Manufacturer / distributor
Ingersoll
Also recorded as: Robert H. Ingersoll & Bro. · Ingersoll Watch Company
Sold the 'dollar watch' that put a timepiece in every pocket.
Robert and Charles Ingersoll began selling inexpensive watches by mail order in 1892; the Yankee, introduced in 1896 at one dollar, sold in the tens of millions. Movements were made by the Waterbury Clock Company, which acquired the American Ingersoll business in 1922; Waterbury later became the U.S. Time Corporation and then Timex.
- Country
- United States
- City / centre
- New York
- Founded
- 1892
- Status
- Historical firm (brand continued)
- Key people
- Robert H. Ingersoll; Charles H. Ingersoll
Innovations & specialities
- Mass-market 'dollar watch'
Works by Ingersoll in the catalogue
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Pocket Watches · 1900
Pocket watch by Robt. H. und Bro. Ingersoll, United States, 1900
German Clock Museum
Wristwatches · 1901-2000
Wristwatch by Ingersoll Watch Company, England, 1901-2000
Science Museum Group, London
Pocket Watches · 1910
Pocket watch by Robt. H. und Bro. Ingersoll, United States, 1910
German Clock Museum
Wristwatches · 1915
"Ingersoll" wrist watch with leather strap, pin pallet escapement and luminous hour hand, 1915
Science Museum Group, London
Pocket Watches · 1915
Pocket watch by Robt. H. und Bro. Ingersoll, United States, 1915
German Clock Museum
Pocket Watches · 1953
Pocket watch by Ingersoll Limited, England, 1953
Science Museum Group, London
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