E. Howard Records
The information in this database has been extracted from twenty original E. Howard Watch Factory record books generously donated to the Smithsonian Institution by Mr. Dana Blackwell. Mr. Blackwell was employed by the E. Howard Watch Co. and managed to save the record books from destruction. The record books are available to researchers by appointment in the Archives Center at the National Museum of American History.
The data found here was recorded by hand and transferred to an electronic database by Robert G. (Bob) Rolfe. This required a tremendous amount of time and effort on the part of Mr. Rolfe and we are all indebted to him for both his sense of volunteerism and for the excellent work he has produced. A much smaller amount of work was provided by myself in the editing, formatting and web enabling of the database. Bob and I are both members of the National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors, the NAWCC Special Interest Group Chapter 149, The Early American Watch Club and The Howard Club, and the Washington, DC, chapter of the NAWCC, Chapter 12. We are joined and supported by Jon Hanson and the members of the Chapter 149 Howard Club to further preserve the original record books, to provide horological information and education to the general public, and to continue to improve on the data associated with these factory records through the addition of more original sales data, and other original E. Howard watch data where available.
Note that the factory records available to us start at movement No. 3,301. The notations and abbreviations found here are generally those found in the original handwritten records. See the provided legend for notes on the use of abbreviations in the database. Click on a range of Serial Numbers to see the list of data:
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