Talk:E. Howard & Co.

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I am confused. Now the reverted changes are showing uop again??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Clint Geller (talk • contribs) 04:32, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

The beginning of the article states that Howard and Rice "bought the stock" of the defunct Boston Watch Co., without citing any source. This statement is incorrect. Howard & Rice didn't "buy" anything. Chas. Rice held a lien on the BWCo.'s assets and through it was able to take possession of approximately 500 watch movements in progress, which were finished by Edward Howard in Roxbury [ Sources: CS Crossman "The Complete History of Watchmaking in America," Adams-Brown Publishers [reprinted from the Jwelers' Circular & Horological Review, 1885-1887]; MC Harrold "American Watchmaking," [NAWCC Pub.s, 1984]; and CB Geller "A Study of E. Howard & Co. Watchmaking Innovations: 1858-1875," [NAWCC 2005] ]. The great MAJORITY of the BWCo.'s material, and ALL of its machinery were purchased by Royal E. Robbins and partners and went to Waltham [Ron Price "Origins of the Waltham Model 57," [NAWCC 2005], not Roxbury! My attempt to correct the text was reverted!!!

I added several items to the chronology which also were reverted:

1904 the year of Edward Howard's death 1903-04 AWCo manufactured private label watches for both E Howard & Co. and the E. Howard Watch Co. 1903-1923 The Howard Clock Co finished a small number of pre-existing E. Howard & Co. watches between 1903 and 1923

I attempted to remove an utterly extraneous and confusing reference to the US Watch Co., which attempt was characterized as "vandalism!"

I provided links to a wiki article on E. Howard & Co. watch products on the NAWCC website, and to the 2002 NAWCC Seminar on-site exhibit of Howard watches, and these were deleted as well. (The National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors [NAWCC] is a non-profit educational and scientific organization.)

Clint Geller (talk) 04:27, 15 August 2010 (UTC)Clint Geller