Coin Slot Magazine - #007 - 1975 - March [International Arcade Museum]
THE COIN SLOT
MARCH
1975
Orin Yeager, 7090 W. Fifth Ave., Lakewood, Colo. 80226, has a
magnificent Honest John machine, in "as new" condition (Orin's hobby
is the restoration of old machines, and he does a great job). He would
like to know if there is anyone else out there with a similar machine, and
if anyone could send photo-copies of Honest John literature. Please
contact Orin directly, if you can help him out.
WALTHAM WATCHES
If you have an old pocket watch tucked away somewhere, the
chances are very good that it is a Waltham. This old, reliable company
made millions of watches, many of which are still in service all over the
world. Go to any flea market in any part of the Earth, from Hong Kong
to Portobello Road, and you are sure to find at least a few Walthams for
sale.
The Waltham Watch Co. actually started out as Howard, Davis and
Dennison, in September of 1850, at 34 Water Street (now called East
Street), Roxbury, Mass. Edward Howard and David Davis were
making clocks and scales at this time, and Aaron L. Dennison joined
them, designing and making the machinery to produce watches. In
1851 the name was changed to the American Horologe Co., and then
later that same year to The Warren Manufacturing Co. Apparently
only about 1100 watches were made under the Warren name, and in
September 1853 the company was called The Boston
Watch
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located at Roxbury and Waltham, Mass. Throughout these name
changes, the three originators, Howard. Davis and Dennison,
continued to be active, taking on new partners and shedding them
along the way. The Boston Watch Co. failed in May of 1857, and a new
company, Tracy, Baker and Co., was immediately formed, this time
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