The machinery and tools were sold to the Amtorg Trading Corporation, one of Soviet Russia’s buying agencies in the US, for $329.000. Unfortunately for Canton residents, in 1927 the company went bankrupt, finally ceasing operations in the city in 1930. Thanks to these two companies, Canton became an important center for watch manufacturing in the United States of America. In 1890, Canton's population was 26,337 people. This antique Hampden Molly Stark Dueber Special pocket watch comes with a tag providing details regarding it saying it winds but does not run so it is being sold as is. The seller is b2bn and is located in Lake Worth, Florida. This item is in the category Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Pocket Watches\Antique. In 1888, the companies' first year in Canton, the firms employed 2,300 Canton residents. The item Hampden Dueber Pocket Watch Gr 109 16s 15j IWC Supreme Gold Filled Case Ticking is in sale since Tuesday, June 18, 2019. The Dueber Watch Case Company and the Hampden Watch Company quickly became two of Canton's largest employers. In 1923, the two companies formally united together, becoming known as the Dueber-Hampden Watch Company. The Dueber Watch Case Company produced the cases for the watches that the Hampden Watch Company manufactured. In this new location, the two companies shared manufacturing facilities. In 1888 Dueber relocated the Dueber Watch Case Company from Newport and the Hampden Watch Company from Springfield to Canton, Ohio. The Hampden Watch Company's product so impressed Dueber that in 1886 he purchased a controlling interest in this company. The Dueber Watch Case Company provided the casings to watch manufacturers, including the Hampden Watch Company, which was located in Springfield, Massachusetts.
This firm manufactured cases that held the internal workings of watches. In 1864, John Dueber founded the Dueber Watch Case Company in Newport, Kentucky.
The Dueber Watch Case Company was an important employer in Canton, Ohio during the late 1800s and the early 1900s.
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