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Re: "In the beginning..." [message #844 is a reply to message #679]

Sat, 29 June 2013 00:47

paul-s
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Registered: June 2013
Location: Cincinnati, OH

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Artbissell, I've never seen that version of the Columbus logo with the centered W and Cs. That's also about the earliest Columbus watch that I think I've seen.

The Columbus Watch Company in 1889. The building in back with the chimney houses the steam engine that powered all the factory machines via a network of shafts and drive belts. Working in the engine house as a boy was where Fred Gruen got his start in the watch business:
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		"In the beginning..." (1877 Hunter model Pocket Watch) By: Thojil on Wed, 12 June 2013 15:31
		Re: "In the beginning..." By: JackW on Sun, 16 June 2013 04:20
		Re: "In the beginning..." By: artbissell on Sun, 16 June 2013 14:57
		Re: "In the beginning..." By: paul-s on Sat, 29 June 2013 00:47
		Re: "In the beginning..." By: mikey on Fri, 05 July 2013 22:22

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