• Address: 333 washington street, Boston, MA 02108 (map)
• Date Posted: 11/01/09

Angelo Barone is looking to buy anything related to the E. Howard Watch Company E. Howard Clock Co. was established in Boston in 1842 by Edward Howard. The business originally limited itself to the building of clocks, but soon expanded to watches, and later to tower and street clocks. a brief history of the E. Howard Company E. Howard & Co. was famous for high grade watches, regulators, and marine clocks. The E. Howard Watch & Clock Company was formed as a joint stock corporation on December 1, 1881 to succeed an earlier firm of similar name founded by Edward Howard (1813-1904). Howard, a clockmaking apprentice of Aaron Willard, Jr. had commenced business with David P. Davis, manufacturing high-grade wall clocks under the name of Howard & Davis in 1842. They also became known for their manufacture of sewing machines, fire engines and precision balances. About 1843, with a third partner, Luther Stephenson, they began to also manufacture tower clocks. In 1857, David P. Davis left the firm and Howard & Davis was dissolved and was succeeded by E. Howard & Company. Both Howard and Davis had also been involved in watch manufacturing, somewhat unsuccessfully, since 1850, In 1857-8, Edward Howard finished and sold left over "Model 1857" material from the Boston Watch Co. under the name "Howard & Rice." In December of 1858, Howard finally bought out Rice's interest and began manufacturing watches of a new design, signed "E. Howard & Co." While the company name changed several times during the firm's watchmaking history, all watches it made continued to be signed "E. Howard & Co." throughout, with only minor exceptions. The Howard firm established itself as perhaps the premier American manufacturer of luxury watches from 1858 into the 1890s. On March 24, 1861 the clock and watch businesses were combined into one joint stock corporation, the Howard Clock & Watch Company, which failed in 1863. Thereafter, Howard formed a new company called the Howard Watch & Clock Company (transposing clock & watch) on October 1, 1863, which was successful for some years but was reorganized in 1881 after financial setbacks of a few years previous. In 1881, Edward Howard sold out his personal interests and retired, leaving the firm to new management. This firm continued the manufacture of many clock styles, primarily weight driven wall timepieces and regulators of fine quality. Only two common wall models, #5 and # 10, were produced as stock items, all others being manufactured by special order. just send me a text at 617 877 6392 & I will get right back to you. i am a watchmaker looking for parts for E Howard. Tower clocks, street clocks, watchman clocks, marine clocks : bank, office, railroad and school clocks, clocks of special design, fine regulators / / E. Howard Clock Co. If you are looking to have your watch repaired or are seeking parts, just head over to A Cohen in the 333 Washington Street Exchange Building. watchmaker services & parts location for every type of watch, period. In business since before you were born, GUARANTEED. Albert Einstein # Quote .... in discussing the advances of the nuclear era, noted that, "[t]he release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking... the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker." Angelo Barone Professional Watchmaker repair and sales 333 Washington Street Boston, MA, 02108 Phone: (617) 523-7440 former owner of A Perfect Timing Watch Repair @ 92 State Street; April 2002 to October 2008 -- [Map]

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