifteen
olubs have been oIgAnizsd and carried
through with great success. 1t 10 CLEAR,
however, that Whatever credit is due 10
the original mover In getting mp Satoh
clubs In this city, Mi. Hant 10 entitled
to II. Though, as We have already
eaid, Mr., HAnf has not the largest
watch and iewelry store in this city, he
has goods eroaRh to al the largest
store.
1t will be found that in looking over
his goods, none Of them are Of the low
"plnoh beck" order. Qlite . large
number Of rings, set with diamonds,
hat were held At prioss ranging from
| $50 to $3.50, some even as high aB 500
were shown TO US. "You see," said Mr..
HAnf, sit tAkes = good tshl Of capital
70 stock . store with diamond goods"
We aRreed with him, Those ladies'
gold watches With . diamond In the
case are splendid, and yet the price 10
only S65. There seems 20 be no end to
hts splendid stock Of Rentlsmen's gold
and silver watches and rings; indeed
Mr. HAnf showed ne tray after tray Of
them. Silver ware, no end to 1t, not
only cases and sheivinRs full, but
several cupboarda around the store are
also full. Well, there is no use to
enumerAte the goods 10 this store, for to
do so would make too long an article.
suffice II 70 say that anything that can
DO got at Banks, Bailey and Biddle's in
here at "Ned" HSnt's store, and as
cheap, but of course mol in % large
quantities.
Mr.. HAnf showed US . tray Of plain,
solid gold ribgF, which he manufactures
himself under . patent OF his own In.
ventiop, for which he has letters patent
from Washington,
a %aa p1oaess r15ss 60 60 Manufacturing these
rlnRs Is o novel and interesting one. Hs
showed us the process. He sends TO the
mint At Philadelphia and puEchates lOO
OF more pennywsights Of gold, "a oaEats
fine. TEia he smells In . oruclble, In
which he mixes an alloy OF bAsel
metalg, either copper or silver, until
The whole is reduced to 1S oAFAts. AfteI
: smelling he pouEs the molten gold into
q square mould, which when It eoois Il
turned out in bars ioE rings.
BE then pdtb these bars ihrouRl
small rollers after the style Of rolling
ont bar IRON, After rolling Il is ben
/ IN the shape Of 4 ring, which WheE
welded together 10 turned TO the propA
i. shape in lathe. The next moFemen
Is to burnish 1t In smother ingenious
machine and then the ring Is ready fol
, the market.
Much mora might be written abou
Mt. L-- NM wa,oh snd ciaoi
mSobInsry, but spsos viii not permit
He, however, would be g.. 70 e1pisll y,
his process, ana show his goCeA 10 a'
who oAll.
Mr.. Hanf came 10 Wilmington Will
his parents in 1864. Being then younl
he went to school, aud In 1874 ht
started little watch and jswelry stoEl
, at 9o3 Market street. The same year hI
removed to ons Of the stores at that TINT
, Ia the REPUBLICAN building, Third
and King streets, where he remained
two years, after which he removed &
his present place Of business, whore, b.
his Ingenuity, his Industry, honesty ant
fair dealing he has made many friend
and built up . large trade. BE 10
liberal advertiser in the REPUBLIoAl
and believes in printers ink. Self
educated and self made be stands ct tn
bead Of his profession, and 10 deserving
the patronage Of the public.