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Illinois Watch Case Company
Elgin,
IL ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
42° 3' 9.600012",
-88° 16' 15.480012"
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Illinois State
Historical Marker
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For more than 70 years, this site was occupied by the Illinois Watch Case Company. The firm was a leader in the domestic watch industry and by the 1920's had produced more than 30 million watch cases.
A subsidiary produced jewelry goods, lockets, cigarette lighters, and the famed “Elgin American”ladies compacts. During World War II, the company won an Army-Navy Excellence Award for its production of mortar shells and war-related materials.
Foreign competition and a changing market eventually led to an end of production in the early 1960's.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Illinois Watch Case Company Historical Marker Location Map, Elgin, Illinois Map
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